Extension history is available to ancient and modern history student in the HSC year only (60 hours). This is a one unit course. Students will study:
- part 1: what is history - historiography and case studies, example, JFK, Elizabeth I
- part 2: history project - students learn historical skills of:
• developing a proposal for a historical investigation
• locating, selecting, analysing, synthesising and evaluating information from a range of historical sources
• presenting research findings through a well-structured historical text
• appropriate referencing
• preparing a bibliography
• reviewing key sources
• reflecting on process and product and apply the skills by designing and conducting their own historical investigation.