What does it all mean?
Account – give the reasons for
Example 1: Account for your attendance
at school
- The Olds made me come
-
I’ll get
a detention for wagging it
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To get a
good mark in the HSC to get into Uni/get a job
Example 2: Account for the changing
composition of religious adherence in Australia since 1945:
-
Post WWII immigration allowed non-English
speaking migrants
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Disbanding of White Australia Policy
-
Growth of multicultural Australia
Analyse – identify
the different parts and look at the different relationships between them
Example 1: Analyse the importance of
attendance at school
- The Olds will nag if I don’t
go
-
Mum made me come because she wants me to do well in life
- I
want to get a good HSC result to get a good job and/or go to uni.
Example 2: Analyse the
significance of land rights for Aboriginal spirituality.
-
Strong link between the land and Aboriginal
Dreaming
-
Dispossession from the land removes the links to
the Dreaming
-
Loss of Dreaming means culture and spirituality
difficult to pass on
Assess – make a judgement
about a certain thing giving reasons such as quality, value, or results
Example 1: Assess the
importance of school attendance
-
Mum likes me go, so when I co-operate it pays
off because she lets me go to parties on the week ends
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Going to school is a chance to get invitations
to weekend parties
-
I can get class notes when I attend school
-
It allows me to be an active member of my school
community
Example 2: Assess the
importance of the formation of the Uniting
Church
-
Showed the similarity of beliefs between
variants especially Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist
-
Showed the willingness of Christian variants to
work together
-
Paved the way for other variants to examine
common practices and beliefs
Demonstrate - show
by example
Example 1: Demonstrate
how Year 12 is the best year at school
-
Year 12 students have developed good
relationships with their teachers
-
It’s the last year of school before uni or the
workforce
-
Year 12 are the leaders of the school
-
Most people in Year 12 have great 18th
birthday parties.
Example 2: Demonstrate
how Baptism reflects the beliefs of Christianity
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Baptism is necessary for salvation
-
Baptism imbues the individual with the Holy Spirit
-
Baptism is a spiritual rebirth in the name of
Jesus.
Describe – give
the characteristics and features of something
Example 1:
Describe the requirements to get a HSC.
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Have completed both preliminary and HSC courses in certain subjects
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Registered with the Board of Studies
-
Completed examinations set by the Board of
Studies
Example 2: Describe
the progress of the Land Rights movement in Australia
-
Vincent Ligiari and the Tent Embassy
-
Mabo
Decision (1992)
-
Native Title Act (1994)
-
Wik Judgement (1996)
Discuss – identify issues and present
points for and/or against
Example1:
Discuss the relevance of school uniform to a successful HSC.
-
Order and discipline
-
Keeps your mind focussed on school work and not
fashion
however
-
more comfortable clothes means happier students
-
individuality is important and nurtures
creativity
Example 2:
Discuss the contribution of a significant person in Christianity drawn from ………
-
X contributed greatly to sacred texts
-
X acted as a role model
-
X was divisive and not always regarded
positively in all variants
-
X is nor remembered in an increasingly secular
society
Evaluate – make a judgement (or determine
the value of) based on a criteria
Example 1:
Evaluate the importance of the Graduation Ball for the end of the HSC year.
-
Celebration and ritual for an important stage of
life
-
A secular rite of passage
-
Allows parents to celebrate with their child
-
Therefore, it is a good thing to celebrate to be
involved in
Example 2:
Evaluate the significance of the Mabo case for the Land Rights Movement
-
Overturned legal doctrine of Terra Nullius
-
Focussed public attention on Aboriginal history
and spirituality
-
Recognised the inextricable connection of
Aboriginal people to the land
Examine - Inquire
into
Example 1: Examine
the relationship between study and success at school
-
If I study for exams I achieve a better result
than if I don’t
-
Study enables me to understand things better and
I achieve better overall
-
If I have studied, I know how the questions the
teacher asks are relevant
Example 2: Examine
the relationship between the Dreaming and traditional aboriginal life
-
The Dreaming provides an inalienable link
between the land and the people
-
The Dreaming defines the relationship between
individuals with in a group
-
The Dreaming provides a link between the past
present and the future.
Explain –
relate the cause and effect providing the why and/or how
Example 1:
Explain the procedure if you are sick when an assessment task in the HSC is due
to be handed in.
-
Contact school to let your teacher and/or
Curriculum Co-ordinator know you are absent because you are sick or you will be
penalised
-
When you return to school, hand in the task to
your teacher or the Curriculum Co-ordinator
as soon as you arrive
-
If you have a number of days away you may need
to have a medical certificate attached
Example 2:
Explain the trends in religious adherence in Australian post 1945 as shown in
the census figures.
-
Rise in no religion
-
Denominational switching
-
Secularisation
-
Importance of immigration
Identify - recognise and name
Example 1: Identify the means of
achieving a band 6 in the HSC
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Attend School
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Study and apply yourself consistently
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Prepare for the exam by practicing your exam
technique
-
Be able to use your knowledge to answer the
question
Example 2: Identify the changes in the
composition of religious adherence in Australia since 1945
-
The proportion of individuals identifying
themselves as Christians has declined
-
There are more people who profess no religion
-
Adherence to Asian religions has increased since
1970
Outline - Sketch in general terms; indicate
the main features of
Example 1: Outline
your normal school day
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Arrive at school at 9.05am
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Attend lessons with breaks for recess and lunch
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Go home and study for 5 hours
Example 2: Outline the main features of Christian Baptism
-
Anointing with oil
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Anointing with water
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Dressing in white garment
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Lighting the candle from the Pascal candle
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