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ST. MARYS CBSENNISCORTHY

SUBJECT DEPARTMENT PLAN

HISTORY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mission Statement Programmes, Levels and Time Allocation Subject Aims Subject Objectives Subject Teachers and Subject Coordinator Student Access to Subjects/Levels Range and Variety of Resources Cross Curricular Planning Provision for Health and Safety Requirements Access to I.T. Curriculum Content and Teaching Strategies

o Year 1o Year2o Year3o T.Y.o Year 5o Year 6

Homework and Assessment Links to Learning Support Links to Guidance Reporting and Record Keeping Continuous Professional Development

SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS CHRISTIAN AND IRISH CULTURE, VALUES, EDUCATES AND PREPARES ALL OF ITS STUDENTS FOR A RESPONSIBLE, MEANINGFUL AND

PRODUCTIVE LIFE

HISTORY DEPARTMENT MISSON STATEMENT

TO APPRECIATE & DEVELOP A LOVE OF HISTORY THROUGH UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES & THE TIMES IN WHICH WE HAVE LIVED. TO DEVLOP EMPATHY, TOLERANCE & RESPECT AMONG ALL OF

OUR STUDENTS IN AN INCREASINGLY MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

PROGRAMMES, LEVELS AND TIME ALLOCATION

Junior Certificate 1st year

2 classes per week

2 single classes (40 minutes per class)

Junior Certificate 2nd year

3 classes per week

3 single classes (40 mins each)

Junior Certificate 3rd year

2 classes per week


Transition year

2 classes per week


Leaving Certificate 5th year

5 classes per week

Leaving Certificate 6th year

5 classes per week

SUBJECT AIMS

To develop students skills, knowledge & understanding of history

To make students more aware of the history that is around them & of the different interpretation of historical evidence

To develop a sense of objectivity & fair-mindedness

SUBJECT OBJECTIVES

The History course develops the student’s ability to:

Examine the concept of change & some of the important effects of historical change

Evaluate a range of sources through some basic historical research

Encourage basic skills of research, note taking, critical thinking & contextualisation

SUBJECT TEACHERS

& SUBJECT

CO-ORDINATOR

Subject teachers : John Tobin

Teresa Cullen

Ciara Power

James McGovern

Tina Gibney

Dervla Talbot

Subject Co-ordinator:

STUDENT ACCESS TO SUBJECT/LEVELS

Student access to subject:

Junior Certificate (1st year – 3rd year)o History is a compulsory subject for junior cycle students

Leaving Certificate (5th year)o Students will enter into History for the Leaving Certificate based on availability in the

option.

Student access to levels:

Junior Certificateo The decision to undertake higher level art for the Junior Certificate should be based on

ability and on application to work. Will be decided after the mock exams

Leaving Certificateo The decision to undertake higher level for the Leaving Certificate should be based on

ability and on application to work. Level will be decided after the mock exams.

RANGE AND VARIETY OF RESOURCES

FOOTSTEPS IN TIME 1& 2 HISTORY PRESSTHE PAST TODAY HISTORY PRESSDISCOVERING HISTORY HISTORY PRESSTIMELINE HISTORY PRESSNEW COMPLETE HISTORY & WORKBOOK HISTORY PRESSDOOR TO THE PAST & WORKBOOK HISTORY PRESSHISTORY RESOURCES & REVISION HISTORY PRESSSTAIR JOURNALS HISTORY PRESSWOMEN IN IRISH HISTORY HISTORY PRESSVISUAL HISTORY 3 HISTORY PRESSITS ABOUT TIME 1 & 2 HISTORY PRESSWIDE RANGE OF HISTORY DVD’S, PODCASTS, MP3 FILE & AUDIO CLIPS

