14). This means that teachers will carry out much of the assessment, but will be held accountable through national assessment. The curriculum includes performance standards that “provide an expectation of the quality of learning” (Godhino 2011, p. 203) for particular year levels. This will be used to influence my planning and assessments in order to help my students achieve the expected quality of learning. The Australian Curriculum states that achievement standards for history at Year 9 level include the ability to “explain different interpretations of the past [and to] explain the meaning of these events” (ACARA 2010). Tasks discussing and analyzing these different understandings of ANZAC Day, using primary and secondary sources, will enable students to explain various interpretations of ANZAC Day and its meaning to different people. The curriculum also states that students are able to 'examine sources compare different points of view [and] develop their own interpretations about the past' (ACARA 2010). Through the critical analysis of articles with contrasting arguments, students will examine and they will critically compare different points of view by providing students with information on different points of view and engaging in a dialogue and reflection task