Critical Essay on Australian History and Society: Curriculum and Pedagogy
The Instructions are present in “Assignment 1 Task and Criteria Sheet.docx” and the criteria provided in the last page of this file must be
followed strictly. Required 2000 words(Max 2200) for this essay

the file “Year 4 unit overview.pdf” has the study plan which might help us to develop the contents for the required essay.

Modules 1-3 slides of this subject has the course contents of this subject and i might also be a helping hand.

You are required to write an essay in which you critically analyse and evaluate the attached unit plan. In critically analysing the unit plan you are required to consider the following
criteria:
1. Curriculum intent (Melbourne Declaration & curriculum development documents)
2. Aspects of the curriculum (rationale, aims, cross-curriculum priorities, general capabilities)
3. Principles of inquiry pedagogy
4. Historical accuracy and appropriateness of resources
In order to do this it is suggested that you complete the following steps:
• Critically evaluate how well the unit meets the intent of the Australian Curriculum: History
o Refer to documents such as those on this ACARA page http://www.acara.edu.au/news_media/publications.html.

• Critically evaluate how well the unit addresses aspects of the curriculum
o Historical knowledge, understanding and skills
o Rationale, aims, CCPs, general capabilities
o Further research utilising curriculum related literature

• Critically evaluate what degree the unit enables inquiry pedagogy to be implemented
o Inquiry processes
o Purpose of inquiry
o Connection of inquiry pedagogy with the Australian Curriculum: History

• How useful the resources will be for a historical inquiry
o Historically accurate
o Appropriateness
o Connection with Curriculum and pedagogy

You are required to write an essay in which you critically analyse and evaluate the attached unit plan. In critically analysing the unit plan you are required to consider the following
criteria:
1. Curriculum intent (Melbourne Declaration & curriculum development documents)
2. Aspects of the curriculum (rationale, aims, cross-curriculum priorities, general capabilities)
3. Principles of inquiry pedagogy
4. Historical accuracy and appropriateness of resources
In order to do this it is suggested that you complete the following steps:
• Critically evaluate how well the unit meets the intent of the Australian Curriculum: History
o Refer to documents such as those on this ACARA page.

• Critically evaluate how well the unit addresses aspects of the curriculum
o Historical knowledge, understanding and skills
o Rationale, aims, CCPs, general capabilities
o Further research utilising curriculum related literature

• Critically evaluate what degree the unit enables inquiry pedagogy to be implemented
o Inquiry processes
o Purpose of inquiry
o Connection of inquiry pedagogy with the Australian Curriculum: History

• How useful the resources will be for a historical inquiry
o Historically accurate
o Appropriateness
o Connection with Curriculum and pedagogy