PHS HSIE FACULTY ASSESSMENT TASK NOTIFICATION

Subject: Historical Investigation Teacher: Walsh / Lawrence

Course: Modern History Task Type: Research

Task Number: 3 Task Weight: 40% Notification Date: 31/05/17 Due Date: See Below

OUTCOMES ASSESSED P1.1, P2.1, P3.1, P3.2, P3.3, P3.6

TASK Task Description:

You are to undertake a historical investigation on any Modern History topic of your

choosing (must be approved by class teacher). Groups must consist of 2-3 students.

You are to complete the following tasks:

1. Question Proposal – due Wednesday 14th June (Week 8, Term 2)

2. Essay, Process Log, Presentation – due Tuesday 18th July (Week 1, Term 3)

The details for each task and instructions on how to conduct the investigation are

attached.

Task Instructions/Submissions Requirements:

Question Proposal – to be submitted in hard copy to your class teacher, on the due

date, using the template provided.

Essay - to be submitted in hard copy to your class teacher, on the due date.

Process Log – to be submitted in hard copy to your teacher, on the due date, using the

template provided.

Presentation – groups must be ready to present in the first lesson. USBs with presentation

must be submitted, as well as accompanying notes (palm cards, speech, etc.)

Head Teacher Signature:_______________________________

In accordance with PHS Assessment Policy, if you are absent on the day of an assessment task you

MUST present a Doctor’s Certificate to your teacher immediately on your return to school and arrange

a time to complete the task. If you do not have a Doctor’s Certificate you will be awarded ZERO marks

for the task, which will lead to an ‘N’ Award Warning Letter. If you are on Work Placement or

representing the school at a debate or sporting event etc, it is your responsibility to inform your teacher

beforehand and arrange an alternate time to complete the assessment task.

PRELIMINARY MODERN HISTORY – HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION The historical investigation is designed to provide opportunities for all students to further develop relevant investigative, research and presentation skills that are the core of the historical inquiry process. The outcomes addressed in the investigation build on those in the Years 7–10 History syllabus.

The historical investigation should extend a particular area of individual student or group interest. The investigation can be integrated into any aspect of the Preliminary course and need not be completed as one project.

Possible historical investigations could include:

a case study – from the syllabus

aspects of a case study

aspects of the Preliminary core study

significant individuals or groups

significant events

aspects of society

a thematic study

historical debates

historical concepts

historical sites

Constructions of the modern world by the media. The investigation should not overlap or duplicate significantly any topic attempted for the HSC Modern History or History Extension courses. The process of investigation involves:

planning and conducting historical investigations

comprehending written sources

locating, selecting and organising relevant information from a variety of sources

using a variety of sources to develop a view about historical issues

analysing sources for their usefulness and reliability

identifying different historical perspectives and interpretations evident in sources

formulating historical questions and hypotheses relevant to the investigation using historical terms and concepts appropriately

synthesising information from a range of sources to develop and support a historical argument

presenting and communicating the findings of the historical investigation using

appropriate and well-structured oral and/or written and/or multimedia forms including ICT. History Extension will further develop investigative, research and presentation skills for those students who choose to take the course.

Historical Investigation – Components

1. Question proposal 5 marks

Choose a topic and a question to be investigated. Present a formal proposal for your

teacher’s approval.

2. Process Log 5 marks

A dated summary of all work carried out by the group.

3. Written report 15 marks

Written report of research findings, incorporating sources and own argument.

(Min. 2000 words)

4. Presentation 15 marks

A presentation in which you outline your question choice, research process and findings.

(10-12 minutes)

5. Bibliography N/A

A list of all sources used in the investigation.

Possible topics for investigation:

A biography of any historical figure

The League of Nations

Nuclear testing in the Pacific

The Chinese Government and Tiananmen Square

Post-Communist Russia

Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragette Movement

The Civil Rights Movement in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s

The Indian Mutiny 1857

The Cuban Revolution and its impact in Latin America

The Boxer Rebellion in China

The origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1880s-1947

YOU MUST CLEAR YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC WITH YOUR TEACHER BEFORE YOU

BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH!