HISTORY PRESS & SUBJECT FOLDER

ICT & HISTORY AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.HIST.IE AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.SCOILNET.IE AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.BBC.CO.UK AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.SCHOOLHISTORY.CO.UK AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.EHISTORY.OSU.EDU AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.UCC.IE/CELT AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.CHANNEL4.COM/HISTORY/ AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.HISTORYCHANNEL.COM AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.HISTORYTEACHERS.IE AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.FORDHAM.EDU/HALSALL/ AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.HISTORYLEARNINGSITE.CO.UK AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.SPARTACUS.SCOILNET.CO.UK AVAILABLE ONLINEWIDE RANGE OF PHOTO’S, POSTERS, NEWSPAPERS CLIPPINGS

HISTORY ROOMS

YOUTUBE ACESSES AVAILABLE ONLINEWWW.EDCO.IE AVAILABLE ONLINE

TEXTBOOKS, MATERIALS, RESOURCES LOCATION

http://WWW.EDCO.IE/

http://WWW.HISTORYTEACHERS.IE/

http://WWW.HISTORYCHANNEL.COM/

http://WWW.UCC.IE/CELT

http://WWW.EHISTORY.OSU.EDU/

http://WWW.SCHOOLHISTORY.CO.UK/

http://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/

http://WWW.SCOILNET.IE/

http://WWW.HIST.IE/

CROSS CURRICULAR PLANNING

SUBJECT CROSS CURRICULAR LINKWITH ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN

I.T o Researching people in history o Watching clips of historical eventso Listening to audio clipso History research / project work etc

English o Reading historical poems o Descriptive passages and essay practice to enhance

people in history question

Art o Close link between history of art and periods studied in the history syllabus e.g. Renaissance

Geography o Knowledge of maps, where countries are located, and information on countries

Religion o Study of Early Christian Ireland, look at Monasteries,

o The splits in the Churcho The Reformation & counter – reformation

Irish o Famous Irish historical figures

PROVISION FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

HAZARDS IDENTIFIED

CONTROL MEASURESFire Storage and accumulations of paper Smoking Use of flammable substances

Adequate paper storage facilities Smoking is prohibited Fire alarm system Adequate emergency exits Fire hose reels Fire evacuation procedures Fire drills

Electricity

TV, printer, laptop, projector, etc Qualified personnel carry out electrical work Staff report loose electrical connections,

electric shocks, etc.Manual Handling Chairs, tables and presentation equipment

Staff and pupils should not try to lift more than they can safely manage

Violence and Aggression Casual intruders

Parents make an appointment to meet with a teacher

All visitors must report to reception Teachers finishing a class always lock the

room Sharpe implements are kept in locked presses Intruder alarm Training requirements for dealing with

violence and aggressionSlips, Trips and Falls Water or wet clay on the floor Loose tiling Accessing high shelving Loose cables Materials and equipment stored on the floor Waste materials

Spills are cleaned up as soon as they occur Anti-slip floor covering Safe means of access is provided to high

shelving Cables are kept tidy and away from walkways Items and materials are stored in designated

areas Classroom cleaned after each class

ACCESS TO I.T.

Laptop and projector

Computer and projectors in most History classrooms.Teachers have been allocated work laptops

Printer / scanner

Printer located beside the computer in staff workroom, computer rooms, and in some classrooms

Internet connection

Available in all rooms

Computer room

Available during class time, lunch times and after school

Teachers computer and printer

Located in the work room for teachers use

HOMEWORK AND ASSESSMENT

1 st year - 3 rd year

o Homework to be completed in homework copieso 1st yr : 15 – 20 mins, 2nd yr : 20 – 30 mins, 3rd year : 30 – 35 minso Teacher will state objectives for giving the homework – the class content and material should

relate to the homework set.o Class test (short answer and essay style questions) after each topic in History is coveredo Commentary on the positive and negative aspects of the pupils work (formative assessment)o Pupils should have a breakdown of the marking scheme for self evaluation especially during the

Junior Cert. year.o Assessment after each project / topic.o Exam paper prepo Essay prepo Christmas and Summer tests – graded

5 th year - 6 th year

o History homework to be put into History hardback.o Leaving Certificate History essays for homework.o Class test (short answer and essay style questions) after each topic in History is covered.o Homework given every nighto Research for projects to be completed for homework.o Pupils should have a breakdown of the marking scheme for self evaluation.o Christmas and Summer tests should reflect the layout of the Leaving Cert. Paper – both practical

and theory.o Commentary as well as grade given on the positive and negative aspects of the work.

