T2 exercises: Building up a framework or map of the past,
in terms of a developing sense of what bits of history fit in where
To what extent do pupils have an overview of
periods of history, and the ability to relate events and issues that have been
studied to an overall conceptual framework of chronology and sequence in
history? As they get older, it is helpful if pupils can fit together the
various "bits" of history which they encounter and build up a mental map of the
past. The degree of difficulty of these exercises obviously needs to be varied
according to where the pupils are up to in their study of history. Exercises 1
and 2 are obviously for younger pupils (key stage 2/3?), exercises 3 and 4
perhaps for pupils who are doing 'A' level and thinking of doing History at
university. It is easy to adjust the levels of difficulty by amending the
content, according to the age and ability of your pupils.
1. Fact or Fiction?
Exercise for younger or less able pupils; delete the fictional characters and
put the real ones in chronological order.
2.How long ago..? Again,
for younger pupils; do they understand terms indicating how long ago things
happened?
3.Emma stands in the palace of
Westminster Sequencing exercise for older pupils (lower sixth?)
4.Joseph Priestley's biographical
chart Again, probably for older pupils to explore breadth of knowledge of
British History.
5.Battles in British History For
older pupils, quick check on "overview" with some questions to reflect on about
what dates we know.
6.Periods Have older pupils got a
general sense of what happened when? (This is a pdf file; not accessible
without Adobe Acrobat Reader Software)
7.Who goes where?
Dynasties Perhaps for those going on to take British History at
University?
8.Medieval Realms recap
Basic "end of unit" recap exercise. It would be easy to construct an "answer"
file to save marking.
9.Revolutions To what extent does it
matter that they know the order of revolutions? (This is a pdf file; not
accessible without Adobe Acrobat Reader Software)
10.English Monarchs chronology Suggestion for a
quick "game" type exercise to vary lesson format. I have used it with my PGCE
students, but whether or not it would work with 9Z on a Friday afternoon, I'm
not sure.(This is a pdf file; not accessible without Adobe Acrobat Reader
Software)
11.Sorting people in English History Could be
one of those fairly pointless "sequencing for sequencing's sake if it does not
lead into discussions about significance etc.
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