18. Final History Lesson

Wednesday 17 June 2020 – Year 9

It is very important that you follow the order in which I give you instructions today!

So, Year 9, this is your last History lesson of this academic year! To conclude our “Source Analysis” topic I want you to look at this short revision video that I have made in order to briefly revise some of the source analysis theory that you have learnt so far.

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(The video mentions some pages that you need to read – you may already have read the pages, so just watch the video.)

Analysing Sources. (4:49 minutes long)

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Now quickly do Homework Task 2 (p.74-78) NOW (as class work) in your Homework Book. This is an easy task and it will not take you long to complete.

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Watch the video below and mark the “homework” task that you have just completed with a pencil:

Sources Homework Task 2, p.74-78. (2:05 minutes long)

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Now we will investigate the option of taking GCSE History… Below are three short video clips that give you information about GCSE History. You need to watch all 3 clips (even if you already know that you are not going to take GCSE History). Then, after you have watched the videos, you need to complete a survey in Schoology.

In this video I show you How GCSE History can benefit you and also what the GCSE History course is about. (1:58 minutes long)

This video is a short discussion, by Queen’s students, about the pro’s and con’s of taking GCSE History. (The voices have deliberately been “mickey-moused”… (2:55 minutes long)

And finally… one last video to help you make up your mind. You do not want to miss this video clip!! (All I will say is that I have the Geography teacher’s permission to show you this video…)(4:10 minutes long)

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Now, complete the survey, in Materials in Schoology, called “End of Year Review”… Do this to the best of your ability – I value your input!

IMPORTANT: If, for some reason, you have any problem with the survey, let me know immediately in Hangouts, so that I can sort it out.

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And now, to end off today’s lesson I want to share my favorite “History song” with you! This song was written by a South African songwriter, Christopher Torr and is sung by his wife, Laurika Rauch, who is a well known South African singer. The song is unique – as you will discover – as the lyrics are almost entirely made up of the names of places…!! All the places mentioned in the song are places where famous battles and struggles occurred. (I am confident that you will recognize the significance of some of these places!) She also sings of a city where there will be peace and where the streets will be paved with gold and where no battles will occur… (The name of the song is “Hot Gates”, which is a place, in Greece, also known as Thermopylae, where a famous battle took place.) I hope you find this unique song as interesting as I do…

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Finally, in case you have not realized, you can access your marks if you click on “Grades” (on the menu on the left in the Schoology History course).

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I enjoyed teaching you, Year 9’s, and I wish you all of the best! Please send me a private message on Schoology (use the SAME mail-thread!!!) to confirm that you have completed the tasks as instructed today! And have a lovely summer holiday!

(If you want to access the information on Sources used in this lesson directly from the original website, here is the link to access it: https://www.history.org.uk/student/resource/3211/using-historical-sources .)

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