Gregor Samsa
That Guy
Of the syllabus, that is.
To follow up the planned alterations to the Ancient History syllabus, a similar policy is being carried out for Modern History. This appears to consist largely of simplifying the content, trundicating portions of some units, and creating a seperate 'Personality' unit. In slightly more detail, the changes;
-World War I has now become World War I:1914-1919; A Source Based Study, eliminating most of the post-war content. This unit has been reduced to 25% of the HSC Exam.
-WWI now has only four topic headings in the syllabus;
1.)War On The Western Front
2.)The Home Front In Britain And Germany
3.)Turning Points.
4.)Allied Victory.
-National Studies have also become 25%.. The following units have been altered as such, involving in most cases some trundication;
1.) Australia 1946-1996 > Australia 1945-1975
2.) China 1910-1949 > China 1927-1949.
3.) Germany 1918-1945 > Germany 1918-1939
4.) Indonesia 1950-1998 > Indonesia 1959-1998
5.) Japan 1904-1941 > Japan 1904-1937
6.) Russia & The USSR 1917-1945 > Russia & The USSR 1917-1941
7.) South Africa 1960-1994 added.
8.) USA 1898-1941 > USA 1919-194.
-Creation of the new 'Personalities In The Twentieth Century'. These appear to be an amalgamation of important figures from the old syllabus. The divide between 'old' and 'new' is 11:13, with the 'new' (As in, not previously on the syllabus) personalities as follows;
1.)Yassar Arafat.
2.)Ben Chifley
3.)Xanana Guasmo.
4.)Ho Chi Minh.
5.)Douglas McArthur
6.)Nelson Mandela.
7.)Golda Meir
8.)Robert Menzies
9.)Ian Paisley
10.)Eleanor Roosevelt
11.)Hideki Tojo
12.)Harry Truman
13.)Isoruku Yamamoto.
-'International Studies In Peace & Conflict' has also become 25%. Changes within this unit include;
1.)A new unit of study; Conflict In Europe 1935-1945 (Hence the WWII components of Germany and Russia/USSR being eliminated.)
2.)The 'death' of another; United Nations As Peacekeeper.
3.)Conflict In South Africa 1948-1994 has 'disappeared'.
4.)Arab-Israel Conflict 1948-1996 has become 1956-1996
-Finally, details of the Earth-shattering change to the format of the HSC Examination itself;
1.)Each Section is worth 25 marks. (Question weighings not listed.)
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So, what do you think of these alterations? At least it gives us an even better chance to sound old.
To follow up the planned alterations to the Ancient History syllabus, a similar policy is being carried out for Modern History. This appears to consist largely of simplifying the content, trundicating portions of some units, and creating a seperate 'Personality' unit. In slightly more detail, the changes;
-World War I has now become World War I:1914-1919; A Source Based Study, eliminating most of the post-war content. This unit has been reduced to 25% of the HSC Exam.
-WWI now has only four topic headings in the syllabus;
1.)War On The Western Front
2.)The Home Front In Britain And Germany
3.)Turning Points.
4.)Allied Victory.
-National Studies have also become 25%.. The following units have been altered as such, involving in most cases some trundication;
1.) Australia 1946-1996 > Australia 1945-1975
2.) China 1910-1949 > China 1927-1949.
3.) Germany 1918-1945 > Germany 1918-1939
4.) Indonesia 1950-1998 > Indonesia 1959-1998
5.) Japan 1904-1941 > Japan 1904-1937
6.) Russia & The USSR 1917-1945 > Russia & The USSR 1917-1941
7.) South Africa 1960-1994 added.
8.) USA 1898-1941 > USA 1919-194.
-Creation of the new 'Personalities In The Twentieth Century'. These appear to be an amalgamation of important figures from the old syllabus. The divide between 'old' and 'new' is 11:13, with the 'new' (As in, not previously on the syllabus) personalities as follows;
1.)Yassar Arafat.
2.)Ben Chifley
3.)Xanana Guasmo.
4.)Ho Chi Minh.
5.)Douglas McArthur
6.)Nelson Mandela.
7.)Golda Meir
8.)Robert Menzies
9.)Ian Paisley
10.)Eleanor Roosevelt
11.)Hideki Tojo
12.)Harry Truman
13.)Isoruku Yamamoto.
-'International Studies In Peace & Conflict' has also become 25%. Changes within this unit include;
1.)A new unit of study; Conflict In Europe 1935-1945 (Hence the WWII components of Germany and Russia/USSR being eliminated.)
2.)The 'death' of another; United Nations As Peacekeeper.
3.)Conflict In South Africa 1948-1994 has 'disappeared'.
4.)Arab-Israel Conflict 1948-1996 has become 1956-1996
-Finally, details of the Earth-shattering change to the format of the HSC Examination itself;
1.)Each Section is worth 25 marks. (Question weighings not listed.)
...
So, what do you think of these alterations? At least it gives us an even better chance to sound old.
