Due Friday of Week 4 by 8pm AEST/AEDT. The assessment is to be submitted online via the CloudDeakin dropbox.
Students will work individually to research one historical, political, or cultural topic related to First Nations peoples and provide the historical and social context of the topic. Students will also discuss how the topic can be linked to the contemporary Australian education context.
Topics that you can choose from include:
The Frontier Wars (or a specific conflict or massacre)
The Aboriginal Boards of Protection (or a specific mission or reserve)
The establishment of the Native Institution in Parramatta
The Black Wars in Tasmania
The various Smallpox outbreaks
The establishment of the first First Nations political organisations in the 1920s (or a specific political organisation)
The Cummeragunja Walk Off
The Stolen Generations
The Pilbara Strike
The Wave Hill Walk Off
The 1967 referendum
The establishment of the Tent Embassy
A topic of your choice provided it has been approved by the unit chair
| Criteria and Weighting | High Distinction
(8 – 10) |
Distinction
(7 – 7.9) |
Credit
(6 – 6.9) |
Pass
(5 – 5.9) |
Fail
(0 – 4.9) |
| Research of topic and historical and social context
GLO1, GLO2, GLO4, GLO5, GLO8 40% |
The selected topic has been researched, considered, and articulated to an excellent standard. | The selected topic has been researched, considered, and articulated to a high standard. | The selected topic has been researched, considered, and articulated to a good standard. | The selected topic has been researched, considered, and articulated to an adequate standard. | The selected topic has been researched, considered, and articulated to a poor standard. |
| Discussion of links to topic for contemporary education contexts
GLO1, GLO2, GLO4, GLO5, GLO8 40% |
Discussion of topic’s links to contemporary education has been considered, and articulated to an excellent standard. | Discussion of topic’s links to contemporary education has been considered, and articulated to a high standard. | Discussion of topic’s links to contemporary education has been considered, and articulated to a good standard. | Discussion of topic’s links to contemporary education has been, considered, and articulated to an adequate standard. | Discussion of topic’s links to contemporary education has been considered and articulated to a poor standard. |
| Expression
GLO1 20% |
The research essay has been structured well and conforms to all academic standards of spelling, grammar, research including First Nations scholarship, referencing (APA7), and style. There are no errors present. | The research essay has been structured appropriately and conforms to most academic standards of spelling, grammar, research including First Nations scholarship, referencing (APA7), and style. There are a few errors present. | The research essay requires minor revisions to the structure. It conforms to most academic standards of spelling, grammar, research including First Nations scholarship, referencing (APA7), and style. There are some errors present. | The research essay requires major revisions. It conforms to some academic standards of spelling, grammar, research including First Nations scholarship, referencing (APA7), and style. There are many errors present. | The research essay requires significant revisions. It conforms to few academic standards of spelling, grammar, research including First Nations scholarship, referencing (APA7), and style. There are many errors present. |