LINKS TO LEARNING SUPPORT

o All teachers made aware of student needs

o Learning support coordinator available to speak to etc

o Student liaison teacher available to keep teachers up to date

o Excellent communication with both of the above

o Individual Educational Programmes for pupils with specific learning disabilities set out.

o Goals are set out for students in the class

o Homework club available for weaker students with a wide range of teachers available to help with homework in all subjects

o Individual students needs are taken into account when planning lessons, note taking, reading in class, homework set & assessment given

LINKS TO GUIDANCE

Contribution to the social/personal development of students

o Personal identity developed through individual projects o Extra curricular activities – school magazine, History competitions, mural, posters etc.

o Group worko Field trips – visits to museums, local exhibitions, tours, etc.

o Oral presentations

Contribution to the educational development of students

o Teaching the History curriculum.o Extra curricular activities

o Field tripso Using outside speakers

Contribution to the career development of students

o Advising students about History courses.o Inviting outside speakers to the school in order to discuss their career and work.

1st – 3rd year

o Induction, buddy system, transition from primary to secondary, subject choices, counselling

T.Y.

o Work experience, career information, decision making, subject options

5th – 6th year

o Time management, interviews, career information, C.A.O., course and college information

Main topics to be covered in 1st year

SEPT – OCT

Historian Archaeologist Stone Age Brone Age

NOV – CHRISTMAS

The Celts Early Christianity Ancient Rome (finish in jan)

JAN – MARCH

The middle ages

MARCH – MAY

The Renaissance Revision for summer exams

FIRST YEAR SCHEME OF WORK

WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTArchaeologist Students will be able

to... Whole class

teaching Oral assessment Homework given

Define important terms from chapter

Be able to write an essay on the archaeologist at work

Peer teaching PowerPoint OHP Diagrams Structured

discussion Self evaluation How to structure

answers How to structure

essay Crossword/word

searches You tube clips of an

archaeologist at work

& checked everyday

Peer teaching & assessment

Class test at end of every chapter

Essay assessment

WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTStone Age Students will be able to...

Define important terms from the chapter

Be able to visually identify& write about the types of tombs in Neolithic Ireland

Be able to write an essay on the Neolithic farmer

Whole class teaching





searches Trip to heritage

centre after early Christian Ireland chp

Oral assessment Homework given

& checked everyday


Draw tombs Look at model of

dolmen Class test at end

of every chapter Essay assessment

WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTBronze Age Students will be able

to... Define important

terms from the chapter

Visually identify the types of crafts made during the bronze age

Be able to identify and write about the burial customs of the bronze age people

Be able to identify & write about bronze age homes









& checked everyday





WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTCelts Students will be able to...

Be able to define important terms from the chapter


Peer teaching PowerPoint


& checked everyday

Be able to write an account on Celtic appearance, what the ate & drank, Celtic homes, Celtic society, religion, pastimes & farming

Write an essay on a Celtic farmer

OHP Diagrams Structured










WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTEarly Christian Ireland

Students will be able to...

