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

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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