ROSSMOYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ASSESSMENT

INQUIRY GUIDE

Assessment Structure:

Section Marks My Mark

1 Inquiry Questions (Questioning) 3
2 Research notes (Research) 5
3 References/Bibliography (Research) 3
4 Research Summary (Evaluating) 4
5 Analysing (Analysis) 4
6 Final Product (Communicating) 6
Final Mark /25

Assessment Instructions:

Complete the inquiry tasks and your final product by the deadline provided. Submit all your research notes
and a transcript of your final product (i.e. essay, speech from video, text on visual display, etc), including
your bibliography to TurnItIn (via SEQTA) by the due date. In addition, submit a hard copy of your final
product (movie, museum display, essay, etc), if applicable, to your teacher by the same date.

Assessment Weighting: 15%

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 HASS Inquiry Task Breakdown
This page provides a summary of all the tasks you need to complete for this assessment.
Some of the tasks are then broken down in further detail throughout this booklet.
Guide to Note-taking
Below are some tips for note taking. Remember to record all the sources you use!

 Record your inquiry question at the top of each note-taking page.

 Use a different coloured pen for each source you use. Don’t forget to also record a reference to the
bibliography entry details in the same colour at the bottom of the page.
 Highlight direct quotes/data/primary source images/all evidence (make sure to at least intext short
citation this!)
 Only use dot points and keywords (no sentences!).
 Use symbols, abbreviations and diagrams in your notes. Research question
Your notes don’t have to ONLY be linear.
and key words are
 Clear notes (not cramped on the page).
written clearly at
 Make sure you include your own analysis of the information
 Your notes and evaluations need to be Arial, size 11 font the top of the
 Notes and evaluations MUST be in Arial, size 11 page.

Dot points used.

Yes now they of that party

Information
relevant to
question.

Each source in a
different colour.

Use of graphic
notetaking
frameworks (flow
charts, Venn
diagrams, mind
maps, etc.)

Bibliography for
each source is
written in-full, and
in the same colour
as the relevant
notes.
CREATING A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Create a document on your computer titled Bibliography. As you conduct your research, make a note of the
date, and the URL or title of the resource. 
Once your research is complete, you will need to type up a full bibliography formatted in the Harvard
style. Your teacher will show you how to do that as per the lesson outline listed on page 2. 
The references in your bibliography must be in alphabetical order. 
Below is how to correctly write a reference for each type of source, with an example. 
You need to have the following number of references:
Year 7 - Bibliography includes at least 5 references from a wide range of sources (at least one website, one
print source and one visual media). 
Year 8 - Bibliography includes at least 6 references from a wide range of sources (at least one website, one
print source and one visual media). 
Year 9 - Bibliography includes at least 7 references from a wide range of sources (at least one website, one
print source and one visual media). 
Year 10 - Bibliography includes at least 8 references from a wide range of sources (at least one website,
one print source and one visual media). 
 

 Books: Author(s) surname, Initial(s) Year of publication, ‘Chapter name’, Title, pp. #-#. Publisher, Place of
publication.  
Conti, L, Easton, M, Saldais, M, Dumovic, V & Kostecki, R 2016, ‘Innovation and entrepreneurship’, Oxford
big ideas humanities and social sciences 7: Western Australian curriculum, pp. 396-407. Oxford University
Press, South Melbourne.  

Videos: Author(s) surname, Initial(s) Year of publication, Title of video, Type of medium, Date published
(Date Month). Available from: URL. [Date accessed/viewed]. 
CNN Business 2018, Richard Branson: I was seen as the dumbest person in school, YouTube video, 26
April. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeG_Dw4IuKo. [Accessed 4 June
2019].   

 Internet sites: Author(s) surname, Initial(s) Year of publication, Title of webpage. Available from: URL.
[Date accessed/viewed].  
Spudshed 2017, The Spudshed story. Available from: https://www.spudshed.com.au/our-story/. 
[Accessed 8 December 2021].

A sample bibliography may look like the following. Notice how the sources are in alphabetical order.
Bibliography  
CNN Business 2018, Richard Branson: I was seen as the dumbest person in school, YouTube video, 26
April. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeG_Dw4IuKo. [Accessed 4 June
2019].  
Conti, L, Easton, M, Saldais, M, Dumovic, V & Kostecki, R 2016, ‘Innovation and entrepreneurship’, Oxford
big ideas humanities and social sciences 7: Western Australian curriculum, pp. 396-407. Oxford
University Press, South Melbourne.  
Spudshed 2017, The Spudshed story. Available from: https://www.spudshed.com.au/our-story/. [Accessed
28 September 2020].