Australian Curriculum Year 10 History Sample Assessment | Student booklet

The Globalising World

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Develop an essay about Australia’s contribution to international popular culture (music, film,
television, sport).

You will:
 Investigate Australian popular culture and its contribution to the international world
 Analyse and synthesise information from a range of primary and secondary sources
 Plan and deliver a written presentation which incorporates historical arguments based upon
referenced sources of evidence.

The process of historical inquiry used in this assessment mirrors what will be expected of you when you
commence your Extended Essay in the IBDP.
Section 1. Framing a hypothesis
Read the following inquiry question:

How popular culture has shaped Australian society and contributed to the global
development of international popular culture?

Select one aspect of Australian popular culture and show how they have impacted both locally and
internationally on the popular culture phenomenon.

Possible case studies could include:

Films that have made received international recognition; Australian novels that have been
made into films; Australian TV series which received international success; Australian
sports people who have impacted the world sporting arena; Australian musicians/performers
who have contributed to the growing body of global music.

Write a hypothesis about your chosen case study to respond to the inquiry question.

AC/DC and their rock music contributed heavily to rock culture both locally and globally.

In researching your case study, gather information about:

 background events and key dates

 the contribution of individual or group to Australian society
 impact on the global world (internationally)
 events that represent changes and continuities (what was going on before and after)
 the ongoing significance.

Identify the meaning of these terms and concepts that relate to this historical inquiry:

Historical terms Historical concepts

Popular culture Continuity and change

Australian music industry Significance/ impact

Australian film/TV industry Global contribution

Australian sporting arena Perspectives

Section 2. Developing questions

Develop questions to provide a focus for your research. Write a question for each research area in the
table below. If required, create a concept map of your ideas to help you plan your questions.
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Research area Research question Sub-questions
(where appropriate)

Background events and key What key events did AC/DC

dates participate in?

The contribution of How has AC/DC contributed to

individual or group to Australian society?
Australian society

Global impact on What impacts did AC/DC have on

international level an international level?

Events that represent What turning points did AC/DC

changes and continuities experience?
(what went on prior to and
after)

Significance of the event What was the significance of the

aforementioned events?

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Section 3. Locating, organising and evaluating sources
Locate a range of primary and secondary sources from different perspectives to help you answer your research questions.
Consider different modes of sources — visual, written and multimodal. Use the heading in this table to evaluate sources for usefulness and reliability.
Use the questions in Assessment resource: Evaluating historical sources to help you draw conclusions about the usefulness of the sources. Add
additional comments about the sources where appropriate. This will help you to write an annotated bibliography.

Type of source Identify whose

(Primary/ Identify the inquiry
perspective is
Name, origin and secondary) question/s this source will
Detail for represented in the
purpose of help you to answer.
bibliography Mode of source source.
source How will this source help
(Written/visual/ Is there any bias
you answer the questions?
spoken) by the author?

AC/DC, Britannica Secondary – written Perspective of a This will answer the question
Gaar, G. G. (2012, June 22). AC/DC.
(website), rock music “What key events did AC/DC
introduction to the Retrieved from Encyclopedia specialist. participate in?”
band, history Britannica: No bias
https://www.britannica.com/topic/AC-
DC

AC/DC in the Primary and Perspective of a This will answer the questions:
Blake, J. (2013). AC/DC in the Studio - The
Studio - The secondary – written music biographer. “What turning points did AC/DC
Stories Behind Stories Behind Every Album. interviews/quotes, experience?” and “What was the
Every Album, State London: John Blake Publishing. analysis by author significance of the
Slight bias
Library of aforementioned events?”
Queensland
eBook, events

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Section 4. Analysing and synthesising information
Use the historical sources to analyse and synthesise information to answer the research questions.

Quotes and evidence from the

Research question Summary notes Answer to the research question
source to support the answer

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Section 5. Reflecting on research
Use the questions below to reflect on your research. Record the changes that you make.

Ask yourself:
 Is there sufficient information in my notes to support my hypothesis? Do I need to undertake
further research?

 Have I included ideas that may challenge my hypothesis? Do I need to revise my notes?

 Have I reflected on the original inquiry question? Is a change to my hypothesis needed?

 Did my research questions help me to answer the chosen inquiry question? Do I need to
modify my research questions?

 Have I used a range of accurate, relevant and reliable primary and secondary sources?

 Have I identified different perspectives? Do I need to review my research?

Section 6. Developing historical arguments

Plan your text using the guide below.

Your research questions will provide the starting points for your arguments.

Introduction
Include:
 hypothesis about the significance
of your case study
 background information and key
events.

Paragraph to evaluate and

synthesise information to answer
each research question should
include:
 topic sentence
 evidence and quotes from sources
 identification of perspectives
 evaluation and discussion
 link to hypothesis.
Paragraph to evaluate and
synthesise information to answer
each research question should
include:
 topic sentence
 evidence and quotes from sources
 identification of perspectives
 evaluation and discussion
 link to hypothesis.

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Paragraph to evaluate and
synthesise information to answer
each research question should
include:
 topic sentence
 evidence and quotes from sources
 identification of perspectives
 evaluation and discussion
 link to hypothesis.

Paragraph to evaluate and

synthesise information to answer
each research question should
include:
 topic sentence
 evidence and quotes from sources
 identification of perspectives
 evaluation and discussion
 link to hypothesis.

Conclusion should include:

 link to the hypothesis
 summary of responses to research
questions.

Annotated bibliography
Prepare a bibliography of your
sources using your preferred school
format. Use Section 3 to help you to
respond to the following questions
about each of the sources:
 How useful was the source in your
inquiry?
 Has the source been verified by an
academic? How accurate and
reliable is the information in the
source?
 Did the source help you to
understand a particular
perspective?
 Did it have more than one
interpretation of the event?
 Did it agree or disagree with other
sources?

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Bibliography
Blake, J. (2013). AC/DC in the Studio - The Stories Behind Every Album. London: John Blake
Publishing.
Gaar, G. G. (2012, June 22). AC/DC. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/AC-DC

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