SAC+3

** SAC 3: RESEARCH REPORT AND ESSAY  ** ** WORLD WAR ONE  ** This Sac will be worth 12.5% of your overall mark for Australian History and will consist of two parts which are equally weighted. Outcome One: On completion of this unit the students should be able to analyse the ways in which Australians acted in response to the significant crisis of WWI. Key Knowledge This knowledge includes - the ways in which Australians responded to, and affected by, the crisis of WWI - the extent to which WWI shook old certainties and provided opportunities for people to argue for change - The extent to which the cohesion of Australian society was maintained or redefined by the experience of WWI. Examination of WWI through primary and secondary sources gathered at the time and in the years since WWI. Across lessons you will take notes in the topics listed. You will have your notes signed off You will take notes under relevant subheadings about the group. These notes should be approx one page each. It is important to use at least three references for each group and that you appropriately footnote these. You must include at least three quotations for each group. A sample structure is written out below: Introduction Paragraph 1 – how the group was affected by the outbreak of war, the reasons for this and the response the group had. Paragraph 2 – how the group was affected during the war, the reasons for this and the way this group responded. Paragraph 3 – How the group was affected by the end of the war and when they (if they) returned home, the reasons for this and the response to it. Conclusion. You must include historians’ interpretations. Do historians think the group suffered, maybe some do and some don’t. Do the views differ with regard to the suffering? A lot of information gathered about WW1 is oral history. Is this reliable? Are there myths about WWI?  You will completing an essay in class that will be closed book and will model section C of the exam paper. You will be able to bring in a one sided page of quotes and resource details. This will be conducted over a 90 minute session. The essay topic will be a comment on the effects of the crisis of WW1 on Australia, the cohesion of Australian society and the extent to which you agree or disagree. Sample topic: ‘Australia emerged as a less cohesive and more divided society because of the crisis of WW1.’ ‘Australia entered WWI as a cohesive nation but emerged from the crisis as an irrevocably divided society.’ To what extent do you agree or disagree? Remember you **MUST JUSTIFY** your answers.
 * UNIT 4 VCE AUSTRALIAN HISTORY **
 * PART A – RESEARCH REPORT – 2000 WORDS **
 * THE TASK: **
 * The crisis of WW1 provided an enormous test for Australia as a new nation. Explain why Australia became involved in the war and moreover, how this experience impacted on various groups in society. Your answer must consider both the battlefront and the homefront. It must cover at least five of the following themes: **
 * Soldiers **
 * Gender **
 * Class **
 * Nationalism **
 * Ethnic groups **
 * Religion **
 * Irish/English divide **
 * The ALP split **
 * The urban vs rural experience **
 * Political debates **
 * Conscription **
 * Industrial action **
 * Immediate impart of the Gallipoli campaign and the emerging Anzac legend. **
 * THE PROCESS: **
 * DO NOT FORGET: **
 * PART B: ESSAY **