Fri Sep 10 2010

Year 9

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: Miss C Soraghan

DEPARTMENTAL TEACHING STAFF: Mr A Turner

COURSES OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT

COURSE TITLE:

History
   

LEVEL:

Key Stage Three

DURATION OF THE COURSE:

1 Year

BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE COURSE:

In year 9 all pupils study the following units:
Unit 1: Britain 1750 - 1900: The Industrial Revolution
Unit 2: The British Empire
Unit 3: Child Labour
Unit 4: The First World War
Unit 5: Hitler's Rise to Power
Unit 6: The Holocaust

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE:

None

UNITS/MODULES STUDIED DURING THE COURSE:
 

All units are of equal weight and the final assessment for each one is given a level. This is used to produce a Teacher Assessed level at the end of the year.

COURSE ASSESSMENT:

Each unit lasts for half a term and is assessed at the end by a piece of extended writing.

QUALIFICATION GAINED:

Teacher Assessed level in history.

 

 

DATES FOR COURSE ASSESSMENT:
Dates for portfolio/module tests/exam dates

Every half term

PROGRESSION FROM THIS COURSE:

To GCSE

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION:

  1. USEFUL WEBSITES



     

     

     

  2. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

     

 

www.bbc.co.uk/history.co.uk
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
http://www.britishmuseum.co.uk
ww.holocaustmemorialday.gov.uk/
http://www.holocaustmemorialday.gov.uk/
http://www.schoolshistory.co.uk/

Peace and War; John Murray
The Twentieth Century; John Clare
The Twentieth Century World; De Marco and 
Rodway