/ Semester One 2018 / Year Level: 11 and 12 / Subject:Ancient History
Week / Week Beginning / Unit / Concepts Covered / School Event/
Public Holiday / Assessment Due
1 / 22 Jan / ARCHAEOLOGY / Introduction to historical practices and archaeological skills
  • How historians use archaeological evidence to provide an understanding of the past
/ 22 Jan - Years 7, 8, 9 Commence
23 Jan - Years 10, 11, 12 Commence
26 Jan - Australia Day
2 / 29 Jan / Introduction to Historical Practices
Pompeii and Heculaneum /
  • Identify excavation and dating techniques involved
  • Interpret literary and non-literary evidence
Critically examine primary and secondary sources and their bias / 2 Feb Last day for subject changes
3 / 5 Feb / Textbooks: Chronicles Book 1: Chapters 1 -2; Archaeology:Zarmatti and Cremin / INQUIRY TOPIC / POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM / 6 Feb - Inter-House Swimming
6 Feb – Semester 1 Overviews Published
4 / 12 Feb /
  • Latest archaeological evidence from the sites as case studies.
/ 15 Feb Snr Pathways Evening for Yr 10 Students and Parents in Hall: 6 pm
5 / 19 Feb / STUDIES OF FUNERARY PRACTICES
Six Feet Under / INQUIRY TOPIC 1
  • Background Study – Development of funerary practices over time across cultures + the influence of geography and political leadership upon the funerary practices of ancient Egypt and Qin Dynasty China.
/ 20 & 21 Feb - Year 9 NAPLAN Trial
22 Feb BCC Immunisations 9 am All Yr 7 / Cat 4 / Short Answer/Objective
6 / 26 Feb / Textbook:
Funerary Practices: Harris and Iselin; Chronicles Book 1:
Chapter 4; Teacher Resources /
  • Topic - Attitudes towards death, the afterlife and burial rituals in ancient civilisations focussing on ancient Egypt and China. The chthonic gods and their roles in the passage of the soul to the afterlife.
Research Process to be taught / 28 FebYr 7 Writing Workshop in Lib: Pd 1 & 2
2 Mar Clean up Wavell Day Pd 4
7 / 5 Mar /
  • Tombs and their contents; preservation and excavation of tombs and evidence.
/ 7 Mar Yr 12 Maths A&B Exams in Hall: Form, Pds 1 & 3
8 / 12 Mar / As above + assignment research and tracking / 13 Mar Yr 12 QCS Prac Test in Hall & Cert 11 Workshop, Pd 1 & 2
9 / 19 Mar / 20 - 22 Mar Yrs 7&9 NAPLAN Trial
10 / 26 Mar / As above + assignment research and tracking / 26 - 27 Mar Yr 12 QCS Practice Test in Hall & Cert 1 Workshop: All day
26 Mar Year 11 Business Management excursion to Dreamworld
27 Mar School Dance in Hall: 7 pm – 10 pm
28 Mar Yr 9 Science Day Pd 1 - 3
29 Mar Mid Semester Reports emailed
30 Mar Good Friday
Autumn Vacation (30 March – 15 April)
/ Semester One 2018 / Year Level: 11 and 12 / Subject: Ancient History
Week / Week Beginning / Unit / Concepts Covered / School Event /
Public Holiday / Assessment Due
11 / 16 Apr / As above + assignment research and tracking / 16 Apr SFD
18 Apr “Shake & Stir” in Hall: Yr 8 Pd 1, Yr 11 Drama Pd 1
19 Apr Inter-house Cross Country Pd 3&4
20 Apr ANZAC Day Assembly
12 / 23 April / 23 Apr Yrs 7 -11 Problem Solving Challenge in Hall
24 Apr Wavell SHS Homecoming Rugby League Event
25 Apr - Anzac Day Public Holiday / CAT 3 Year 12 Due
Multi modal Research
13 / 30 April / Multi-modal Task Due / 1 May Parent Teacher Interviews: 3:30pm – 7:30pm – N Block
2 May Yr 7 U2B Reading/Writing W/shop in Lib: Pd 1 & 2 / CAT 3 Year 11 Due
Multi modal Research
14 / 7 May / ESSAY WRITING SKILLS / 7 May Labour Day Holiday
8 May BCC Immunisations 9 am, Yr 10 Meningoccal
15 / 14 May / 14 May District Cross Country (Kedron SHS)
15 – 17 May Yrs 7 & 9 NAPLAN Test Day
16 May Yr 12 QCS/Cert 1 Workshop: Pd 1 & 2
Yr 12 Physics excursion Planetarium: Pds 3 & 4
20 May OPEN DAY
16 / 21 May / EXAM PREPARATION / 23 May Yr 12 Eng Lit excursion UQ: All day
24 May Yrs 9 & 10 Business Market Day: Pd 3 & Lunch
24 May SRC Non-Uniform Day
17 / 28 May / 30 May Yr 10 Careers Expo in Hall: Form to Pd 3
18 / 4 June
19 / 11 June / YEAR 11 and 12 Block Exams / 11 – 20 June: Sem 1 Exams Yrs 11 & 12
15 – 19 June Sem 1 Exams Yr 10
15 - 20 June Sem 1 Exams Yrs 7, 8, 9 / Cat 1
Unseen Essay
20 / 18 June / YEAR 11 AND 12 Resume Classes 21st June / 13 June ICAS Writing Comp in Library: Pd 4
20 June - Normal classes resume Yr 10
21 June – Normal classes resume Yrs 11 & 12
22 June – Yr 10 WEX Induction in Hall: Pd 4
21 / 25 June / Year 12 QCS Practice 25 – 26th June / 25 - 26 June Yr12 QCS Practice Test & Cert 1 Workshop in Hall & Q Block
Yr 10 Cert 1 Workshop/Catch-up: Pd 2 - 4
25 June Yr 10 Work Experience Prep: Pd 1
26 – 29 June Yr 10 Work Experience
27 – 29 June Yr 7 Camp at Noosa
28 - 29 June Year 11 Sem 1 Report Cards issued & Academic Review
29 June Sem Reports finalised and posted for Yrs 7 - 10, 12
Winter Vacation (30 June – 15 July)