Define important terms from the chapter

Know the layout of the monastery & functions of each area

Be able to write an essay on an early Christian monk






searches Students draw

layout of a monastery in their copies

Trip to heritage centre after early Christian Ireland chp

Make a page from the book of Kells

Students draw a stone crosses with bible scenes


& checked everyday





WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTMiddle Ages

Students will be able to... Define important


Where did they come from and why they settled in certain places

Be able to describe & visually identify the types of castles they built & the functions of each part and how to attack & defend a castle

Be able to describe life in the medieval countryside/towns

A short account on a guild

Be able to describe & visually identify Romanesque & gothic architecture

Be able to write essays on the following;

A knight A lord &

lady A medieval

peasant A

craftsperson A monk in a medieval

monastery






searches You tube clip on a

knight and medieval towns

Trip to Enniscorthy Cathedral to see architecture

Oral assessment Homework

given & checked everyday


Draw tombs Look at model

of dolmen Class test at end

of every chapter Essay

assessment

WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTThe Romans Students will be able



Be able to label a diagram of a




& checked everyday


Draw tombs

roman house, roman man and womans clothing, a roman soldier

Be able to write about a poor roman, a rich roman, a roman child, a slave in rome, religion in rome and a roman soldier




searches Map of Roman

empire Look at you tube

clip Pompeii Visuals of roman

houses worksheets

Look at model of dolmen


Essay assessment

WEEKS TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES METHOLDOLOGIES ACCESSMENTRenaissance Students will be able



Define important terms in the chapter

Be able to discuss the





& checked everyday




reasons for the renaissance & why it happened in Italy

Be able to spot the difference between medieval painting & renaissance painting

Discuss the new methods used by renaissance artists

Short accounts on the following; medicine, science, literature, architecture & the printing press

Essays on the following; a renaissance artist from Italy/outside Italy, a sculptor from Italy



searches Documentary on

Leonardo da vinci

of every chapter Essay

assessment

Main topics to be covered in 2 nd year

Sept – oct

Exploration Reformation

Oct – Dec

Plantations Begin revolutions

Jan – Feb

Finish Revolutions

Feb – May

Industrial Revolution Famine Revision

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentExploration Students will be able to....

Write about the reasons for exploration

Write about the advances in navigation techniques & boats

Write a paragraph on Portugals contribution to


Peer teaching PowerPoint OHP Diagrams &

picture questions

Oral assessment

Homework given & checked everyday


Class test at

exploration Plot a map of Portuguese

exploration Write an essay on

Columbus & Magellan and be able to plot both of their journeys

To write a paragraph on the Treaty of Tordesillas

Write about the conquistadors and mark the ancient civilisations of the Inca’s & the Aztec’s on a map

Write about the effects of exploration on the natives & on Europe

Documents questions

Structured discussion

Self evaluation How to

structure essay Crossword/

word searches Internet clips

end of every chapter

Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentReformation Write about the

problems in the church before the Reformation occurred

Martin Luther essay Compare and contrast

Luther’s beliefs with the Catholic Church

Learn about how the reformation spread around Europe, looking



picture questions

Documents questions

Structured

Oral assessment




at Calvin’s Geneva in detail and comparing Luther’s beliefs & Calvin’s beliefs

The English Reformation; look at the following people; Henry viii, Edward, Mary & Elizabeth

The Counter Reformation ; the Jesuits, the Inquisition & the Council of Trent

The effects of the Reformation on Ireland

discussion Self evaluation How to


word searchesInternet clips

Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentPlantations Students will learn:

What was Ireland like the early 1500’s

Henry’s policy on surrender & regrant

Why England began a policy of plantation

Mary’s Laois/Offaly plantation

Elizabeth’s Munster Plantation



picture questions

Documents questions

Structured

Oral assessment




James the 1st Ulster plantation

The Cromwellian Plantation

How did the Plantations change Ireland

How to write the following essays; a native irish person during a named plantation and a settler during a named plantation




Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentRevolutions The American

Revolution: reasons for the revolution, events leading up to outbreak, important battles & turning points in the war, George Washington essay, results of the revolution

The French Revolution: reasons for the revolution, events



picture questions

Documents questions


Oral assessment




Essay

leading up to the outbreak of war, execution of louis, Robespierre & the reign of terror essay, results of the revolution

