Year 9 – History

Head of Subject: Mrs S Barnes


Intended Outcomes

Year 9 students will investigate the causes and consequences of WW1They will use historical sources, investigating life in Nazi Germany; after Xmas students will start the GCSE OCR explaining the modern world A: Non British depth study the USA 1945-1975 and the civil rights era and the War and British Society unit. 

  • Course Implementation

    Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day:  Causes and impacts of WW1 

    Enquiry Focus: How was Britain challenged by WW1? Short and Long term causes of WW1, Trench conditions for soldiers, the home front and propaganda plus identify how the war ended, evaluation of sources and interpretations. Review of student’s work, hinge questions, quizzing, homework and online quizzes created by the history dept. 

    Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day:  Peace settlements, the rise of Hitler and the Nazis and causes of WW2 

    Enquiry focus:  What were the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1919 – WW2The Big 3 and the Treaty of Versailles, the differences between dictatorship and democracy, rise of Hitler and the Nazis party, life in Nazi Germany and causes of WW2, evaluation of political cartoons. Review of student’s work, hinge questions, quizzing, homework and online quizzes created by the history dept. 

    OCR Explaining the modern world A: Depth study: The USA 1945 – 1975 

    GCSE depth study focuses on the relationship between the people and the state in the USA from 1945 – 1974. Review of student’s work, hinge questions, quizzing, homework and online quizzes created by the history dept. 

    OCR Explaining the Modern World A: War and British Society c.790 to c2010; Paper 2, British Thematic study 

    Second order historical concepts such as causation, change and historical significance  to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relationship between war and society over a long period of British history, this includes a broad sweep of time which covers the impact of different types of warfare, attitudes and responses to war, impacts of the war on people and impacts of the war on government and politics. Review of student’s work, hinge questions, quizzing, homework and online quizzes created by the history dept. 

     

Learning Impact

Assessments will focus on knowledge recall, source evaluations, explanations and analysis as well as the writing of structured answers, culminating in substantiated judgments; this will evolve into GCSE style questions when we commence the GCSE. 
 
Reports will indicate how well students can recall and apply knowledge, analyse ideas, evaluate sources and make substantiated judgements in line with their knowledge of WW1, rise of Hitler, causes of WW2 and the start of the GCSE course  American Civil Rights and War and Society unit. 

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