Year 8 Civics sample curriculum grid

Curriculum grid: Civics and citizenship Strand: Skills To see how skills are integrated within each chapter, see the ‘Contents by skills’ tables on pages ix–xi of the Student Book.

Sub-strand Questioning and researching

Analysis, evaluation and interpretation Civic participation and decision-making Communicating

Content descriptions

AC9HC8S01 develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues AC9HC8S02 locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources AC9HC8S03 analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges AC9HC8S04 explain the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation AC9HC8S05 create descriptions, explanations and arguments using civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms that reference evidence

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Student Book topic

Chapter 20 The civics and citizenship toolkit 20.2 Questioning and researching

Chapter 20 The civics and citizenship toolkit 20.3 Analysis, evaluation and interpretation Chapter 20 The civics and citizenship toolkit 20.4 Civic participation and decision making Chapter 20 The civics and citizenship toolkit 20.5 Communicating

Strand: Knowledge and understanding Sub-strand Government and democracy

Law and citizens

Citizenship, diversity and identity

Content descriptions

Student Book topic

AC9HC8K02 the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments

Chapter 21 Democracy in Australia 21.1 Australia’s political system 21.2 Australia’s political parties 21.3 Australia’s parliament 21.4 Australia’s voting system

AC9HC8K03 the characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)

Chapter 23 The law in Australia 23.1 Principles of Australia’s legal system 23.2 Characteristics of laws 23A Skills in Context: Terra Nullius to Native Title 23.3 Common law 23.4 Statute law 23B Skills in Context: Bullying

AC9HC8K04 the types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law

Chapter 23 The law in Australia 23.5 Different types of law 23.6 Parliaments and courts

AC9HC8K05 how culture and religion may influence individuals' and groups' perceptions and expressions of citizenship and their actions as citizens

Chapter 22 Citizenship and national identity in Australia 22.3 Citizens in communities 22B Skills in Context: Maintaining identity

AC9HC8K06 different experiences of, perspectives on and debates about Australia’s

Chapter 22 Citizenship and national identity in Australia 22.1 Australian identity

AC9HC8K01 how Australians are informed about and participate in democracy

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Chapter 21 Democracy in Australia 21A Skills in Context: Political cartoons 21.5 Participating in Australia’s democracy 21.6 Having a say 21.7 Informed citizens

national identity and citizenship, including the perspectives of First Nations Australians as owners of their respective nations, and of different migrant groups

22.2 Becoming an Australian citizen 22A Skills in Context: The creation of Australian citizenship

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