Upper Primary - Discovering Democracy Units (Organised by Theme) Theme Topic Key Performance Marker (KPM) Descriptor Year 6 Australian History The Law Rules (The qualities of good judicial process Earlier colonial Australia; Myall Creek massacre) 6.1 Recognise key features of Australian 6.3 Outline the roles of political and civic institutions in Australia. commonalities and differences contribute to harmony within a democratic The People Make a Nation (Federation; Structure of federal government) 6.1 Recognise key features of Australian 6.2 Describe the development of Australian self-government and 6.3 Outline the roles of political and civic institutions in Australia. 7
People Power (Freedom Rides; the Eight Hour Day movement; equal pay and opportunities for women) ethnic origins and cultural backgrounds. 6.7 Recognise that citizens require certain skills and dispositions to participate effectively in democratic decision making. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. commonalities and differences contribute to harmony within a democratic 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. Law and Rights Parliament Versus Monarch (From absolute to constitutional monarchy; Parliamentary power and the development of the Westminster system) 6.1 Recognise key features of Australian The Law Rules (The qualities of good judicial process) 6.1 Recognise key features of Australian 6.3 Outline the roles of political and civic institutions in Australia. 8
People Power (Freedom Rides; the Eight Hour Day movement; equal pay and opportunities for women) ethnic origins and cultural backgrounds. 6.7 Recognise that citizens require certain skills and dispositions to participate effectively in democratic decision making. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. commonalities and differences contribute to harmony within a democratic 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. Indigenous History The Law Rules (The qualities of good judicial process Myall Creek massacre) 6.1 Recognise key features of Australian 6.3 Outline the roles of political and civic institutions in Australia. commonalities and differences contribute to harmony within a democratic 9
People Power (Freedom Rides) ethnic origins and cultural backgrounds. 6.7 Recognise that citizens require certain skills and dispositions to participate effectively in democratic decision making. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. commonalities and differences contribute to harmony within a democratic 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. 10
Upper Primary - Discovering Democracy Readers (Organised by Theme) Theme Topic Key Performance Marker (KPM) Descriptor Year 6 Australian History Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (Vote Yes for Aborigines; The Diggers Speak) 6.2 Describe the development of Australian self-government and 6.4 Understand the purposes and processes of creating and changing rules and laws. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. 11
This is My Country (Australian Identity; Indigenous Identity Migration) True Patriots (National Symbols) 6.1 Recognise key features of Australian 6.2 Describe the development of Australian self-government and 12
Law and Rights Liberty, Equality, Fraternity 6.4 Understand the purposes and processes of creating and changing rules and laws. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. 13
From Little Things Big Things Grow 6.4 Understand the purposes and processes of creating and changing rules and laws. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. Justice 14
Indigenous History Liberty, Equality, Fraternity 6.4 Understand the purposes and processes of creating and changing rules and laws. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. This is My Country (Indigenous Identity) 15
True Patriots (Reg Saunders, Indigenous Soldier in WWII; Reconciliation) From Little Things Big Things Grow (Gurindji protest, 1966) 6.4 Understand the purposes and processes of creating and changing rules and laws. 6.8 Identify ways that Australian citizens can effectively participate in their society and its governance. 6.10 Understand why citizens choose to engage in civic life and decision making. 16