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”
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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 mark some work on Trenches that you have completed recently… complete a short assessment project on Trench Warfare… 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.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: has long brownContinue 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”
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9. Y10: HW-5 (Test 1)
This is a “studying” homework!!! Homework Task 5 (p.23) is due: Monday 8 November 2021 Study pages 3-6 from your Russian History booklet. Make sure that you know all the diagrams and tables very well – details are important! So, this is how we study: (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Y10: 1-17. Essay Writing – Tsarist Rule
Today you are going to look at Essay Writing! 1. Essay Writing is the main way by which your knowledge and skills will be tested in History. It is therefore very important that you know how to tackle a history essay question. Watch the following video to see how one should approach an essay question:Continue reading “Y10: 1-17. Essay Writing – Tsarist Rule”
8. Y10: HW-4 (Tsarist Rule, 1906-1914)
This is a “collage” homework! Homework Task 4 (p.20-22) is due: Monday 25 October 2021 Make use of different colours, images, drawings, graphs, symbols, abbreviations, examples, explanations and annotations. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Roman Invasion: HW-7
Homework Task 7 (p.12-14) is due: (See Schoology.) Think very carefully before you decide on the answers. You may also need to google the meanings of some of the terminology! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Y7: 1-12. The Celts in 55BC
Year 7B & Year 7A Today you are going to “meet the Celts”, in the year 55BC… However, let’s first look at the terminology test that you wrote previously. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Look at your test result: First, look at your test result (Homework-4) and also see where you have perhapsContinue reading “Y7: 1-12. The Celts in 55BC”
Renaissance: HW-6
Homework Task 6 (p.9) is due: (See Schoology) This is a Test!! Make notes on these two pages before you start memorizing the information. Also make sure that you study the flowcharts that you have copied into your book – they will be quite useful too! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
First World War: HW-6
Homework Task 6 (p.16-18) is due: (See Schoology) Pages 9 – 19 may be useful… So, use your workbook and look at these pages again. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Y9: 1-11. Trenches – Continued
Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to finish off previous tasks… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First, look at your test result (Homework-4) and also see where you have perhaps lost marks: 2. Complete the following tasks: p.20 – How stalemate developed on Western Front p.21 – Trenches Questions 3.Continue reading “Y9: 1-11. Trenches – Continued”
Y10: 1-16. The Dumas
Today you are going to look at the Dumas that Nicholas II granted the people of Russia! 1. Unfortunately, Nicholas II did not keep his promises… Broken Promises. (1:59 minutes long) 2. Now, let’s look at each of the Dumas in particular: (3:57 minutes long) 3. Stick the Duma fact-sheets into your book and fillContinue reading “Y10: 1-16. The Dumas”
Y9: 1-10. Trenches
Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to investigate what it was like to fight from trenches… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Trench Warfare in World War 1 – THE GREAT WAR Special. (12:02 minutes long) Life in a Trench. (3:15 minutes long) Trench Warfare – cross section. (3:57 minutes long)Continue reading “Y9: 1-10. Trenches”
Y8: 1-11. Renaissance Art
Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to examine how art began to change during the Renaissance…. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Watch the following two videos to see what you can learn about Renaissance Art. Renaissance – Overview – Goodbye-Art Academy. (8:25 minutes long) 10 Greatest Renaissance Paintings. (2:44 minutesContinue reading “Y8: 1-11. Renaissance Art”
7. Y10: HW-3 (1905 Revolution)
This is a “collage” homework! Homework Task 3 (p.16-19) is due: Monday 18 October 2021 Make use of different colours, images, drawings, graphs, symbols, abbreviations, examples, explanations and annotations. (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
First World War: HW-5
Homework Task 5 (p.12-16) is due: (See Schoology) Again look at the lesson on “The Schlieffen Plan & Stalemate”, if you get stuck… (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Renaissance: HW-5
Homework Task 5 (p.8) is due: (See Schoology) If you are unsure, again look at the images that we looked at in previous lessons and also watch the videos again (from the lesson on “Renaissance Art”)! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Roman Invasion: HW-5
Homework Task 5 (p.9) is due: (See Schoology.) This is a Test!! Make sure that you know the definitions well enough to be able to explain them to someone else! (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)
Y7: 1-11. Submitting Work… – pre-2023
Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at electronic submission of work, through schoology. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First, we will do a bit of marking… Mark the task on p.16. 2. Sometimes you will be asked to upload tasks to Schoology Assignments. Do you know how toContinue reading “Y7: 1-11. Submitting Work… – pre-2023”
Y7: 1-10. Primary & Secondary Sources
Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to: write a short test on the “Rome’s Rise and Fall” terminology look at the difference between Primary and Secondary sources. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Complete the test! (This is a test on Terminology, p.5) 2. Now we are going to look atContinue reading “Y7: 1-10. Primary & Secondary Sources”
Y8: 1-10. Renaissance started in Italy – continued
Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to continue looking at why the Renaissance started in Italy. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Before we continue with today’s lesson, mark the following task with a pencil (even though I have marked some of the answers for grading): “Renaissance Thinking, p.4” 2. pagesContinue reading “Y8: 1-10. Renaissance started in Italy – continued”
Y9: 1-9. Schlieffen Plan & Stalemate
Year 9A & Year 9B Today you are going to: write a short test look at the Schlieffen Plan look at how stalemate developed complete a task on stalemate Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Complete the test! (This is a test on p.9-15, Workbook 1.) 2. Here is a reminder of how theContinue reading “Y9: 1-9. Schlieffen Plan & Stalemate”
