History - Local Community Unit 1 (Ferntree Gully & Surrounds)

Community history is the most widely published form of history in Australia. Many individuals and organisations work to conserve, record and promote the stories of local events, people, artefacts and places. The natural environment, the forces of history and the actions of individuals and communities all have a profound effect upon a region’s history and the rhythms of life experienced by the people who have inhabited a place over time.

This unit of study will be centered on the history of Ferntree Gully, Knox and its surrounding areas.

 

History - Koorie History Unit 2

Koorie is a term most commonly used by Aboriginal people in South Eastern Australia to describe themselves. Koorie history provides an introduction to the experiences of Koorie people from a Koorie perspective. It examines Koorie views of the past and present, explores Koorie connections with the place now known as south-east Australia, and promotes understanding of Koorie culture and Koorie visions for the future of this land.

 

History - People & Power Unit 2

Challenge and change are fundamental processes in human history. Discontent and desire to change grow until an established idea or society is challenged by one person or by a group of formally organised people. A struggle ensues resulting in ‘old’ and ‘new’ battles for supremacy. Eventually a new balance emerges, but to what extent is there continuity and change between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’? Various concepts such as ‘liberty’, ‘authority’, ‘freedom’, ‘equality’, ‘right’ and ‘truth’ are part of modern-day political language and are often used to justify ideas and actions. However, they need to be historically situated. What did they ‘really’ mean at this time? How were these challenges justified?

 

 

History - Revolutions 3 & 4

History is the practice of understanding and making meaning of the past. It is also the study of the problems of establishing and representing that meaning. It is a synthesising discipline which draws upon most elements of knowledge and human experience. Students learn about their historical past, their shared history and the people, ideas and events that have created present societies and cultures. This study builds a conceptual and historical framework within which students can develop an understanding of the issues of their own time and place. It seeks to extend students’ cultural, economic, social and political understanding while developing analytical skills and using imagination.