The 1798 Rebellion: causes of the 1798 rebellion, Wolfe Tone & the United Irishmen, events of the 1798 rebellion, failed French help,Wolfe Tone essay, results of the 1798 rebellion



word searches Internet clips Trip to 1798

centre & vinegar hill

assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentIndustrial

Revolution Background & reasons

for the industrial revolution – looking at why the revolution happened in Britain

The agricultural revolution – changes to farming, 4 field system, enclosure, selective breeding, new inventions

The industrial revolution-



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment




factory worker & mine worker essay, conditions in industrial Britain, health, education, pastimes, and reforms

The Transport revolution – look at the changes in transport and how it effected Britain

The effects of the revolution





Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcome Methodologies AssessmentFamine What was life like in 18th

century Ireland Why did many Irish

depend on the potato The famine; look at how

& why it occurred, British governments reaction, workhouses, public work schemes, charities that helped

The results of the famine



picture questions

Documents questions

Structured

Oral assessment






word searches Internet clips Passages from

books

Essay assessment

3rd Year Topics

Sept – Oct Break

Ireland 1900 – 1914 1916 Rising First Dail and War of Independence 1919 – 1921 The Treaty & Civil War 1920 – 1923 Cumann na nGaedheal 1923 – 32 Fianna Fail in Government 1932 – 39 Emergency 1939 – 45 Ireland 1950 – 66 Ireland 1966 – 2000

Northern Ireland 1920 – 2007

Oct Break – Jan

Europe after ww1 Mussolini’s Italy 1922 - 45 Nazi Germany 1933 – 39 Drift to war 1939 – 45 Rise of Superpowers 1945 – 63

Jan - May

Revision of Exam Papers

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentIreland 1900 - 1914

What was Ireland like in the 1900’s; look at land & labour, Irish culture and politics

Difference between nationalists & unionists

What was Home Rule, Home rule party, why the unionists were against Home Rule and the Home Rule crisis

The Unionist reaction to



picture questions

Documents questions


Oral assessment Homework

given & checked everyday



Essay assessment

the possibility of Home rule; Carson & Craig, solemn league & covenant, UVF

Nationalist action to the above – The Irish Volunteers

Why by 1914 was Ireland on the verge of civil war

The IRB & Sinn Fein




Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies Assessment1916 Rising Why the volunteers

split The planning of the

1916 rebellion And what went wrong

The blood sacrifice rising, british reaction and events, poblacht na hEireann

Surrender, executions & public reaction and how



picture questions

Documents questions

Structured

Oral assessment




it changes The results of the Easter

Rising The Rise of Sinn Fein




Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentFirst Dail & War of Independence

Ireland first Dail & Government of Ireland act 1920

The volunteers struggle to achieve a republic by force – the War of Independence

Events of the war, important vocab- flying columns, guerrilla warfare, IRA, RIC, black & tans ,



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment



Class test at

auxiliaries Essay on a black & tan

during the War of Independence

Bloody Sunday The truce






Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcome Methodologies AssessmentThe Treaty & Civil War

Negociations toward a treaty

The terms of the Anglo Irish Treaty 1921

How the treaty caused a split in both Sinn Fein & the IRA

How Ireland was



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment



Class test at

drifting towards civil war

The events of the Civil war; Dublin,the Munster republic, death of Arthur Griffith & Michael Collins, change in Dail president, law & order Kevin O’Higgins, special powers act

The end of the Civil war






Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentCumann na nGaedheal1923 – 32

Cosgrave Kevin o’Higgins

establishes law & order; the garda siochana, dealing with the army mutiny and other threats to democracy with the public safety



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment



Class test at end of every





chapter Essay

assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentFianna Fail 1932 - 39

Students will learn; Eamon de Valera How they dismantled the

Treaty The Economic war How they dealt with law

and order (blueshirts & Ira)

