BALCATTA SHS

TERM 1 Humanities and Social Science TASK 1 A

HISTORY MODULE

Student’s Name: __________________________________________

Teacher’s Name: __________________________________________

Year group 10 Weighting 10%

TASK: Research Assignment – Research component - Australia in WW2

Date Due ________________________ Handed in by the due date YES NO

Date you are planning to have your project completed (to revise and add to your work). _________

Task:
Choose one of the topics from option A or option B. (Highlight your choice).

You are to find six Primary / and or Secondary sources.

a. Deconstruct each source
b. Annotate each source
c. Correctly reference your sources

Research your topic and where appropriate identify significant

• events • leadership/significant people
• economic • political
• external forces/international relations • social/cultural
• ideas

You should conduct your research using the skills, knowledge and understanding from the course (This is
reflected in your marking rubric).

As part of your research you need to use all of these, web sites, textbooks, books, encyclopaedias and
documentaries. These sources must be recorded accurately in your bibliography.

Option A:
The experiences of Australians during World War II:
• Prisoners of war (POWs)
• Kokoda - explaining the significance of Kokoda as the battle that halted the Japanese advance on
Port Moresby and helped foster the Anzac legend
• Fall of Singapore
At a minimum combine any of the three from below.
• The bombing of Darwin
• The Japanese submarine attack on Sydney
• The Cowra breakout
• The ‘Battle of Brisbane’

Option B:
The impact of World War II, with a particular emphasis on the Australian home front, including the
• Changing roles of women
• Use of wartime government controls
o conscription
o manpower controls
o rationing
o censorship
Use the highlighted key points and rewrite your research question for your topic:
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Do these things:
Construct a vocabulary sheet identifying historical terms and concepts as you study your topic

Brainstorm your topic – what do you know – what don’t you know?

Develop literal, inferential and evaluative questions to guide your research

Use a range of methods to select, collect, record and organise your research notes

Using multiple sources when note taking

Properly constructed bibliography - Use appropriate ethical protocols and acknowledging other
people's information that you have used.

You must apply the CRAAP TEST to FOUR different sources you are using in your research.

Gain information from a range of primary and secondary sources and use it as evidence to answer
inquiry questions.

Use the primary and secondary source analysis sheet to deconstruct your sources, examine
sources to compare different points of view.

Annotate the sources. How useful are these sources. What was their origin and purpose?

Develop a comprehensive mind map on your topic. (You should be able to see the answer to your
topic in your mind map!)

Please make sure your full name is on all of your work.

• On each item of written work print your name on the top right hand corner.
• All electronic work put your name, assessment name and teachers name in the footer.
• Present all electronic work in a folder clearly labelled with your name and the task details on it.

Any electronic work is to be kept in a folder clearly labelled

• Your surname then first name – Smith John
• Assessment 1
• History
• HaSS 2019
Parent /Guardian reflection.
Your child has completed a reflection task in class, which will assist them in their next research
project and classroom tasks. As a parent / guardian you are welcome to participate in your child’s
work by commenting on the any of the following points.

• Actively participate in your child’s assessment.

• Provide reinforce and encourage them during the assessment.
• Ask probing questions.
• Help them look realistically at the quality of their work.
• Discus student self-reflection.
• Any general reflective comments?
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Student Reflection

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Parent’s signature: ______________________________

Student’s signature: ______________________________

Teacher’s signature: ______________________________

Brainstorm
Well constructed brainstorm identifying the main aspects of the topic studied: 8 - 10
Limited brainstorm identifying some aspects of the topic studied 1-7
No brainstorm / not handed in 0

Research questions
A well constructed range of questions that include: 8 - 10
Literal questions: Who? What? Where? When?
Inferential questions: How? Why?
Evaluative questions: Why is it important? What do I Think?
Development of questions
A reasonable range of questions that include: 4-7
Literal questions: Who? What? Where? When?
Inferential questions: How? Why?
Evaluative questions: Why is it important? What do I Think?
Development of questions
Limited constructed range of questions that include: 1-3
Literal questions: Who? What? Where? When?
Inferential questions: How? Why?
Evaluative questions: Why is it important? What do I Think?
No development of questions / not handed in 0

Research notes
Well constructed research notes: a variety of ways notes are taken and recorded 8 - 10
Reasonable constructed research notes: some variety of ways notes are taken and recorded 4-7
Little research notes: limited ways research notes are taken and recorded 1-3
No research notes / not handed in 0

Minimum six primary and or secondary sources (annotated)

Six or more primary and or secondary sources annotated and easy to read 8 - 10
Less than six primary and or secondary sources mostly annotated and easy to read 4-7
Less than four primary and or secondary sources little to no annotated and not easy to read 1-3
No primary and or secondary sources / not handed in 0

Timeline
Timeline properly constructed showing most aspects of topic studied 8 - 10
Timeline constructed showing some aspects of topic studied 4-7
Incomplete timeline 1-3
No timeline / not handed in 0

Bibliography
Bibliography well constructed following school protocol - Annotated 8 - 10
Attempted to write bibliography following school protocol – Partly annotated 4-7
Very poorly constructed 1-3
No bibliography / not handed in 0

CRAAP Test
Four CRAAP Tests completed 5
Less than CRAAP Tests completed 1-4
No CRAAP Tests / not handed in 0

Vocabulary sheet
Vocabulary sheet completed to a sound level 5
Vocabulary sheet not completed 1–4
No vocabulary sheet / not handed 0

Mind map
Mind map thoroughly completed showing development of ideas using colours, pictures and words 8 - 10
Mind map completed showing some development of ideas using some colours, pictures and words 4-7
Mind map incomplete or not done 1-3
No mind map / not handed 0