Year 9 History standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of a student’s work has the following characteristics: Historical knowledge and understanding comprehensive explanation of patterns of change and continuity over time, referring to: key events the actions of individuals and groups detailed explanation of patterns of change and continuity over time, referring to: key events the actions of individuals and groups explanation of patterns of change and continuity over time, referring to: key events the actions of individuals and groups description of patterns of change and continuity over time, referring to: key events the actions of individuals and groups statements about patterns of change and continuity over time analysis of the causes and effects of events and developments and make discerning judgments about their importance analysis of the causes and effects of events and developments and make informed judgments about their importance analysis of the causes and effects of events and developments and make judgments about their importance explanation of the causes and effects of events and developments and description of why they are important statements about the causes and effects of events and developments comprehensive explanation of the motives and actions of people at the time detailed explanation of the motives and actions of people at the time explanation of the motives and actions of people at the time description of the motives and actions of people at the time statements about the motive and actions of people at the time comprehensive explanation of the significance of events and developments over the short and long term detailed explanation of the significance of events and developments over the short and long term explanation of the significance of events and developments over the short and long term description of the significance of events and developments over the short and long term statements about the significance of events and developments comprehensive explanation of different interpretations of the past detailed explanation of different interpretations of the past explanation of different interpretations of the past description of different interpretations of the past statements about different interpretations of the past
Historical skills accurate sequencing of events and developments within a chronological framework, with explanation of periods of time and their duration sequencing of events and developments within a chronological framework, with description of periods of time and their duration sequencing of events and developments within a chronological framework, with reference to periods of time and their duration partial sequencing of events and developments within a chronological framework, and identification of periods of time and their duration fragmented sequencing of events and developments, and statements about periods of time and their duration development of different kinds of discerning questions to frame a historical inquiry when researching development of different kinds of informed questions to frame a historical inquiry when researching development of different kinds of questions to frame a historical inquiry when researching development of questions related to a historical inquiry when researching use of questions related to a historical inquiry when researching interpretation, processing, analysis and organisation of information from a range of primary and secondary sources discerning use of the information as evidence to effectively answer inquiry questions interpretation, processing, analysis and organisation of information from a range of primary and secondary sources informed use of the information as evidence to effectively answer inquiry questions interpretation, processing, analysis and organisation of information from a range of primary and secondary sources use of the information as evidence to answer inquiry questions processing and organisation of information from primary and secondary sources use of aspects of the information as evidence to answer aspects of inquiry questions use of information from primary and secondary sources use of aspects of the information to answer aspects of inquiry questions discerning examination of sources to compare different points of view informed examination of sources to compare different points of view examination of sources to compare different points of view use of sources to compare different points of view use of sources discerning evaluation of sources by: analysing the origin and purpose drawing justified conclusions about their usefulness informed evaluation of sources by: analysing the origin and purpose drawing detailed conclusions about their usefulness evaluation of sources by: analysing the origin and purpose drawing conclusions about their usefulness evaluation of sources by: explaining the origin and purpose drawing partial conclusions about their usefulness statements about the usefulness of sources development of their own discerning interpretations about the past development of their own informed interpretations about the past development of their own interpretations about the past development of aspects of their own interpretations about the past statements about their own interpretations about the past
Historical skills development of texts, (particularly explanations and discussions) incorporating historical interpretations that include: purposeful organisation and presentation of justified conclusions discerning use of: relevant historical terms and concepts evidence identified in sources accurate referencing of sources using appropriate conventions development of texts, (particularly explanations and discussions) incorporating historical interpretations that include: effective organisation and presentation of informed conclusions informed use of: relevant historical terms and concepts evidence identified in sources referencing of sources using appropriate conventions development of texts, (particularly explanations and discussions) incorporating historical interpretations that includes: organisation and presentation of their conclusions use of: historical terms and concepts evidence identified in sources referencing of sources development of texts, (particularly explanations and discussions) incorporating historical interpretations that include: partial organisation and presentation of partial conclusions partial use of: historical terms and concepts aspects of evidence identified in sources partial referencing of sources development of texts, (particularly explanations and discussions) incorporating historical argument that includes: fragmented presentation of partial conclusions fragmented use of: historical terms sources lists of sources Key shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the A–E descriptors