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Secondary Year 7 – Year 10: History

Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum: Secondary
Year 7 – Year 10

History

HISTORY YEAR 7
Code Content Description Human Rights Example
ACOKFH003
  • Overview content for the ancient world (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China and the Maya) includes the following: key features of ancient societies (farming, trade, social classes, religion, rule of law).
  • Identifying how ideas about human rights developed from moral and religious codes.
  • Critiquing if ancient law codes recognised human rights.
ACHHS211
  • Draw conclusions about the usefulness of sources.
  • Examining evidence for information about the rights of people from minority groups.
ACHHS213
  • Develop texts, particularly descriptions and explanations that use evidence from a range of sources that are acknowledged.
  • Describing the social structure of ancient society particularly the experiences of marginalised groups.

 

HISTORY YEAR 8
Code Content Description Human Rights Example
ACOKFH008
  • Overview content for the ancient to modern world (Byzantine, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Ottoman, Khmer, Mongols, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Aztec, Inca) includes the following: the transformation of the Roman world and the spread of Christianity and Islam.
  • Discussing Anglo-Saxon institutions and laws relating to human rights.
ACOKFH009
  • Overview content for the ancient to modern world (Byzantine, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Ottoman, Khmer, Mongols, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Aztec, Inca) includes the following: key features of the medieval world (feudalism, trade routes, voyages of discovery, contact and conflict).
  • Explaining the significance of land ownership in the practice of feudalism and relate to workers’ rights and treatment of the poor.
ACOKFH010
  • Overview content for the ancient to modern world (Byzantine, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Ottoman, Khmer, Mongols, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Aztec, Inca) includes the following: the emergence of ideas about the world and the place of people in it by the end of the period (such as the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment).
  • Explaining the changing ideas about human rights that occurred during the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
ACDSEH076
  • The longer-term effects of colonisation, including slavery, population changes and lack of control over resources.
  • Explaining the longer-term effects of colonisation in terms of human rights impacts including the rights and treatment of Indigenous people.
ACHHS153
  • Locate, compare, select and use information from a range of sources as evidence.
  • Designing a table to list sources that contain information about treatment of different groups of people and human rights.
ACHHS154
  • Draw conclusions about the usefulness of sources.
  • Identifying the experiences of marginalised groups in the evidence and how it relates to power structures in society.
ACHHS155
  • Identify and describe points of view, attitudes and values in primary and secondary sources.
  • Describing the values and attitudes of society towards marginalised groups by exploring individual accounts of women, children and others from groups that have been marginalised.

 

