Judging Standards Work Sample: Year 2 History - K

The annotated work samples in Judging Standards support teachers when reporting
against the achievement standards, when giving assessment feedback and when
explaining the differences between one student’s achievement and another’s.
Reporting against the Achievement Standard
Grey highlighting identifies those aspects of the achievement standard addressed in
the work sample. Annotations in black text refer to the assessment pointers, while
those in coloured text highlight additional, specific qualities evident in the work.
Buckingham House
Prior to this task, students discussed daily life, past and present, in their local area. The teacher provided relevant
sources for this topic, including an excursion to Buckingham House and Old Wanneroo School House in Wanneroo,
Western Australia. Using photographs and stories from this experience, the students described school life, past and
present, in a written narrative.
By the end of Year 2, students analyse aspects of daily life to identify how some have changed over recent time while
others have remained the same. They describe a person, site or event of significance in the local community.
Students sequence events in order, using a range of terms related to time. They pose questions about the past and use
sources provided (physical, visual, oral) to answer these questions. They compare objects from the past and present.
Students develop a narrative about the past using a range of texts.
Historical settings (narratives), Historical sites
Student achievement is reported at the end of the semester or year using achievement
descriptors, which may be accompanied by letter grades. Achievement descriptors/letter
grades should not be used to assess individual pieces of work.
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History: Year 2 Excellent Achievement Work Sample
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Identifies and compares detailed
features of objects from the past and
the present.
Uses relevant and accurate terms, in
the correct context, related to time,
e.g. ‘… you would get smacked …’;
‘Children still have to …’
Draws conclusions about features
from objects and experiences from
the past and the present, outlining
some cause and effect, e.g. ‘If you
were bad you had to were (wear) the
Dance (dunce) hat and go to the
corrner (corner).’
Accurately compares objects from
the past and the present by referring
to relevant examples and explains
their purpose, e.g. ‘This is different to
my school because they have (had) to
sit on a wooden bench …’
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History: Year 2 Excellent Achievement Work Sample
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Analyses aspects of daily life and uses
specific examples to compare and
contrast changes from the past and
the present, e.g. ‘They had to yous
(use) chalk boards (chalkboards)
because they had no computers.’
Provides a detailed sequence of
events and/or objects when
explaining continuity, e.g. ‘the
children still have recess and lunch.’
Develops an accurate, detailed
narrative about the past.
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History: Year 2 Excellent Achievement Work Sample
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