YEAR 9 HISTORY – ASSESSMENT TASK 1 – 20 marks During class in Week 9, you will be required to hand in to your class teacher an exposition on the following task: When Australia became a nation in 1901 there was the belief in the egalitarian society – that all people who lived in the country should have equal rights.’ Prepare an exposition in which you agree or disagree with this statement. Planning for exposition: 1) collect your information; 2) find historical evidence that supports each argument; 3) structure your exposition using the scaffold provided. This scaffold should be stapled to your final exposition; 4) Clearly print your name and teacher’s name on top right hand side of the document; no plastic covers. Length: approximately 350 words Format: to be word processed using Calibri print font, 12 point. Marking Criteria Students will be marked on their ability to:
Identify and explain features of voting rights in Australia 1901 Present a well-structured response that accurately explains the arguments for or against an egalitarian country at Federation Use historical terms and concepts appropriate to the task.
Exposition Scaffold Thesis: A statement summarising the author’s theory regarding an issue. Introduction: Outline your argument, identify key points. (One or two sentences)
Argument 1: Each argument or paragraph begins with a topic sentence and the remaining sentences act as elaboration, or offer evidence, statistics, research, etc.
Argument 2:
Argument 3:
Conclusion: (One or two sentences that re-states your argument)