HISTORY YEAR 9
Code Content Description Human Rights Example
ACOKFH016
  • The nature and significance of the Industrial Revolution and how it affected living and working conditions, including within Australia.
  • Investigating the changing nature of the sources that provide a record of life in this period and identify the human rights experiences of different groups in Australia, especially treatment of workers.
ACOKFH015
  • The nature and extent of the movement of peoples in the period (slaves, convicts and settlers).
  • Identifying the number of slaves transported and recognising slavery as a human rights violation.
ACOKFH017
  • The extent of European imperial expansion and different responses, including in the Asian region.
  • Outlining the impact of the industrial revolution on human rights including the impact of mass production on workers.
  • Recognising the impact of imperialism on human rights in Asian societies.
ACOKFH019
  • The emergence and nature of significant economic, social and political ideas in the period, including nationalism.
  • Recognising that the features relating to concepts of equality, egalitarianism and democracy are human rights.
  • Recognising how events such as the French Revolution and American Independence contributed to ideas of equality and human rights.
  • Recognising the role of classical models and theories on the invention of human rights values.
ACDSEH080
  • The population movements and changing settlement patterns during this period.
  • Describing the human rights impact of industrialisation on living conditions with a focus on women and children.
ACDSEH081
  • The experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life.
  • Investigating the human rights impact of industrialisation on working conditions including child labour.
ACDSEH082
  • The short and long-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution, including global changes in landscapes, transport and communication.
  • Outlining the long term impacts of industrial revolution on working conditions and worker’s rights.
ACDSEH017
  • The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain (the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transport system and expanding empire) and of Australia.
  • Identifying the impact of the Industrial revolution on human rights including working conditions.
ACDSEH019
  • The emergence and nature of key ideas in the period, with a particular focus on ONE of the following: capitalism, socialism, egalitarianism, nationalism, imperialism, Darwinism, Chartism.
  • Explaining the impact of idea (capitalism, socialism, egalitarianism, nationalism, imperialism, Darwinism, Chartism) on the human rights of women, children, the poor, working conditions, freedom of expression and attitudes towards cultural diversity.
ACDSEH086
  • The reasons why ONE key idea emerged and/or developed a following, such as the influence of the Industrial Revolution on socialism.
  • Investigating the influence of marginalised groups on the emergence of a key idea such as Socialism or Chartism.
ACDSEH087
  • The role of an individual or group in the promotion of ONE of these key ideas, and the responses to it from, for example, workers, entrepreneurs, land owners, religious groups.
  • Explaining the role that marginalised groups had on promotion of one key idea.
ACDSEH088
  • The short and long-term impacts of ONE of these ideas on Australia and the world.
  • Discussing the short and long term impacts of one key idea on the rights of women, Indigenous peoples or other marginalised groups in Australia or globally.
ACDSEH018
  • The influence of the Industrial Revolution on the movement of peoples throughout the world, including the transatlantic slave trade and convict transportation.
  • Explaining how the Industrial Revolution impacted on the human rights of people of African descent.
ACDSEH083
  • The experiences of slaves, convicts and free settlers upon departure, their journey abroad, and their reactions on arrival, including the Australian experience.
  • Investigating sources that record the experiences of slaves and convicts and the impact of the experience on their human rights.
ACDSEH084
  • Changes in the way of life of a group(s) of people who moved to Australia in this period, such as free settlers on the frontier in Australia.
  • Investigating the experiences of convicts and identify how their human rights were breached.
  • Describing the human rights impact of settlers or convicts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the region.
ACDSEH085
  • The short and long-term impacts of the movement of peoples during this period.
  • Evaluating the impacts of the movement of peoples on the human rights of migrants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
ACDSEH093
  • The key features (social, cultural, economic, political) of ONE Asian society (such as China, Japan, India, Dutch East Indies, India) at the start of the period.
  • Identifying the differing rights and treatment of various groups and laws and beliefs that relate to human rights in one Asian society.
ACDSEH094
  • Change and continuity in the Asian society during this period, including any effects of contact (intended and unintended) with European power(s).
  • Describing the effects of contact and its link with human rights abuses and exploitation in one Asian society.
ACDSEH020
  • The extension of settlement, including the effects of contact (intended and unintended) between European settlers in Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  • Explaining the effects of contact in terms of the human rights violations that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experienced, including the forcible removal of children.
ACDSEH089
  • The experiences of non-Europeans in Australia prior to the 1900s (such as the Japanese, Chinese, South Sea Islanders, Afghans).
  • Outlining the human rights experiences of marginalised groups and the discrimination they faced prior to the 1900s.
ACDSEH090
  • Living and working conditions in Australia around the turn of the twentieth century (that is 1900).
  • Identifying the main features of housing, sanitation and education around 1900 and how these relate to human rights such as access to water, food, shelter, good working conditions and education.
ACDSEH091
  • Key events and ideas in the development of Australian self-government and democracy, including women’s voting rights.
  • Explaining the factors that contributed to the development of democracy in Australia especially women’s voting rights and discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
ACDSEH092
  • Legislation 1901-1914, including the Harvester Judgment, pensions, and the Immigration Restriction Act.
  • Investigating how the major social legislation affected people’s human rights including women’s rights, rights of seniors and the rights of migrants.
ACDSEH095
  • The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign.
  • Exploring the human rights experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people during World War 1 including the experiences of returned soldiers.
ACDSEH096
  • The impact of World War I, with a particular emphasis on Australia (such as the use of propaganda to influence the civilian population, the changing role of women, the conscription debate).
  • Investigating the human rights impact of World War I on various groups including women, German Australians and unionists in Australia.
ACHHS164
  • Use chronological sequencing to demonstrate the relationship between events and developments in different periods and places.
  • Representing the relationship between key human rights events and places in Australia using interactive timelines.
ACHHS165
  • Use historical terms and concepts.
  • Discussing the contestability of historical terms such as settlement, invasion and colonisation and identify how these terms can be perceived in relation to the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
ACHHS166
  • Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry.
  • Developing human rights related questions about the past treatment of women, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
ACHHS168
  • Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods.
  • Identifying historical human rights sources such as Australian Human Rights Commission inquiries into human rights issues such as children in immigration detention and the Stolen Generations.
ACHHS171
  • Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources.
  • Evaluating the reliability and usefulness of an Australian Human Rights Commission Report such as the Bringing Them Home Report from the Inquiry into the Stolen Generations.

 

