TERM 3 HUMANITIES:

HISTORY
 Unit Overview – Term 3

Inter War Years Turning Points of WWII Australia’s involvement

in WWII
 WHAT IS THIS UNIT OF
WORK ABOUT?
• to develop a sense of perspective and empathy on issues
• to be critical thinkers who can make reasoned arguments
supported by evidence.
A summary of the units with approximate timings and
key points of focus
◦ Unit 1 – The inter-war years (how did events escalate between WWI and
WWII?)

◦ Unit 2 – What were the major turning points of WWII and why were they
significant to Australia?
What do we mean by ‘turning points’?
The dictionary defines “turning point” as a point at which a decisive change takes place. So
a turning point in history is more than just an important event that happened a long time
ago. It is an idea, event or action that directly, and sometimes indirectly, caused change.
Click icon to add picture What have been the
greatest ‘turning points
in global history’?
As you watch the following
simulation of 10 ‘turning
points’ in history, note down
the 5 which you believe were
MOST significant and led to
considerable ‘global’ change.

* Note reasons why you

selected them in your book. Be
prepared to justify your
selections.
Q: What if all we knew was
completely threatened, or even Digging deeper:
incorrect? How do we gain back Thinking harder
our security and understanding
of what is really happening?
• What DO we know? What is ‘knowing’?

• Threatened? What is at stake? Why are we

afraid? Of whom? Why?

• Incorrect? What is evidence? What is truth?

• Gain back? From whom? Where has ‘it’ gone?

• What is ‘reality’? How do we know?

‘Oh Dear’ …

It is not that we can’t actually do

anything about certain events, it is only
that mainstream media presents some
events within a framework that makes it
seem that way and that in itself, is a
very powerful way to control society.
• So how are we to know what
TRUTH is?

• What CAN we believe?

• Who CAN we believe?

• Who WANTS us to believe?

• What is our belief WORTH to

others?

• What is a FACT?
 Open question:

“In what ways can the Covid19

pandemic exemplify a ‘turning point’
in history?”

In NO MORE than 200 words,

consider:

• Why you believe it to be/ not be a

‘turning point’;
• What impacts it has had on life as
we know it;
• How it has changed aspects of life
such as health, the economy, travel,
relationships, sport and recreation
or other human activities.
 What is ARGUMENTATIVE writing?
Argumentative writing is a genre of writing through which we try to convince people of our
viewpoint
using reasoning, evidence, and a formal style.

It is NOT just an opinion - we should back it up with facts! Note the difference between
PERSUASIVE and ARGUMENTATIVE writing genres.

PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTATIVE

● Uses personal thoughts, feelings, and opinions to get the point ● Uses reasoning, facts, and evidence to inform the reader
across ● Informational and factual language is used
● Emotional language and persuasive techniques are used ● Presents both sides of the issue (arguments and counter-
● Presents only one side of the issue arguments)
What is the STRUCTURE?

CLAIM What do you want to convince about?

● Reason 1… (and example)

EVIDENCE and ● Reason 2… (and example)
REASONS ● Reason 3… (and example)

What would the opposite side say? Acknowledge their view and try
COUNTERCLAIM to refute it.

Conclude by reinforcing your opinion,

CONCLUSION now based on the facts and reasons you listed before.
What LANGUAGE should I use?
What criteria might we need to use
in order to determine that something
represents a ‘turning point’ in
history? (i.e., what kinds of evidence
should be detectable?)

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justify them.

What do you believe has come to

characterize the world, our country
or even our community during this
pandemic?

To what extent do you believe

things have fundamentally
changed (for better or worse)?

Is this a temporary or permanent

change?
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remembered

Appeal of science A ‘self-check’ on

& evidence our mortality

An era for Precarity of Age of loneliness

creativity employment and isolation

Growth of Hope became an Rise in online Inventiveness of To what extent are these
individualism ‘industry’ abuse/hatred acts of service

Era of intolerance ‘Fast policy’ and Fear of change and

matters of perspective,
of other’s habits ‘reactive’ politics rise of ‘paranoia’ circumstance or truth?
Revelation of Age of widening Era of suspicion of Era of
extent of ‘greed’ social inequality ‘others’ intents collaborative

Revision of travel New era of public

problem-solving
Cancellation &
What is real, and what is
& transport
industry
health standards postponement
not? How do we know?
‘Check-in’ is Era of adaptivity Era of ‘truth’ V Collapse of
normalised and flexibility ‘anti-truth’ institutions