Historical Investigation – Essay Marking Criteria

Criteria Marks

• Addresses the question asked, making a clear judgement based on a sophisticated and sustained argument, which demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the issue(s) raised in the question

• Presents a logical, cohesive and well-structured response drawing on a clear identification of relevant key features

• Supports interpretation with detailed, relevant and accurate historical information and makes use of appropriate terms and concepts

13-15

• Addresses the question asked with a sound attempt at a judgement and/or an argument, which demonstrates well-developed knowledge and understanding of the issue(s) raised in the question

• Presents a well-structured response drawing on relevant key features

• Provides detailed, relevant and accurate historical knowledge and uses appropriate historical terms and concepts

10–12

• Addresses the question asked with a relevant but largely narrative or descriptive response which may contain implied understanding of the issue(s) raised in the question

• Presents a structured response, with some identification of the key features

• Provides adequate, relevant and accurate historical knowledge incorporating some historical terms

7–9

• Presents a narrative or descriptive response, which is largely relevant but may be generalised AND/OR incomplete

• Presents a simple response, with some mention of the key features

• Provides limited, relevant and accurate historical knowledge incorporating some historical terms

4–6

• Attempts a narrative or description, which may be only generally relevant AND/OR seriously incomplete

• May be disjointed AND/OR very brief

• Provides very limited historical knowledge

1–3

Historical Investigation – Presentation Marking Sheet

Presenters: ______________________________________________________________

HIGH SOUND BASIC NOT ACHIEVED

Understanding of the chosen topic.

3 2 1 0

Relevance of the information.

3 2 1 0

Quality of presentation

3 2 1 0

Attempt to engage audience.

3 2 1 0

Time Management

3 (10-12 mins)

2 (+/-30 seconds)

1 (+/- 1 minute)

0 (over +/- 1

minute)

TOTAL MARK /15

Strengths:

Areas to Improve:

Summary of Tasks & Due Dates

TASK DESCRIPTION DUE DATE

QUESTION PROPOSAL

Choose a topic and a question to be investigated.

Wednesday 14th June (Week 7, Term 2)

PROCESS LOG

Completed summary of all work.

Tuesday 18st July (Week 1, Term 3)

PRESENTATION A 10 minute presentation

WRITTEN REPORT

Written report of research findings, incorporating sources and own argument. (Min. 2000 words)

BIBLIOGRAPHY A bibliography showing a range of sources used.

HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION – QUESTION PROPOSAL

Student Name/s

Class

Teacher

What area of history are you investigating and why?

What question will you be answering?

What do you think will be the challenges of this task? How will you overcome them?

Evaluate your progress so far.

Student/s Date

Teacher Date

HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION – QUESTION PROPOSAL (SAMPLE)

Student Name/s

Erin Walsh & David Lawrence

Class 11MH5

Teacher Mr Williams

What area of history are you investigating and why?

We have chosen to investigate Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragette Movement.

We chose this topic because we are interested in how the rights and freedoms of women

have changed over time. Moreover, we wish to find out the role Emmeline Pankhurst played

in influencing the changes that occurred in the early 1900s. The actions of Emmeline

Pankhurst and the Women’s Social and Political Union were quite unique for the time -

physical altercations with police resulting in imprisonment.

Through our research, we hope to learn more about this topic and these interesting women.

What question will you be answering?

How successful were Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragette Movement in changing the

rights of British women in the early 1900s?

What do you think will be the challenges of this task? How will you overcome them?

We have determined the following as possible challenges and solutions:

Staying on track with our investigation over several weeks – We will overcome this

by ensuring that we are making entries into our process log consistently and being

prepared for each meeting.

Working with / relying on another person – We will overcome this by communicating

regularly and ensuring that we do our fair share of the work.

Evaluate your progress so far.

We are making good progress so far. We have read the texts listed above and have

compiled information to go into my response.

In our first group meeting, during class time, we divided tasks between the two of us,

making it clear who is responsible for each part of the investigation. We also set due dates

to ensure that we are keeping up with our work.

We decided on the following:

We will each do preliminary research before our next lesson, make notes and share

them in a Google Doc.

At the next meeting, we will discuss the two sources that we are going to analyse

and begin a draft.

Erin will be responsible for writing the source analysis and David will be responsible

for planning out the essay.

The presentation will be created by both of us using PowerPoint.

Student/s Date

Teacher Date

Process Log

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