Stage 2 Society and Culture
LENGTH OF COURSE: Full Year
ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Successful Completion of Stage 1 HASS subject/s and Stage 1 English
CURRICULUM CHARGES: Nil
CONTENT:
Course content will be a selection of the following:
Cultural Perspectives:
Students will investigate how people live and interact with each other, how they form groups and communities and the different factors that shape societies, such as history, politics, economics and how these things change over time. It also looks at the different social issues that are facing our world and how students can make a difference.
Real World Connections:
Through their study of Society and Culture, students develop the ability to influence their own futures, by developing skills, values and understandings that enable effective participation in contemporary society.
ASSESSMENT TYPES
Folio:
A Folio will comprise a range of tasks which allows students to demonstrate their learning Interaction: Students undertake at least one group activity. A group activity consists of three equally important parts: group inquiry, planning, and evaluation followed by collaborative social action and then an evaluation of each student’s contribution.
Investigation:
Students undertake one independent, focused investigation of a negotiated contemporary social or cultural issue in a local and/or global context and present their findings in a written report.
