History
History Scheme of Work
Transition year is divided into 28 academic weeks in the school year. Within these perimeters, most modules are divided into four seven-week periods. History in transition year is one of these seven-week modules. As such all that follows is repeated with each successive class group throughout the school year.
It must be noted that, History in transition year is a “taster course”, consisting of one double class each week, or fourteen class periods in each module.
Aims
To revise the work of a historian
To research a period/event/person in history of historical importance
To take on the persona of someone from that period and record their experiences
To learn how to research the past and write a report on a given topic
Objectives
Students will be able to describe the work of a historian
Students will be able to identify historical sources and determine their reliability
Students will be able to research, write about and present a topic of historical importance
Strategies
Research
Group Discussion
Tweeting
Presentation of Findings
Content
Revision of the work of a historian, sources, and their reliability
25 titles about a historical event/person/place will be given to students
Assignment
Students must then research their given project and write a report on it. They must include 3 sources used. Project must include a clear title, detail of event/person/place. Project must be typed up for submission (30%)
Students must present their project to the class in an imaginative way (PowerPoint, Prezie, and YouTube. (30 %.)
Students must set up a twitter account using a relevant name linked to their project e.g. ‘sunken Joe’ on the Lusitania and tweet every day for 2 weeks taking on the persona of someone from that period (dates and activation of the account will be announced by teacher. (40%)
Resources
Library Books
Film
Internet
Twitter