Tuesday 7 June 2016
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Year 7 starting points
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Romans resources
USE THE BLOG TAG 'ROMANS' TO FIND MORE, SUCH AS THE MONTY PYTHON what did the Romans ever do for us sketch......
WHERE DID THEY CONQUER?
SOME KEY TERMS
Romans key words from DB3igs
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INTRODUCTION
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1. timeline sheet from DB3igs
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2: ARMY
Monday 9 May 2016
American Civil War and Abolition of Slavery
Who were the key individuals who:
- campaigned to abolish slavery
- campaigned against the North abolishing slavery in the South
What were the key arguments?
Who were the key individuals on either side of the civil war?
What were the key events leading up to and during the civil war?
Why do you think the South was defeated and the Confederates forced to agree to federal law?
What role did black people play in the civil war?
How did life change for black people after the war?
PPT8 on the Civil War
Analysis of why the war took place.
Uses abbreviations like:
w/o - without
Br - British
S. - South
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PPT9 Civil War Timeline
Key individuals, key events...
JIM CROW LAWS
What were these?
Give examples!
How did they come about, and over what time period?
Were they used across the entire USA?
What link do they have to the civil rights movement of the 1950s-70s?
In your own words, to what extent did these contradict the legal changes that abolition brought?
PPT10 Jim Crow Laws
Slavery was abolished ... but in some ways crept back in through customs that became laws, creating the conditio0ns that would eventually spark the 1950s-70s civil rights movement.
PPT10b The Rise of Jim Crow Laws
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Monday 2 May 2016
American civil rights movement
TWO CONTRASTING APPROACHES
Two figures, both religious ministers, dominated the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Rev. Martin Luther King and (Minister) Malcolm X. They had very different views on how to achieve their goals.
King believed in peaceful protest, such as the huge (200,000!) march on Washington in 1963 where he delivered his 'I have a dream...' speech, and civil disobedience, refusing to obey the segregation in place.
Malcolm X felt this wasn't enough; he called for 'black power' ... "by any means necessary", including violence.
read more:
COMPARISON OF MARTIN AND MALCOLM
BBC: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
BBC: MALCOLM X AND BLACK POWER
GOOGLE RESULTS ON MALCOLM X AND COMPARISON WITH KING
VIDEO COMPARING KING AND X
Slavery has been abolished...
This has notably been expressed through controversial early rap artists such as Public Enemy and Ice-T (I've picked out examples free from strong language; much of their material is not suitable for KS3).
Fight the Power (play only until 4mins; strong language follows) is a strong example of the direct link to, and often critique of, the civil rights movement with modern conditions.
A feminist might note that, notwithstanding Rosa Parks, this is an historic issue largely viewed through the actions and speech of men - and to some extent continues to be today.
Two men defined very different approaches to the issue: Malcolm X (radical convert to Islam and figurehead of the Nation of Islam and the Black Power movement, which also spawned the Black Panther Party) and Rev. Martin Luther King (Christian minister who preached a non-violent form of protest, and has eventually received mainstream recognition as a key figure in American history).
As you create your account of the Civil Rights movement in 1950s/60s America you need to come to some judgement on these two central figures. You also need to reflect on and include:
There are MANY short and feature-length documentaries viewable through YouTube - this search will help you find some.
This example focuses on the STILL controversial issue of schooling...
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Here we get a student-made overview of the JIM CROW LAWS...
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Here's a flavour of Malcolm X's radical views... You'll find many more in the sidebar here.
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Contrast with this Martin Luther King interview (find more here)...
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Two figures, both religious ministers, dominated the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Rev. Martin Luther King and (Minister) Malcolm X. They had very different views on how to achieve their goals.
King believed in peaceful protest, such as the huge (200,000!) march on Washington in 1963 where he delivered his 'I have a dream...' speech, and civil disobedience, refusing to obey the segregation in place.
Malcolm X felt this wasn't enough; he called for 'black power' ... "by any means necessary", including violence.
read more:
COMPARISON OF MARTIN AND MALCOLM
BBC: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
BBC: MALCOLM X AND BLACK POWER
GOOGLE RESULTS ON MALCOLM X AND COMPARISON WITH KING
VIDEO COMPARING KING AND X
Slavery has been abolished...
They say slavery has been abolished except for the convicted felonY'all need to think about that- Ice-T Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year (from O.G. Original Gangster, 1991)
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| The historic issues of slavery and civil rights for African-Americans continue to be viewed as contemporary open issues by some in America |
Fight the Power (play only until 4mins; strong language follows) is a strong example of the direct link to, and often critique of, the civil rights movement with modern conditions.
A feminist might note that, notwithstanding Rosa Parks, this is an historic issue largely viewed through the actions and speech of men - and to some extent continues to be today.
Two men defined very different approaches to the issue: Malcolm X (radical convert to Islam and figurehead of the Nation of Islam and the Black Power movement, which also spawned the Black Panther Party) and Rev. Martin Luther King (Christian minister who preached a non-violent form of protest, and has eventually received mainstream recognition as a key figure in American history).
As you create your account of the Civil Rights movement in 1950s/60s America you need to come to some judgement on these two central figures. You also need to reflect on and include:
- the source for ANY/ALL information you find
- make it clear when you're quoting
- a brief summary of sources: did you find any you didn't think you can trust as accurate? why? a good historian pays close attention to sources (was the Bayeau Tapestry fair and accurate?!)
- what were the causes of the civil rights movement - you need to include slavery, the economic growth of the US in the 1940s/50s, constitutional issues and the right to vote, Jim Crow Laws, the continuing North-South divide on race, segregation...
- what were the key events and people who sparked the movement (court cases and rulings, Rosa Parks, Malcolm/Martin, Black Panthers, Olympics and black power salute, Mohammed Ali, global atmosphere of revolution and rebellion in the 1960s - were there comparable movements in France, Britain etc? ...)
- what were the strategies used by the movement?
- what are the theories around Malcolm/Martin's deaths?
- why is there no Malcolm X Day?
- do many of the sources you accessed make much reference to Malcolm X, or does King dominate
- what were the outcomes of the movement?
- in your view, using quotes to support your argument, did the movement succeed? Are there any signs from presidential elections (current and recent) or wider issues around policing that might suggest not? Has segregation ended; has bussing succeeded?
- you could attempt to make contact with African-American schoolchildren of your age for more views
- be careful with how you use terms to describe race and ethnicity
There are MANY short and feature-length documentaries viewable through YouTube - this search will help you find some.
This example focuses on the STILL controversial issue of schooling...
...
Here we get a student-made overview of the JIM CROW LAWS...
...
Here's a flavour of Malcolm X's radical views... You'll find many more in the sidebar here.
...
Contrast with this Martin Luther King interview (find more here)...
...
Tuesday 22 March 2016
SLAVERY life in the plantation
A short task...
Life as a house slave
Life for women wasn't what you might think ...
Resistance eventually grew...
Life as a house slave
Life for women wasn't what you might think ...
Resistance eventually grew...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
King John
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| Headline from 2015 Daily Telegraph article [quality/broadsheet UK newspaper] |
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| His greatest achievement was arguably also his greatest defeat! |
KING JOHN: MISUNDERSTOOD MAGNA CARTA MAN OR MONARCH FROM HELL?
We will be exploring one of the major figures of the last 1,000 years of history on the British Isles (and beyond?), King John.
What impression does the Horrible History video clip below give you of this king - was he a wise, popular ruler, revered by his subjects?
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