Y7: 4-5. Fight for the Throne

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to the following… Follow the order in which I give you instructions: 1. Task 1 on p.54-55. 2. Let’s now look at the fight that erupted over the throne of Edward the Confessor. You know already that there were four claimants to the throne. So, whatContinue reading “Y7: 4-5. Fight for the Throne”

Holocaust: HW-4

Homework Task 4 (p.65-68) is due: (Check with your teacher.) Read the cartoon analysis advice on p.80… Also look at the reading material about these two cartoons… Helpful reading material: Dr. Seuss and the Holocaust in France — JNS.org Helpful reading material: Darfur: Never Again? (aish.com) Holocaust and Darfur (greenberg-art.com) (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Holocaust: HW-2

Homework Task 2 (p.58-60) is due: (Check with your teacher!) An excellent film was made about the Bielski brothers’ story! Name: Defiance Meaning: “open resistance; bold disobedience” Time: 2h 17min Age rating: 15 Synopsis: “Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to buildContinue reading “Holocaust: HW-2”

Y10: 4. Exam Preparation IV

Today you are going to practise some Essay Writing! We will: Your homework for today was to complete (on paper) Question 1 of the “Russian History”… 1. Hand in Russia Q1 (a,b,c) for assessment. You will get feedback on your answers as soon as possible. 2. Read information about the Russian History from your booklet,Continue reading “Y10: 4. Exam Preparation IV”

Y10: 3. Exam Preparation III

Today you are going to practise some Essay Writing! We will: Your homework for today was to finish classwork (if necessary) PLUS revise Russian history for today’s lesson! … 1. Let’s first look at the previous essay answer that you wrote on the Treaty of Versailles (Treaties, Q1). Stick your answers into your essay writingContinue reading “Y10: 3. Exam Preparation III”

Y10: 2. Exam Preparation II

Today you are going to continue practising some Essay Writing! We will: Your homework for today was to complete (on paper) Question 1 of the “Post-War Peace Treaties”… 1. Hand in Peace Treaties Q1 (a,b,c) for assessment. You will get feedback on your answers as soon as possible. 2. Read all about the Treaty ofContinue reading “Y10: 2. Exam Preparation II”

Y7: 4-4. Claims to the Throne

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to continue looking at the claims to the throne… Follow the order in which I give you instructions: In the previous lesson we looked at the king of England, Edward the Confessor, who died in January 1066 without an heir to the throne. You learnt thatContinue reading “Y7: 4-4. Claims to the Throne”

Y7: 4-3. Succession Crisis

Year 7 Today you are going to investigate the succession crisis after Edward the Confessor’s death… Follow the order in which I give you instructions: 1. 1. Look at your test result: First, look at your test result (Homework-7) and also see where you have perhaps lost marks: 2. Here is a reminder of vocabularyContinue reading “Y7: 4-3. Succession Crisis”

Y9: 4-1. Holocaust – Introduction

Year 9A & Year 9B Today we are going to start with a new topic: “The Holocaust” Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Let’s start with a brief explanation of what is meant by the word “holocaust“… What is the Holocaust Part 1/7: Introduction. (0:57 minutes long) 2. Page 44 3. Let’s look atContinue reading “Y9: 4-1. Holocaust – Introduction”

Y10: 1. Exam Preparation I

Today we are going to start a series of exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was to revise the “Post-War Peace Treaties” topic… 1. Let’s first make sure that you know which exam papers you need to answer in the GCSE History course… Exams Explained. (2:00 minutes long) So, for this comingContinue reading “Y10: 1. Exam Preparation I”

Y7: 4-2. Scandinavians in England

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to learn a bit more about the Scandinavians, as they had close ties to Britain… Follow the order in which I give you instructions: 1. “Romans & Celtic Missionaries, p.58” 2. Task 1 on p.54-55. 3. In our topic on the Normans are some words thatContinue reading “Y7: 4-2. Scandinavians in England”

Y7: 4-1. The Normans – Introduction

Year 7A & Year 7B Today we are going to: Follow the order in which I give you instructions: 1. Test Time! First we are going to write a short test on “Anglo-Saxons & Religion”. 2. In the eleventh century the Anglo-Saxons’ influence in England declined and the Normans influence increased. Let’s look at aContinue reading “Y7: 4-1. The Normans – Introduction”

Y9: 3-11. Hitler’s Germany

Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to continue looking at Hitler’s Germany… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Recently you completed Questions (on p.21) on the “Night of the Long Knives”. Below are feedback on this task. Carefully go through the answers… SOLUTION: “Night of the Long Knives”, p.21. 2. InContinue reading “Y9: 3-11. Hitler’s Germany”

Y7: 3-13. Power of the Church

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to discover that the Church played an increasingly important role in Anglo-Saxon times. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. The video below explains how important the Roman Catholic Church was in life during Anglo-Saxon times (and after) – it played a rather important role inContinue reading “Y7: 3-13. Power of the Church”