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VCE History
Flying Start
Semester 1:
Russia
Semester 2:
America
What we do…
The robots won. The end.
• Unit 3 School-assessed Coursework:
25 per cent
• Unit 4 School-assessed Coursework:
25 per cent
• End-of-year examination:
50 per cent
How the scoring works
Outcome 1 (1905 to 1917) = 12.5% of total score
On completion of this unit the student should be able to evaluate the
role of ideas, leaders, movements and events in the development of
the revolution.
Outcome 2 (1917 to 1924) = 12.5% of total score
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse the
challenges facing the emerging new order, and the way in which
attempts were made to create a new society, and evaluate the nature
of the society created by the revolution.
The Outcomes (Russia)
Outcome 1 (1905 to 1917)
The Socialist Revolutionaries take advantage of a dodgy tsar and
an unhappy working class to assume power. Thousands die
(millions if you count the war). Then Lenin and the Bolshevik’s
take advantage of a weak Provisional Government to assume
power. They do so by opening the back door.
Outcome 2 (1917 to 1924)
The Bolshevik’s introduce pure communism but everyone dies,
so they force socialism on the people and only most people die.
Gradually less people die as the Soviet Union becomes powerful.
Then they become less powerful and people start dying again.
A brief summary (Russia) …
Outcome 1 (1763 to 1776) = 12.5% of total score
On completion of this unit the student should be able to
evaluate the role of ideas, leaders, movements and events in the
development of the revolution.
Outcome 2 (1776 to 1789) = 12.5% of total score
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse
the challenges facing the emerging new order, and the way in
which attempts were made to create a new society, and evaluate
the nature of the society created by the revolution.
The Outcomes (America)
Outcome 1 (1763 to 1776)
The rich landowners and merchants have a massive whinge
about British soldiers, taxes and general bothersomeness. They
attract the masses with promises of equality. They then start a
ruckus, stop drinking tea, then steal tea, then throw tea into the
harbour. A few people die so they start a war.
Outcome 2 (1776 to 1789)
The rag-tag Continental Army win the war, then fight with each
other, then write a constitution to provide equality. Unless you
are black, native, female or rent your house. The United States
of America becomes a superpower. Equality of fatness reigns,
equality in other areas improves somewhat.
A brief summary (America)
In each outcome you will complete SACs for a total of 50
marks. These will include:
• Document Analysis
• Visual Analysis
• Extended Responses
• Essays/Research Reports
Sometimes we will do 2 SACs per outcome, other times we
will do 1 SAC per outcome depending on our progress.
SACs
• At the end of the year you will sit an exam for 2 hours
(plus 15 minutes reading time).
• Section A – one of the outcomes from Russia or the US.
• Section B – one of the outcomes from Russia or the US.
You must choose a different revolution for each Section.
Exam will include similar tasks to the SACs we have
completed during the year, including at least 1
visual/document analysis, 2 extended responses and 1
essay/research report.
The exam
• All exams from the previous 10 years or so are available
at this website …
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/studies/history/revolutions/exams.aspx
• I also have copies of the exams for practicing, some of
these include sample responses (good ones).
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