Pendle Hill High School
Assessment Task Cover Sheet Faculty/Subject: HSIE Assessment Task 1 No: Year: 9 Assessment weigh ng: Date Given: 22/02/17 Student Name: Date Due: 20% 13/03/17 Date submi ed: Teacher: Miss Fon /Miss Mansour/Ms Huynh SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS 
The task must be completed by the due date. Hardcopies must be handed to your regular classroom
teacher during school hours and signed for. 
Assignments received after 4pm on the due date will incur a late penalty ABSENCE/LATE SUBMISSION 
Late submission: For students in Years 11 and 12, the penalty is 40% for the first calendar day and
20% for each calendar day thereafter. The penalty includes weekend and public holidays. For students
in Years 7,8, 9 and 10 the penalty is 20% per day. Any assignment more than one week late will result in an N award warning le er being mailed to parents. 
Absence: if you are absent from school on the day the task is to be completed, you are required on
your return to school to provide a medical certificate/documentation to the front office. Failure to
provide adequate documentation will result in late submission penalties being applied. STUDENT CONFIRMATION 
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This is all my own work. I have referenced any work used from other sources and have not plagiarised
the work of others. I understand that plagiarised work will receive zero marks and an N award warning
letter.
I have attached a complete bibliography.
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Year 9 HSIE– The Industrial Revolution
Assessment 1– Great entrepreneurs of the Industrial Revolution poster and speech
Date issued:22/02/17
Date Due: 13/03/17
Weighting: 20%
OUTCOMES:
HT5-1 explains and assesses the historical forces and factors that shaped the modern world and Australia
HT5-2 sequences and explains the significant patterns of continuity and change in the development of the
modern world and Australia
HT5-6 uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations and analyses of
the modern world and Australia
HT5-10 selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate effectively
about the past for different audiences
TASK:
Entrepreneurs were vital to the success of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. Entrepreneurs were
willing to take risks investing in new technologies and inventions.
Your task is to design and create a poster for an exhibition on the great entrepreneurs of the Industrial
Age. You will also need to give a short speech (3 minutes) on your entrepreneur to the rest of the class.
In both the display and presentation you are trying to prove your entrepreneur is the greatest, most
successful figure of the Industrial Revolution.
Choose ONE entrepreneur from the list below:
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Richard Arkwright
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Matthew Boulton
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James Watt
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John Roebuck
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Sir Joseph Paxton
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Josiah Wedgwood
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George Stephenson
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Thomas Cook
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George Courtauld
Your poster must include:
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A chronology highlighting key dates in their life and their achievements
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Interesting and/or unusual facts and statistics about the Industrial Age
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Pictures and diagrams relating to the entrepreneur and their business
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Replicas of documents or artefacts
Your presentation must include:
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Key facts about your entrepreneur and what they achieved
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Well argued reasons on why your entrepreneur was so great and successful
You must submit a copy of your speech along with a bibliography listing the references you have
used. (A guide on how to write a bibliography can be found on the following page).
You will be assessed on your ability to:
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Sequence key dates in the life and achievements of the entrepreneur
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Provide detailed and accurate historical information
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Evidence of preparation and rehearsal for your speech
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Compliance with time restraints
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Delivers a clear, effective speech
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Uses eye contact, tone, gestures
How to write a bibliography
Your bibliography must be correctly referenced like the example below.
Book:
Mason, K.J. (2002). Experience of Nationhood: Modern Australia since 1900. McGraw Hill (4th ed).
Book with multiple authors:
Cameron, K., Lawless, J., and Young, C. (2000). Investigating Australia’s 20th Century History. Nelson,
Southbank.
Website:
McCulloch, J. (2001). Jim’s Buddhism page. [Internet]. Available from: http://home.austin.rr.com/
jmcculloch> 27 March 2002.
Name: ________________________________________ POSTER CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1 0 Correctly sequences the key dates in the life
and achievements of the entrepreneur.
Provides accurate facts and statistics on the
Industrial Revolution. Includes pictures and diagrams Includes replicas of documents or artefacts Overall presentation Sub-Total:
/20
PRESENTATION CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1 0 Provides detailed and accurate facts about the
entrepreneur and their achievements. Provides well-argued reasons on why the
entrepreneur was great and successful. Evidence of preparation and rehearsal Compliance with time restraints Delivers a clear, effective speech Uses eye contact, tone, and gestures Includes a bibliography
Sub-Total:
TOTAL MARKS:
/25
/45
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