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This sample assessment is based on previous versions of the Australian Curriculum.
Medieval eclipse
Description
Students use researched information to substantiate a medieval individual's perspective and to gain an understanding of what life would have been like at the time and how different values and beliefs influenced those societies. They use social media as a 21st century equivalent of the medieval marketplace, allowing them to communicate with appropriate peers in the manner of a medieval individual.
Students will:
- research a medieval individual
- create an online social media profile for their medieval individual
- explain their profile entries.
Written: Research
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (includes cover page)
- Student booklet
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Assessment resource: Source response
- Assessment resource: Sample research questions for enquiry
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