Month: January 2010
Historical Anniversary – 100 Years ago today…
Thomas Crapper, English inventor of the modern toilet, died: 27th Jan. 1910.
Causes of the Vietnam War – Sourcework
A new resource for IGCSE history – Causes of the Vietnam War – Sourcework.
Historical Anniversary – 100 Years ago today…
Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist, was was born: 23rd Jan. 1910.
Historiography
I’ve produced this Historiographical Terms Handout for my IB students, just to give them some useful points of reference. Feel free to use it in class – and if you think there’s something obvious I could add / amend / correct please let me know! It covers such themes as intentionalism, structuralism, annales school and…
Key Terminology for Historians
Classroom Posters: 24 Key Terms for Historians Two dozen defined terms, designed to be laminated and placed around the classroom for older students.
Historical Anniversaries for February 2010
• Here are the major events to commemorate in lessons, assemblies and extension tasks in February 2010. • It can be used by teachers preparing assemblies, extension tasks and one-off lessons. • I am limiting the list to multiples of 50 years (1960 (50 years ago today), 1910 (100 years ago today), 1860 (150 years…
Historical Anniversary – 100 Years ago today…
The United Kingdom “Peers v. People” General Election: 15th Jan. 1910.
Historical Anniversary – 75 Years ago today…
The Saar Plebiscite: The Saar, which had been given to France for 15 years by the Treaty of Versailles after World War One, voted overwhelmingly to return to Germany. One of Hitler’s earliest foreign policy successes, this event returned territory to Germany whose raw materials were immensely important for Hitler’s re-armament plans.
Why did Germany Lose World War One?
Students then use this interactive essay planning tool to submit a suggested way of linking the four factors, and get – at the simple click of a button – a very detailed model essay plan suggesting not only the content of each paragraph but also – crucially – how they should be linked together. In…
Historical Anniversary – 200 Years ago today…
The marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine was annulled: 10th Jan. 1810.
Henry VIII Wheel of Life
Students rate Henry VIII according to various criteria and “join the dots” in this diagram to produce a “Wheel of Life”. Space is provided for students to explain their reasoning.
Historical Anniversary – 400 Years ago today…
Galileo Galilei discovered the moons of Jupiter: 7th Jan. 1610.
King Henry VIII: Classroom Roleplay Lesson
This roleplay exercise divides the class into three teams – prosecution, defence, and judges. The prosecution and the defence gather evidence and prepare their case whilst the judges select some surprise exhibits to use in the trial. The trial itself should be a lively lesson which encourages students to make deductions and question the reliability…
Historical Anniversary – 50 Years ago today…
Albert Camus, author of “The Plague”, died (4th Jan. 1960).
For those of you who use Twitter
I’ve just created this page which provides a list of the various Twitter accounts I use to share information about Activehistory, Classtools, History in the Headlines and Education Technology in the classroom. If you’re a Twitter user, feel free to follow any or all of them!
The Bayeux Tapestry: Teacher Notes
A new teacher helpsheet designed to accompany the interactive simulation and student workpack here.
