Year 10 History 

Task Name  Back in Vogue 

Unit  Pop Culture  Word Count   
Text Type  Multimodal  Weighting  15% 
 
Task Dates  prior to the end of Week 8, Term 2 

Task Summary 
Choose one of the following options for the ‘Back in Vogue’ task. Each option is assessed against the 
same achievement standards. 

Option 1: 

1. The past 

Present  on  an  appropriately  scaled  timeline,  the  important  history  of  your  chosen  popular  culture 
medium (see the options in Part 2). You can present this timeline in hard copy or a digital form. 

2. The present 

Choose  at  least  three  of  the  inquiry  questions  below,  and  complete  research  into  one  form  of 
popular  culture  medium.  Present  your  findings  in  any  format  other  than  the  traditional  modes 
(Word/Docs/PowerPoint/Slides). 

Examining (Choose AT LEAST THREE)  Medium (Choose ONE) 

What are the origins of this form of popular culture?  comic books 

Who are the consumers of this popular culture, and how is it  online culture 
consumed? 

How have globalisation and technology influenced the consumption  fashion 

of this popular culture? 

How has this popular culture contributed to social change?  film/TV 

What are the positive and negative impacts of this popular culture  literature 
on wider society? 

Have people valued this popular culture differently over time (e.g.  music 
hated but now loved, or vice versa)? 

What is it about this popular culture and how it is consumed that  sport 
has changed, and what has stayed the same? 

How do different groups of people either accept or reject this type  toys 
of popular culture? 
  

3. The near future (5-10 years) 

You  will  also  need  to  consider  the  future  of your chosen popular culture medium. Your task is to, in 

300-400 words: 

- determine  current  trends  and  suggest  probable  future  directions  for  your  chosen  popular 
culture 
- evaluate  the  impact  and  implications  for  the  popular  culture  by  considering  likely  changes, 
and probable continuities  
- predict the importance of the popular culture to society in the near future. 

Option 2: 

You  will  be  allocated  an  item/product  that was once world-famous. Your mission will be to convince 

your class that it deserves to make a comeback in 2021. 

walkman  black and white films 

double denim  Ask Jeeves 

gramophone  MySpace 

one day cricket  dial up internet 

yo yo  flared jeans 

Pokemon  shoulder pads 

 

Within your presentation, you will need to discuss: 

- how the item/product became popular (use a timeline to demonstrate this) 

- who the consumers of this item/product were and where around the world this item/product 
was used 
- how this item/product changed everyday life 
- why this item/product lost its value 
- what this item/product’s purpose could be in 2021 
- what  would  need  to  stay  the  same  for this item/product, and what could change to ensure it 
remained popular 
Like  with  Option  1,  present  your  findings  in  any  format  other  than  the  traditional  modes 
(Word/Docs/PowerPoint/Slides). 

Task Resources 
See Seqta for task-specific resources. 

Marking Criteria 
Criteria  Task-specific elaboration 
Students  refer to key events and the actions of  Refer  to  a  range of events (using dates and names) 
individuals  and  groups  to  explain  patterns  of  which  show  the  rise  and  fall  in  popularity  of  your 
change and continuity over time  pop culture medium. 
Students  sequence  events  and  developments  Create  a  chronologically  accurate  timeline,  in  a 
within  a  chronological  framework,  with  paper  or  ICT-generated  format.  Ensure  that  you 
reference  to  periods  of  time  and  their  have  used  an  appropriate  scale  to  demonstrate 
duration  these events. 
Students  interpret,  process,  analyse  and 
organise  information  from  a  range  of  primary  Use  a  range  of  primary  and  secondary  sources  to 
and  secondary  sources  and  use  it  as  evidence  respond to the inquiry questions/sub-headings. 
to answer inquiry questions 
Be  able  to  explain  why  your  product/item  became 
Students  analyse  the  causes  and  effects  of 
popular,  why  it  lost  its  popularity,  and  what  would 
events  and  developments  and  make 
it  take  for  your  item/product  to  become  popular 
judgements about their importance 
once again.