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11. Y10: HW-7 (February 1917)

This is a “collage” homework! Homework Task 7 (p.26-31) is due: Monday 22 November 2021 Make use of different colours, images, drawings, graphs, symbols, abbreviations, examples, explanations and annotations. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Y8: 1-19. Printing Press

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to examine the Printing Press in more detail, as it played a major part in the spread of new ideas! (You will be watching a lot of videos during this lesson to learn about the Spread of new Ideas – pay close attention!) Follow the instructionsContinue reading “Y8: 1-19. Printing Press”

Y7: 1-17. Using Sources

Year 7A & Year 7B Today we are going to look in detail how to make use of sources of information in History. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Evidence Examples. (1:27 minutes long) When using sources it is very important to always “back-up” statements made with evidence from the source. You write downContinue reading “Y7: 1-17. Using Sources”

Y8: 1-17. Spread of New Ideas

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to learn about the spread of new Italian Renaissance ideas… thanks to the invention of the printing press! (You will be watching some videos during this lesson to learn about the Spread of new Ideas – pay close attention!) Follow the instructions step by step: 1.Continue reading “Y8: 1-17. Spread of New Ideas”

Y9: 1-17. The Battle of Jutland

Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to examine the Battle of Jutland as an example of Stalemate at Sea… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Let’s examine this in more detail! It tells you about “Stalemate at Sea”. (You can follow the content in your Workbook on p.28.) (1:39 minutes long) 2. TheyContinue reading “Y9: 1-17. The Battle of Jutland”

Y10: 1-21. Provisional Government

Today you are going to look at the rival claims to power after the abdication of Nicholas II! 1. Look at the following video-slides. It is a brief explanation of the actions taken by the two rival claims of power in Russia. Rival Claims to Power. (4:46 minutes long) 2. Fill in the missing informationContinue reading “Y10: 1-21. Provisional Government”

Y10: Test 1 on Russia.

Monday 16 November 2020 Complete Test 1 on the Russian History!! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

10. Y10: HW-6 (Impact of WW1)

This is a “collage” homework! Homework Task 6 (p.24-25) is due: Monday 15 November 2021 Make use of different colours, images, drawings, graphs, symbols, abbreviations, examples, explanations and annotations. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

First World War: HW-8

Homework Task 8 (p.21-22) is due: (See Schoology) Further Instructions: Make the poster on a loose A4 sheet of paper, so that it can be handed in. Make sure that you keep the information brief – this is not a pamphlet but a poster! Below are the criteria that will be used when your posterContinue reading “First World War: HW-8”

Y9: 1-16. Battle of the Somme

Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to: Follow the instructions step by step: 1. HOMEWORK 6 – Pages 16-18 2. Mark the task on p.20 (on How Stalemate developed). 3. Mark the task on p.16-17 (on The Spread of the War). (You need to mark this even though I have marked someContinue reading “Y9: 1-16. Battle of the Somme”

Renaissance: HW-8

Homework 8 (p.12-13) is due: (See Schoology) If you get stuck, do a search for Google to find the meaning of the words that you do not understand. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Roman Invasion: HW-8

Homework Task 8 (p.15-16) is due: (See Schoology.) Make sure that you give clear clues that are not by any means vague! You may use the link below to make crossword puzzles online! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Y7: 1-16. Julius Caesar & the Celts

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to mark some work and answer some questions…. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 7 on p.12-14. 2. Mark Task 3 on p.17. 3. “Task 2: The Celts, p.17” Use the following checklist to make sure that you answer the questions properly: (WordPress advertisementsContinue reading “Y7: 1-16. Julius Caesar & the Celts”

Y10: 1-24. Essay writing continued…

Today you are going to continue with the Essay Writing practice of the previous lesson!! 1. Write the following question at the top of a new page in your Essay Writing book: b) Explain why many people in Russia were keen to get rid of Rasputin. (6) You have already done the analysis and planningContinue reading “Y10: 1-24. Essay writing continued…”

Y10: 1-23. Essay Writing – Stolypin

Today you are going to practise more Essay Writing! 1. Read the questions at the bottom of page 8. These are typical exam questions. The following applies to each of these questions: 2. Write the following question at the top of a new page in your Essay Writing book: a) How did Stolypin hope toContinue reading “Y10: 1-23. Essay Writing – Stolypin”

Y10: 1-22. Essay marking

Today we are going to mark you essay about the rule of Nicholas II! 1. Go over you essay and mark it according to the following criteria: (If you want you may swap with someone else in the class and mark each others’ essays.) Here are a few tips for clarification: 2. The following essayContinue reading “Y10: 1-22. Essay marking”

Y9: 1-15. Poppy Day…

Year 9A & Year 9B So, what is “Poppy Day” all about…? (They may all be very useful when doing your homework task on Poppy Day!!) 1. Armistice Day London: Poppies Honor WWI Soldiers. (2:46 minutes long) 2. The Story Behind John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” poem. (1:52 minutes long) 3. In Flanders Fields byContinue reading “Y9: 1-15. Poppy Day…”

