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History Revolutions: Unit 3 SAC #2

HISTORY: REVOLUTIONS
UNIT 3: OUTCOME 2
SAC ASSESSMENT TASK: HISTORIOGRAPHY
STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS

This SAC consists of a historiographical exercise which has been designed to meet outcome 2 of the Unit 3
History Revolutions course.

General SAC Information:
Date: The SAC must be completed on or before Friday 23 May, 2014
Time: 10 minutes reading time and 80 minutes writing time in one sitting. You will not be allowed
to take notes during your allocated reading time.
Supervision: Students must be supervised for the duration of the writing time
Format: The SACs must be handwritten in the spaces provided (in pen) on the SAC question sheets,
unless you have Special Consideration which has been pre-arranged
Materials: You may bring in up to three pages of research notes during the supervised period, but not
your DECV course book or text book
Bibliography: No in-text citations or bibliography are required for this SAC
Submission: Supervisors and students must sign the Authentication Form on page 6 of these instructions
and send it with the cover sheet for this SAC

Your Task:
This task will involve the analysis and evaluation of TWO primary sources, one will be a visual
representation and the other will be a written document
You will NOT be asked to compare the two representations
For each representation, you will be asked two comprehension questions and then two
evaluation questions
You must answer in complete sentences and not in dot points
In question (c), you must first refer to the representation and then show knowledge of the event
that is not referred to in the representation.
Question (d) is the historiography question where you will be expected to firstly refer to the
representation and then refer to different views of the revolution. You should refer to
historians perspectives and may also refer to contemporary views.
You are to write your answers in the space provided. If necessary, you may complete answers on
the two overflow sheets at the end of the paper, but make sure you indicate this (for example,
with an arrow ) and label the continuation appropriately.

If you have any questions regarding the SAC, please contact your DECV teacher as soon as
possible.

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History Revolutions: Unit 3 SAC #2

SAC ASSESSMENT TASK 2: HISTORIOGRAPHICAL EXERCISE
Assessment Criteria

The following criteria have been adapted from a guide provided by the VCAA. They have been designed to
ascertain your proficiency in meeting outcome 2, below. They will be used by your DECV teachers when
marking your work.




COMPETENCE DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range


Very High
41-50 marks

Complex and sophisticated knowledge of the contribution of ideologies, individuals
and groups in the creation of the new society.
Comprehensive knowledge and analysis of the challenges faced by revolutionary
individuals, groups, governments or parties and their responses.
Critical evaluation of the nature of society created by the revolution and the
changes and continuities that it brought about.
Critical analysis and evaluation of evidence that synthesises a range of written and
visual sources to draw conclusions.
Critical analysis and evaluation of historians' interpretations.


High
31-40 marks
Well-developed knowledge of the contribution of ideologies, individuals and groups
in the creation of the new society.
Well-developed knowledge and analysis of the challenges faced by revolutionary
individuals, groups, governments or parties and their responses.
Careful evaluation of the nature of society created by the revolution and the
changes and continuities that it brought about.
Careful analysis and some evaluation of evidence using a range of written and
visual sources to draw conclusions.
Careful analysis and some evaluation of historians' interpretations.

Medium
21-30 marks
Clear knowledge of the contribution of ideologies, individuals and groups in the
creation of the new society.
Satisfactory knowledge and analysis of the challenges faced by revolutionary
individuals, groups, governments or parties and their responses.
Some evaluation of the nature of society created by the revolution and the changes
and continuities that it brought about.
Some attempt to analyse evidence from a number of written and visual sources to
draw conclusions.
Some attempt to identify and discuss historians' interpretations.

Low
11-20 marks

Some knowledge of the contribution of ideologies, individuals and groups in the
creation of the new society.
Some knowledge and analysis of the challenges faced by revolutionary individuals,
groups, governments or parties and their responses.
Some understanding of the nature of society created by the revolution and the
changes and continuities that it brought about.
Some reference to evidence from written and visual sources to draw conclusions.
Some reference to historians' interpretations.
Outcome 2
Analyse the challenges facing the new order, the way in which attempts were made to create a new society, and
evaluate the nature of the society created by the revolution.

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History Revolutions: Unit 3 SAC #2


Very Low
Not shown-10
marks
Limited knowledge of some of the contribution of the ideologies, individuals and
groups in the creation of the new society.
Limited knowledge of the challenges faced by revolutionary individuals, groups,
governments or parties and their responses.
Limited understanding of the nature of society created by the revolution and the
changes and continuities that it brought about.
Limited use of evidence from a limited number of written and/or visual sources to
draw conclusions.
Little or no reference to historians' interpretations.

Each representation will be graded using the same marking scale as question 3 of Section A of the end of
year exam. Question (a) will be worth 2 marks; Question (b) will be worth 2 marks; Question (c) will be worth
6 marks and Question (d) will be worth 10 marks.

The total SAC will be marked out of 40 (20 marks per representation). Your mark out of 40 for this SAC will be
multiplied by 1.25 to produce a final mark out of 50.

Note: This mark will be averaged with your mark for SAC 1 to form your overall mark for your school based
coursework in unit 3.

Disclaimer:
When your teacher assesses your SAC they give you a numeric mark. This mark is important because it shows
how you are going in the subject and also contributes to your overall VCE grade at the end of the year.

Many students are tempted to add up the marks they have been given in SACs in an attempt to work out
their score in the school assessed course-work component of their VCE.

Its important to understand that this approach will not necessarily give you an accurate indication of your
final grade because of the moderation process undertaken by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment
Authority (VCAA).

In order to make sure that VCE scores are fair across the state, the VCAA compares the level and the spread
of SAC marks in every school with the level and spread of the same students scores in the external exams.

This means that your scores may be changed by the VCAA.

The DECV is NOT involved in this process and has no input into these final changes

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History Revolutions: Unit 3 SAC #2

DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY

OUTCOME 1
SAC ASSESSMENT TASK
Allocated time: 10 minutes reading time and 80 minutes writing time
Students must sign a declaration at the time of submitting the completed School Assessed Coursework Assignment
(SAC) stating that the work is the students own. Students are not to obtain assistance from other people when
completing this SAC. They should, however, refer to their research notes. Without this signed declaration the work
cannot be accepted or graded.

NAME OF STUDENT:__________________________________________

DECV NO:__________________________________________

DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY
I do declare that the work in this SAC is my own work and that it was completed within 90 minutes without any
assistance.

Signature of Student:_____________________________________________________________

Date:______________________________________________


As far as I am aware this student has complied with the conditions set out above.

Name of Supervisor*:__________________________________________________________

Signature of Supervisor:

___________________________________________________________________________

Position*:________________________________________________________________
*Please print name and position of Supervisor (e.g. parent, teacher, guardian)

Date SAC completed________________________________Location__________________