VCE Units 1 & 2 20 th Century History 1
Cranbourne East Secondary College 2015 Contents Student & Parent Agreement / Contact Details page 3 Introduction to VCE History page 4 Unit 1 outline page 5 Unit 2 outline page 6 Unit 1 Weekly Topics and Assessments pages 7-9 2
Student & Parent Agreement Dear Parents, Please read through the requirements and assessments of student work for VCE 20 th Century History on pages 4-9 with your child. We will be working towards these outcomes in class, but students must also work independently at home to gain a full understanding of this time in history. When completing a VCE subject, students also need to attend a minimum of 90% of classes. If your child is absent due to illness, please obtain a medical certificate from your doctor to hand in to Mr Sproule or Ms Illman upon return. If your child needs to be away for an extended period of time, you must give advanced notice in writing so alternative work can be supplied. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this unit of work, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thankyou, Mr Tim Sproule Ms Josie Illman Contact Details Teacher: Mr Tim Sproule sproule.timothy.t@edumail.vic.gov.au Ph. BH (03) 59900200 Ms Josephine Illman Illman.josephine.j@edumail.vic.gov.au Ph. BH (03) 59900200 Agreement: I,, have read this unit handbook with my parent/guardian and fully understand the expectations and standard of work I will strive to complete this semester both at school and at home. Student Signature Parent/Guardian Signature Date 3
Introduction to VCE History Unit 1: 1900-1945 The first half of the twentieth century was marked by significant change. From the late nineteenth century up to World War I there was still a sense of a certain and natural order of society. This order was challenged and overturned. Old certainties were replaced by new uncertainties as new movements and organisations emerged in response to economic, social and political crises and conflicts. Revolution, civil war and international conflict overshadowed the first fifty years of the twentieth century. Many of the recurring conflicts of the twentieth century had their origins in the post-world War I political treaties and agreements. These saw the creation of new states and new borders within Europe, Asia and Africa. This was particularly true for the Middle East. Patterns of daily life in the twentieth century were to change as a result of political and social developments. Advances in science and technology also began to transform the world of work and the home. Traditional forms of cultural expression such as art, literature, music and dance, as well as the new mediums of film and radio, were to both reflect and explore these changes. This unit considers the way that societies responded to these changes and how they affected people s lives. This unit should be based on one or more historical contexts from within the specified time period 1900 to 1945; for example, Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union; Palestine and the break up of the Ottoman Empire; the collapse of the Hapsberg Empire; Japan, Germany, America, Europe and World War II; French Indochina; the Middle East and China. History VCE Study Design, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, 2004. 4
Unit 1 Outline In Terms 1 and 2, we will complete Unit 1: 1900-1945. We will learn about all the big events and changes that occurred throughout the world in the first half of the twentieth century, such as the, WWI and WWII, the Holocaust and the beginning of the Cold War, and how they changed the way we live today. This Unit includes 3 Areas of Study (AOS) with a Student Outcome for each one: Area of Study (AOS) Student Outcome Assessment AOS 1: Crisis & Conflict analyse and explain the development of a political crisis and conflict. 1. create, annotate and interpret maps; 2. use relevant key terms such as culture, nationalism, internationalism, race, ideology, gender and class; 3. analyse written and visual 4. understand evidence to form opinions Visual analysis of propaganda Weekly topic questions Social Classes Speech Newspaper article of chosen major event. SAC 1: Visual analysis and long paragraph question. AOS 2: Social Life analyse and discuss patterns of social life and the factors which influenced changes to social life. AOS 3: Cultural Expression analyse the relationship between the historical context and a cultural expression of the period. Completion of Unit: 1. analyse written and visual 2. understand evidence to form opinions 3. compare different experiences of social life between groups from the time 4. show historical knowledge using skills such as quotations, bibliography and footnotes. 1. locate and select relevant sources; 2. analyse written and visual 3. construct an argument using a range of sources; 4. show historical knowledge using skills such as quotations, footnotes and a bibliography. Text and visual analysis questions on Rise of Socialism and Fascism Weekly Forum Questions Creative response to Holocaust Group poster on different aspects of Jewish culture SAC 2: Research essay on Holocaust survivor Visual analysis of propaganda and art Weekly topic questions Film analysis of Triumph of the Will SAC 3: Analytical essay on The Eternal Jew Exam: Long paragraphs, Visual Analysis, and Text Analysis of events of 1900-1945 5
Unit 2 Outline In Terms 1 and 2, we will complete Unit 2: 1945-2000. We will learn about all the big events and changes that occurred after World War II, including the spread of Communism, Democracy, and Terrorism. This Unit includes 3 Areas of Study with a Student Outcome for each one: Area of Study (AOS) Student Outcome Assessment AOS 1: Ideas and Political Power analyse and discuss how post- war societies used ideologies to legitimise their worldview and portray competing systems. 1. use relevant key terms such as ideology, power, racism, communism, capitalism, imperialism, ethnicity and nationalism; 2. analyse written and visual 3. understand evidence to form opinions; 4. show historical knowledge using skills such as quotations, footnotes and a bibliography. Visual analysis of propaganda on Cold War Test on Cold War SAC 4: Visual Analysis of Cold War Propaganda AOS 2: Movement of the People evaluate the impact of a challenge(s) to established social, political and/or economic power during the second half of the twentieth century. AOS 3: Issues for the Millennium analyse issues faced by communities arising from political, economic and/or technological change. 