Y9: 1-14. Attempts to break Stalemate

Year 9 Today you are going to examine the following in more detail: Follow the instructions step by step: 1. The Allies tried to break the Stalemate on the Western front but unfortunately…they failed! So, let’s first look at the Battle at Gallipoli, 1915. The Gallipoli Campaign (1915). (4:42 minutes long) 2. You do notContinue reading “Y9: 1-14. Attempts to break Stalemate”

Y7: 1-15. Celtic Resistance

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at resistance to Roman rule in Britain. (You will watch quite a bit of video material to see how the Celts resisted Roman rule and how the Romans tried to protect their empire.) Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Not all the CeltsContinue reading “Y7: 1-15. Celtic Resistance”

Y7: 1-14. Claudius invades Britain

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to see how the Romans finally conquered Britain! Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Let’s first mark some work… Task 6 on p.10-11. 2. Now, let’s see how the Romans conquered Britain in 43 AD! Roman Invasion – Claudius. (1:10 minutes long) 3. Now readContinue reading “Y7: 1-14. Claudius invades Britain”

Roman Invasion: HW-6

Homework Task 6 (p.10-11) is due: (See Schoology.) The video below shows an example of how a tombstone inscription can be used to give information about Roman soldiers. This example may be helpful when doing Homework Task 6… Reading Military Tombstones. (5:50 minutes long) As an extension task, or perhaps to help you further withContinue reading “Roman Invasion: HW-6”

Y8: 1-14. Changes in Art & Architecture

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to …. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Complete the test! (This is a test on Why the Renaissance started in Italy….) 2. Finish the comparison that shows how Medieval Art differs from Renaissance Art. p.14 (Use the table to compare Medieval Art with RenaissanceContinue reading “Y8: 1-14. Changes in Art & Architecture”

Protected: Renaissance: HW-5-Answers

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Y8: 1-16. Florence during the Renaissance

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to …. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Renaissance Way of Thinking, p.4. 2. Task 5 on p.8. 3. Watch this video as a quick revision of Renaissance art, architecture and activities. Exploring the Renaissance. (5:18 minutes long) 4. Now complete the two tasks onContinue reading “Y8: 1-16. Florence during the Renaissance”

Renaissance: HW-7

Homework Task 7 (p.10-11) is due: (See Schoology) If you get stuck, look again at the lesson on Renaissance Architecture! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

First World War: HW-7

Homework Task 7 (p.19-20) is due: (See Schoology) Pages 22 – 23 and pages 28-29 may be of great help to you… Also, make sure that your annotations are really well written and easy to understand. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Y10: 1-20. February Revolution

Today you are going to look at the February 1917 Revolution in Russia! The Russian calendar, until 1918, was 13 days behind that of Western Europe. For example, when it was 7 March in Europe it was 22 February in Russia. We can, therefore, refer to the February Revolution or to the March Revolution. 1.Continue reading “Y10: 1-20. February Revolution”

Y10: 1-19. Russia in WW1

Today you are going to look at the impact that WW1 had on Russia! 1. Let’s first do a little bit of WW1-revision… Bet you didn’t know: World War 1. (2:14 minutes long) World War 1, Explained in 5 Minutes! (5:19 minutes long) 2. The next video tells us about Russia’s involvement in WW1 andContinue reading “Y10: 1-19. Russia in WW1”

Y10: 1-18. Essay Writing – continued

Today you are going to complete the Essay on Tsarist Russia! 1. Here is a quick reminder of how one should approach an essay question: 2. Now, use the rest of the lesson to complete your essay: How did Tsar Nicholas rule his empire, at the beginning of the 1900’s, before he allowed the RussianContinue reading “Y10: 1-18. Essay Writing – continued”

Y9: 1-13. Assessment Task – continued

Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to complete the assessment project on Trench Warfare… Click on the booklet to access the assessment task: Put all your books away and complete the assessment project on Trench Warfare. You need to complete the task by the end of this lesson, to be handed in.Continue reading “Y9: 1-13. Assessment Task – continued”

Y9: 1-12. Trenches – Assessment Task

Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Mark your answers to the questions on the worksheet “Trenches”, (p.21). The video slides below provide the correct answers. 2. HOMEWORK 5 – Pages 12-16 (You would have noticed that question 2 (above) is “teacher assessed”…) 3. Now,Continue reading “Y9: 1-12. Trenches – Assessment Task”

Y8: 1-13. Renaissance Architecture

Year 8A & Year 8B Today we are going to look at features of Renaissance Architecture …. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Do you know what is meant by “features”? If you had to describe the features of the man in the picture above, you will probably say that he: So, “features” describeContinue reading “Y8: 1-13. Renaissance Architecture”

Y8: 1-12. Renaissance Art – continued

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you will continue to investigate Renaissance Art compared to Medieval Art… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 4, p.6-7. 2. Now we are going to compare Medieval Art with Renaissance Art in a bit more detail. Look at the features of the Medieval Art and the RenaissanceContinue reading “Y8: 1-12. Renaissance Art – continued”

Y7: 1-13. Julius Caesar invades Britain

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at Julius Caesar’s attempts to invade Britain. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. So, in the previous lesson we learnt that Julius Caesar heard about the Celts from merchants and he wrote in his diary how skillful the Celts were at using chariotsContinue reading “Y7: 1-13. Julius Caesar invades Britain”