Relations between Britain & Ireland 1932 - 39



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment








chapter Essay

assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentThe Emergency

Students will learn; Why was it called the

Emergency Why remained neutral

and how we were biased to the Allied countries

What measures the government took to defend the country

Sean lemass as minister



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment




for supplies Rationing, glimmer men The war years in ireland





chapter Essay

assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentIreland 1950 - 2000

Students will learn; The career of Sean

Lemass The new economic

plan and how it attracted foreign industry

Free education and the minister that introduced it



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment




North south relations 1960’s

Rte & catholic church 1960’s

Jack Lynch as Taoiseach

Ireland and EEC Why Fianna Fail lost

1973 Parties in the National

coalition and how they dealt with economic crisis





chapter Essay

assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentNorthern Ireland 1920 – 2000

Students will learn; The terms of the

Government Act 1920 Why unionists wanted a

Home rule parliament in Northern Ireland

Who was first P.M of Northern Ireland

Why and in what was were nationalists treated harsly



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment



Class test at

and discriminated against by Unionists

What was the spcial powers act who introduced it and why

What was proportional representation and gerrymandering

Essay : Catholic living in northern ireladn

What was the welfare state and how it affected Northern Ireland

L.T effects of free education for Nationalists

O neill – who opposed him and who was disappointed in him and why

Aims of civil rights movement

Reaction of paisley Internment Boody Sunday Sunningdale agreement

why did it fail Hunger strikes and the

effect it had Anglo irish agreement Good Friday Agreement

1997


Self evaluation

How to structure essay

Crossword/ word searches

Internet clips


Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcome Methodologies Assessment

Europe After ww1

Students will know; How long did ww1

last Allied countries/

central powers Situation in Russia Aims of Paris Peace

Conf Terms of Treaty of



picture questions

Documents

Oral assessment



Class test at

Versailles Reaction to treaty in

Germany & Italy

questions Structured





Essay assessment

Weeks Topics Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentMussolinis Italy Students will learn;

Short q; Dictator, facism,

Mussolini’s foreign policy

1933 – 35 attitude to Hitler

Why did they invade Abyssinia



picture questions

Documents

Oral assessment



Class test at

& the reaction of the league of nations

March on Rome, lateran Treaty

2 agreements with Hitler

How the Italian army performed in ww2

Why Mussolini was removed from power

How he established his dictatorship

questions Structured





Essay assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcome Methodologies AssessmentNazi Germany 1933 - 1939

Students will learn; Hitlers early life Mein kampf and

Hitlers ideas Beginning of nazi

party Wall street crash

effects Why people began

voting for Hitler



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment



Class test at

How did he become chancellor

Brownshits ss sa What the nazi party

did when the got to power

Treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany

Concentration camps






Essay assessment

Weeks Topics Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentThe Drift to War Students will learn;

Hitlers foreign policy and how he built up his military power

Decisions undertaken by Hitler between 1933 – 1936

Appeasement and munich conference

Nazi soviet non



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment




aggression pact..why was everyone so surprised

What date did ww2 break out





chapter Essay

assessment

Weeks Topic Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentWw2 1939 - 45

Students will learn; When it started and

why Allied countries/axis

countries Tactics used by

Germany (Blizkrieg|) Phoney War Defeat of France Why Italy entered



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment




Rescue at Dunkirk Battle of Britain Barbarossa Why the US enters-

pearl harbour Turning points –

Stalingrad, el Alamein and D-day

The defeat of Germany Ve day

Why the allies won the war

The war in the pacific and Japans defeat

Holocaust Essays ; How Hitler

came to power British during battle of

Britain Russian soldier during

Barbarossa / Stalingrad French soldier d-day





chapter Essay

assessment

Weeks Topics Learning Outcomes Methodologies AssessmentThe rise of the Superpowers 1945 - 63

Students will learn; Conditions after ww2 Difference between

ussr and usa regarding government and economy aswell as their opinions on what to do with Germany

Leaders involved in crisis



picture questions

Documents questions

Oral assessment




Berlin Blockade and its effects

Korean war and its effects

Cuban Missile crisis and its effects

Berlin wall How the Cold War

ended





chapter Essay

assessment