Work Samples - Grade B
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 B.
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.
Work Samples: Casey
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: Indra
Activity: A Migrant's Story - Structured Report (View Activity…)
Students write a structured report based on their research of the experiences of migrants in Australia in the postwar period.
Work Samples: Kerry
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: Jessie
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: Bobby, Nicky, Dale, Reese
Grade B
The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills to most situations.