HISTORY YEAR 10
Code Content Description Human Rights Example
ACOKFH021
  • Overview content for the Modern World and Australia includes the following: continuing efforts post-World War II to achieve lasting peace and security in the world, including Australia’s involvement in UN peacekeeping.
  • Outlining the purpose of the United Nations and the human rights issues in key places where Australia has been involved in UN peacekeeping, such as East Timor (Timor Leste).
ACOKFH022
  • Overview content for the Modern World and Australia includes the following: the major movements for rights and freedom in the world and the achievement of independence by former colonies.
  • Identifying the major movements for rights and freedom in the world (including the US Civil Rights movement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander movements, women’s movements).
  • Recognising the continuing nature and diversity of human rights movements in the twentieth century including movements for civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.
ACOKFH023
  • Overview content for the Modern World and Australia includes the following: the nature of the Cold War and Australia’s involvement in Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf Wars, Afghanistan), including the rising influence of Asian nations since the end of the Cold War.
  • Identifying human rights issues raised during Australia’s involvement in Cold War and post- Cold War conflicts.
ACOKFH024
  • Overview content for the Modern World and Australia includes the following: developments in technology, public health, longevity and standard of living during the twentieth century, and concern for the environment and sustainability.
  • Recognising the human rights challenges and opportunities presented during the twentieth century including the connections between human rights protection and promotion, the right to an adequate standard of living, public heath, and environmental sustainability.
ACDSEH107
  • An examination of significant events of World War II, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb.
  • Investigating the human rights impacts of the Holocaust and how this led to the development of modern international human rights protections.
  • Examining the human rights impacts of the testing and use of nuclear weapons in World War II.
ACDSEH108
  • The experiences of Australians during World War II (such as Prisoners of War (POWs), the Battle of Britain, Kokoda, the Fall of Singapore).
  • Investigating the experiences of Australian prisoners of war and if they experienced human rights abuses.
ACDSEH109
  • The impact of World War II, with a particular emphasis on the Australian home front, including the changing roles of women and use of wartime government controls (conscription, manpower controls, rationing and censorship).
  • Investigating the impact of World War II on human rights including woman’s experiences, government controls, conscription and censorship.
ACDSEH023
  • The origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration.
  • Investigating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in order to identify the different civil, political, economic, social and cultural human rights that it protects.
ACDSEH104
  • Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965, including the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations.
  • Exploring accounts from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Bringing them Home Report from the Inquiry into the Stolen Generations in order to identify what human rights were abused.
ACDSEH105
  • The US civil rights movement and its influence on Australia.
  • Outlining the specific human rights that were being fought for during the Australian Freedom Rides.
ACDSEH106
  • The significance of the following for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen Generations), the Apology.
  • Describing the aims, tactics and outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ struggle for human rights such as closing the gap on Indigenous health inequality.
  • Exploring the recommendations from the Bringing them Home Report into the Stolen Generations and identifying if they have been implemented.
  • Exploring how the 1967 Referendum and the right to vote federally relates to contemporary human rights challenges for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples such as the campaign for constitutional recognition.
  • Describing how the reconciliation movement started and the role of civil society in generating the momentum that led to the 2008 Apology.
  • Exploring the significance of freedom of expression in contemporary Australian society.
  • Exploring the significance of the Mabo decision and the end of ‘Terra Nullius’.
ACDSEH134
  • Methods used by civil rights activists to achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle.
  • Investigating the campaign methods used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human rights activists from 1965 to the present and how the campaigning methods have changed over time.
  • Exploring the campaign methods used in the Recognise Campaign for constitutional recognition and the Close the Gap Campaign for health equality.
ACDSEH143
  • The continuing nature of efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia and throughout the world, such as the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007).
  • Exploring the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and identifying how it relates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led campaigns for human rights such as the Close the Gap campaign for health equality and Indigenous Recognition in Australia’s Constitution.
  • Exploring the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and identifying how it relates to the forcible removal of children, rights of children in out of home care and the protection and promotion of children’s rights more generally including the right to be heard, the right to health and the right to education.
ACDSEH149
  • Continuity and change in beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life.
  • Describing examples of human rights values including democracy, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and egalitarianism and how they have influenced Australian way of life.
  • Describing how attitudes towards women have changed and explore the role of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
  • Exploring the growing recognition and protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people.
ACDSEH145
  • The impact of changing government policies on Australia’s migration patterns, including abolition of the White Australia Policy, ‘Populate or Perish’.
  • Describing the impact of Australian migration policies on human rights over time including present day migration policies and their impact on the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat.
  • Exploring Australia’s responsibility under the 1951 Refugee Convention to provide protection to refugees and asylum seekers.
  • Describing the impact of mandatory detention policies on asylum seekers, including children.
ACDSEH146
  • The impact of at least ONE world event or development and its significance for Australia, such as the Vietnam War and Indochinese refugees.
  • Describing the human rights experiences of Indochinese refugees including their experiences of resettlement in Australia.
ACDSEH147
  • The contribution of migration to Australia’s changing identity as a nation and to its international relationships.
  • Investigating policies of multiculturalism since the 1970s and how they have contributed to human rights in Australia.
  • Exploring the introduction and purpose of the Race Discrimination Act 1975.
ACDSEH126
  • The growth and influence of the environment movement within Australia and overseas, and developments in ideas about the environment (notion of ‘Gaia’, ‘limits to growth’, concept of ‘sustainability’, concept of ‘rights of nature’).
  • Investigating the interrelationship between human rights, the environment and peace and recognise that many human rights are linked to environmental sustainability such as the right to food and clean water.
ACDSEH127
  • Significant events and campaigns that contributed to popular awareness of environmental issues, such as the campaign to prevent the damming of Australia’s Gordon River, the nuclear accident at Chernobyl and the Jabiluka mine controversy in 1998.
  • Exploring the campaign to stop uranium mining at Jabiluka and investigating the role of Aboriginal women Yvonne Margarula and Jacqui Katona in leading the successful campaign.
ACHHS182
  • Use chronological sequencing to demonstrate the relationship between events and developments in different periods and places.
  • Analysing how recognising the human rights of women have contributed to changing values and attitudes and identify areas where there are still significant inequalities.
ACHHS190
  • Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past.
  • Analysing how recognising of the human rights of women have contributed to changing values and attitudes and identify areas where there are still significant inequalities.