Year 9 History

Topic:

World War I (1914 - 1918)

Name of Assessment:

Newspaper Headline

Assessment Conditions:

Students assessed individually or in pairs on their research, Bibliography and final product.

Achievement Standard

Year 9

Content Strands
General Capabilities
Cross-curriculum Priorities

Due Date:

Historical Knowledge & Understanding

End of week 6

Historical Skills

Critical &
Ethical
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT Capability
Creative
Understanding
Thinking
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
Asia & Australias Engagement with Asia
Histories & Cultures

Personal &
Social Capability

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

Task Overview:
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The date is the 28 th of June 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand has just been assassinated by a
Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. An all-out European war is right around the corner and you, as journalists for a leading
newspaper must report this on the front-page headline of your next issue. Over the last couple of weeks we have read and
studied about the direct causes and effects of the outbreak of World War I. Imagine the emotion of the citizens, not
knowing what comes next now that their country is at war. It is your job to inform them and now you report these cause and
effects on your front-page as well as the assassination. Your newspaper can come from a country of your choice (Australia,
Britain, Germany, France, Russia etc.) Your country of choice will require specific research on how that particular country
was affected. Use your imagination.
Task Description:
1. Draw up a Research Matrix using key headings about the direct causes and effects of WWI (1914) and conduct additional
research. Maintain a bibliography as you go.
a. Specific research on the country you choose is required.
2. Write a front-page for a newspaper for an A3 piece of paper from a country of your choice. Your article must include:
a. The date
b. A report on the assassination
c. Why it was so significant
d. Why it happened
e. What it means for your country (Has your country declared war? Why?)
f. The imminent effects of the assassination (How many men have enlisted? Has your country forced conscription?)
g. Include relevant images and propaganda posters
3. Remember that you are the main source of news for the people at the time. Televisions werent around yet and neither
was social media, so people are looking at you to report the facts. However, your country will have a bias and this can be
considered.
4. Submit a copy of your assignment, as well as your Research Matrix and bibliography.

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Assessment

Research Skills

Level of Understanding

Has difficulty remembering

Recalls
some
of
previously
learned
information taught
information

the

Remembers the basics of the

knowledge required

Recalls
most
of
information taught

Unable to apply information

to new situations

Limited ability to apply

information to new situations

Able to apply information in

some situations

Able to apply information to

new situations

High
level
of
use
of
information from a variety of
sources to solve problems

Many factual errors

A few factual errors

Most facts correct

Minimal factual errors

Factual
correct

Research unplanned

Limited use
structure

Limited notes taken

Some relevant notes

Many relevant notes

research structure

Limited sources identified

Some variety in sources used

Source criteria met well

Source criteria met to an

outstanding level

Minimal
information

All sources used identified

Minor bibliography
missing

Bibliography
information
comprehensive
for
both
electronic and paper sources

Writing style achieved with

some detail

Writing
style
comprehensively achieved

Good
synthesis
information

Outstanding
information

Research
source

from

Bibliography
lacking

Communication

only

one

information

of

planning

bibliography

Planning structure
research

assists

Writing style not achieved

Writing style partly achieved

Writing style achieved

No synthesis of information

Some
synthesis
information

Adequate
information

synthesis

Lack of Depth

Limited depth

Adequate
information

depth

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Planning
used

structure

the

mainly

High level
information

of

recall

information

of

all

Planning structure fully used

Notes detailed in research Notes detailed and managed

structure
in research structure

details

of

of Some improvement in depth

needed

synthesis

of

Thorough and detailed

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