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Something for form time…
Jan 21st
Here are some resources for stimulating discussions and active learning in form time. The first one looks at the Costa Concordia disaster and looks at the rights and wrongs of ‘women and children first’. The second uses the new silent film ‘The Artist’ as a way into discussions and games about non-verbal communication.
Should we all be communists?
Nov 22nd
Year 9 are currently looking at the world after the First World War. As part of that we have defined democracy and dictatorship. In this lesson, we will look at communism and whether it was a good idea.
To download the powerpoint worksheet click here.
Was the League well organised?
Nov 10th
In today’s lesson we are looking at the oranisation of the League of Nations. In particular, I want you to consider examples of strengths and weaknesses in the League and consider how well it was organised. To start off with you need to make a Venn Diagram on Microsoft Publisher:
A Venn Diagram has two interlocking circles. One circle will be for strengths, and one will be for weaknesses. Where they overlap you could put examples that are both strengths and weaknesses. Once you have made the outline you need to copy and paste examples from pages 1 to 3 of this reading. Make sure the text makes sense on its own, you may need to change it slightly. Only go as far as the structure, we are not yet considering membership problems.
Once you have done that you should complete this online progress check. This is designed to make sure you have idenitfied some of the key examples and also to encourage you to write a 6 mark exam style question.
Finally you could watch this short video to recap your learning.
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
Oct 6th
In today’s lesson we want to:
- review the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
- sort arguments about whether the Treaty was fair
- begin to form our own views about whether the Treaty was fair
Using your GARGLE powerpoint from two weeks ago, try to complete this document. Once you’ve done that save it to your History folder.
Then try to sort out the arguments on this arguments powerpoint. Be careful, you need to sort them based on what they say, not whether you agree with it or whether you think it is fair. Again. Make sure you save it to your documents once you’re finished.
EXTENSION: Use page 68 and 69. Try to add extra points to the arguments powerpoint. This task will improve your ability to pick out examples from more sophisticated text, which will be an important skill in your controlled assessment.
If you have headphones you could listen to two of my former students explain whether it was fair:
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And you could watch this BBC revision video:
Finally, you could add a second page to the arguments powerpoint, bullet pointing your views on whether the Treaty was fair.
