Work Samples - Grade A
The work samples for this grade, together, assist teachers to gain a common understanding of the standard of work typically produced by students whose performance, on balance, matches the description for Grade A.
At the end of Stage 5 for the School Certificate, student achievement is reported using the Course Performance Descriptors. Read more about School Certificate Grading.
Activity: Experiences of the Depression (View Activity…)
Students work in pairs to create a dialogue between two characters who had different experiences of the Great Depression.
Activity: Stolen Generations - Structured Argument (View Activity…)
Students write a 300-500 word letter to the editor in reply to the editor of a newspaper, based on sources.
Work Samples: Ariel
Activity: Australia and the UN: Research Report (View Activity…)
Students write a short structured report including a timeline, based on websites.
Work Samples: Ashley
Activity: Changing Rights and Freedoms (View Activity…)
Students assess the significance of one of the following events or issues to the changing rights and freedoms of Aboriginal people.
Work Samples: Cameron
Activity: People Power (View Activity…)
Students examine the role of Charles Perkins in the Freedom Rides or Germaine Greer in Women’s Liberation or Sir John Kerr in the Whitlam dismissal.
Work Samples: Parker
Grade A
The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations.