Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)

Year 10 History

10HIS
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs A. Peszynski.

Recommended Prior Learning

Open Entry


This course is a whirlwind tour through key historical events, starting with Ancient Times and moving right through to the present and is suitable for any students who have an interest in the past.  We will cover four broad themes of study:

Theme 1 Ancients Alive - looking at societies from the distant past including the Greeks, Romans, Egyptian and Mayans

Theme 2 History Mysteries - looking at conspiracies and mysteries from the past

Theme 3 Pacific Princes and Princesses - looking at royal families from the Pacific

Theme 4 Medical Adventures - looking at how the treatment of disease has changed over time specifically though invesitgating pandemics

Students will have the opportunity to develop skills that will be benefit all areas of future studying including: research skills, paragraph and essay writing, referencing, and will have the chance to be assessed in various ways including: portfolios, museum displays, creating artefacts and report writing.

Please talk to your Social Studies teacher, or Ms Jenkins (E19), or Mrs Peszynski (E11) if you have questions about this course.


Learning Areas:

Year 10 options subjects, Social Sciences


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway

Level 1 Commerce (COM101), Level 1 History: Big Decisions, Big Century (HIS101), Level 1 Social Justice Studies (SJS101)

Year 10 History ensures students have good research skill, and an understanding of the impact of past events, which will serve them well whatever subjects they choose to take in Year 11.


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

2 x 1B8 exercise books, Museums Field Trip costs tbc


Disclaimer

POLICY
It is the policy of Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt to have school-wide policies that inform parents and students of the criteria for administering all Assessments for National Qualifications.