1. compare and annotate relevant maps; 2. analyse written and visual 3. construct an argument using a range of sources; 4. use key terms such as exploitation, equality, class, human rights, race; 5. show historical knowledge using skills such as quotations, footnotes and a bibliography. 1. use key terms relevant to the historic event; 2. analyse written and visual evidence to draw conclusions; 3. construct coherent argument using 4. show historical knowledge using skills such as quotations, footnotes and bibliography. Weekly topic questions Text analysis of Rwandan & Bosnian- Serbian Genocides Film analysis of Rwandan Genocide SAC 5: Digital Media Presentation on Movement of choice Weekly topic questions Documentary analysis end of the Cold War News coverage analysis of Rwandan Genocide SAC 6: Essay on Genocide in Rwanda Completion of Unit: Exam: Long paragraphs, Visual Analysis, and Text Analysis of events of 1945-2000. 6
Unit 1: Weekly Topics and Assessment Date Topics Homework/Assessment Week 1 28/1 Week 2 2/2 Week 3 9/2 Week 4 16/2 Swimming Sports Week 5 23/2 Week 6 2/3 No history classes in first week. Society Peasants Workers Middle class Nobility Watch Nicholas and Alexandra Alexander II, Military Reforms Russo- Japanese War 1905 Bloody Sunday & October Manifesto Dumas End of Tsarism Lenin and Bolsheviks February Revolution & Dual Power October Revolution Civil War & War Communism Speech in Character Social classes 3 minutes minimum Mid- term Performance Review Newspaper article of chosen event Week 7 9/3 LABOUR DAY Week 8 16/3 Week 9 23/3 NEP Lenin s Death Practice for Russian Rev SAC SAC 1: Visual Analysis SAC Hitler s Germany Treaty of Versailles SAC 1: Visual Analysis SAC Week 1 13/4 Week 2 20/4 Hitler s Germany Hyper Inflation ATHLETICS THURS 24th Hitler s Germany Visual analysis of propaganda HOLIDAYS * Keine Sorgen - Adolf Hitler ( Ein Volk, 7
Athletics Day Week 3 27/4 Week 4 4/5 Week 5 11/5 Week 6 18/5 Week 7 25/5 Week 8 1/6 Week 9 8/6 Queen s Bday Week 10 15/6 Week 11 22/6 Holocaust Museum and Classic Cinema to see Nickies Family ($25 per student) SAC 2: Life after the Holocaust - Research Task On individual Survivor SAC 3 Analytical Essay on The Eternal Jew Film Analysis: The Reader, The Book Thief, Schindler s List, Diary of Anne Frank, Europa Europa Film Analysis Exam: Long paragraphs, Visual Analysis, and Text Analysis of events of 1900-1945 ein Reich, ein Führer... * Adolf Hitler & Nazi Germany * Wunschkonzert * Kadetten * Der grosse Konig Why is it important to have museums like the holocaust museum? Mid- term Performance Review Life after the Holocaust - Research Task On individual Survivor A creative response to the holocaust Week 1 13/7 Week 2 20/7 Week 3 27/7 HOLIDAYS 8
Week 4 3/8 Week 5 10/8 Week 6 17/8 Week 7 24/8 Week 8 31/8 Week 9 7/9 Week 10 14/9 SAC 4: Visual Analysis Cold War People Movements US Civil Rights Movement South Africa Civil Rights Movement Women s Liberation Movement People Movements Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement Vietnam Anti- war Movement Indian Independence People Movements Time to work presentation in class. Mid- term Performance Review SAC : Visual Analysis Cold War Holiday Homework: Presentation on People movement of your choice. Week 1 5/10 Week 2 12/10 Week 3 19/10 Week 4 26/10 Week 5 2/11 Week 6 9/11 HOLIDAYS People Movements Time to finish presentation in class. SAC 5: Movements of the People Presentation People Movements Watch individual students research media presentations Peer assess and self reflect on presentations Area of Study 3: Continued Genocide in 20 th Century recap genocide and UN conventions post- WWII case study: Rwanda 1994 Tasks 1-3: Timeline, key terms, Long Paragraph Response about causes of Rwanda due next Tuesday Short video on causes Long Paragraph Response about causes of Rwanda Continued Genocide in 20 th Century Watch Documentaries Major Players Thurs p3 & p4 watch Hotel Rwanda SAC 5: Movements of the People Presentation Presentations Due End of Week Mid- term Performance Review Weekly Topic Forum 9
Week 7 16/11 Week 8 23/11 Week 9 30/11 Week 10 6/12 SAC 6 : Essay on Rwandan Genocide Revision EXAMS Head Start Year 12 No Classes SAC 6 : Essay on Rwandan Genocide Weekly Topic Forum Revision Outcome 3 On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse issues faced by communities arising from political, economic and/or technological change. To achieve this outcome the student will draw on knowledge and related skills outlined in area of study 3. Key knowledge includes the pattern of social life experienced by a community or group in the last decades of the twentieth century; for example, family life, work, health, religious freedom, political oppression; factors which brought about change in the social experience of the community such as international, regional or local events, technological developments and/or environmental change; for example International Monetary Fund policy on African development, the fall of the Berlin Wall, civil war and famine in the Sudan, the break- up of the former Yugoslavia and subsequent civil war, Indonesian occupation of East Timor, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the Interfada in the Middle East, genocide in Rawanda in 1993 to 1994; the way in which the community and its supporters responded and were affected by these events; for example, revolt, acceptance, dislocation, famine, immigration, adaptation; how this community or group experience has been represented in art, literature, film, print and journalism, music or multimedia; for example, the film Kundun (1997) representing Chinese invasion of Tibet; Amnesty International website on Burma; Black Wind, White Land Living With Chernobyl (1993) documentary; Anna Funder, Stasiland (2003), a biography describing life in the former East Germany. Key skills include the ability to: use key concepts relevant to the historic event; 10
analyse written and visual synthesise evidence to draw conclusions; construct coherent argument using present material using historical conventions such as quotations, footnotes and bibliography. 11