Year 10 Civics and Citizenship standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of a student’s work has the following characteristics: Knowledge and understanding comprehensive comparison and discerning evaluation of the key features and values of systems of government discerning analysis of the Australian government’s global roles and responsibilities detailed comparison and informed evaluation of the key features and values of systems of government informed analysis of the Australian government’s global roles and responsibilities comparison and evaluation of the key features and values of systems of government analysis of the Australian government’s global roles and responsibilities description of the key features and values of systems of government description of the Australian government’s global roles and responsibilities statements about: features of systems of government the Australian government’s global roles and responsibilities discerning analysis of the role of the High Court thorough explanation of how Australia’s international legal obligations influence law and government policy informed analysis of the role of the High Court detailed explanation of how Australia’s international legal obligations influence law and government policy analysis of the role of the High Court explanation of how Australia’s international legal obligations influence law and government policy description of: the role of the High Court how Australia’s international legal obligations influence law and government policy statements about: the role of the High Court how Australia’s international legal obligations influence law and government policy discerning evaluation of a range of factors that sustain democratic societies informed evaluation of a range of factors that sustain democratic societies evaluation of a range of factors that sustain democratic societies analysis of a range of factors that sustain democratic societies statements about a range of factors that sustain democratic societies Inquiry and skills discerning evaluation of a range of questions when researching to thoroughly investigate Australia’s political and legal systems informed evaluation of a range of questions when researching to effectively investigate Australia’s political and legal systems evaluation of a range of questions when researching to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems analysis of a range of questions when researching to partially investigate Australia’s political and legal systems consideration of questions when researching to partially investigate aspects of Australia’s political and legal systems purposeful critical analysis of information gathered from different sources for: relevance reliability omission effective critical analysis of information gathered from different sources for: relevance reliability omission critical analysis of information gathered from different sources for: relevance reliability omission partial critical analysis of aspects of information gathered from different sources for: relevance reliability omission partial consideration of aspects of information gathered from different sources for: relevance reliability omission
Inquiry and skills discerning accounting for and evaluation of different interpretations and points of view on civics and citizenship issues informed accounting for and evaluation of different interpretations and points of view on civics and citizenship issues accounting for and evaluation of different interpretations and points of view on civics and citizenship issues accounting for and explanation of different interpretations and points of view on civics and citizenship issues statements about different interpretations and points of view on civics and citizenship issues discerning planning for action taking into account: multiple perspectives and ambiguities democratic processes negotiation of solutions to an issue informed planning for action taking into account: multiple perspectives and ambiguities democratic processes negotiation of solutions to an issue planning for action taking into account: multiple perspectives and ambiguities democratic processes negotiation of solutions to an issue planning for action taking into account aspects of: multiple perspectives and ambiguities democratic processes negotiation of solutions to an issue fragmented planning for action taking into account aspects of: perspectives and ambiguities democratic processes development and purposeful presentation of evidencebased arguments purposefully incorporating different points of view on civics and citizenship issues development and effective presentation of evidencebased arguments effectively incorporating different points of view on civics and citizenship issues development and presentation of evidencebased arguments incorporating different points of view on civics and citizenship issues development and presentation of arguments incorporating aspects of different points of view on civics and citizenship issues fragmented development and presentation of statements on civics and citizenship issues purposeful use of appropriate texts, subject-specific language and concepts effective use of appropriate texts, subject-specific language and concepts use of appropriate texts, subjectspecific language and concepts partial use of texts, subjectspecific language and concepts fragmented use of texts, subject-specific language and concepts discerning evaluation of ways to be active and informed citizens in different contexts informed evaluation of ways to be active and informed citizens in different contexts evaluation of ways to be active and informed citizens in different contexts explanation of ways to be active and informed citizens in different contexts statements about ways to be active and informed citizens in different contexts Key shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the A–E descriptors