Archive for July, 2008

Nazi Policies for Jews, 1933-39

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Students consider whether each antisemitic policy in Hitler’s Third Reich was designed to threaten, humiliate or physically weaken the Jewish people. They consider how the international community responded to Nazi policies. They then consider what the law should really be regarding the treatment of immigrants and national minorities.

GCSE: Manchuria / Abyssinia Quiz

Friday, July 18th, 2008

A new Fling the Teacher Quiz designed for GCSE History Revision.

Nazi Propaganda

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

An analysis of a whole range of Nazi propaganda techniques from Hitler’s Third Reich including sport, posters and cinema. For each, students have to assess evidence of success and failure.

IGCSE / GCSE History Paper 1 Sample Answers

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Paper 1 Structured Questions focus - Interactive Cartoon Analysis
A large range of cartoons covering the 1919-39 period. For each one, students are asked a sourcework question focusing on the message of the source, and then a three-part Paper 1 style question. When they have written their answer in timed conditions, the computer provides model answers for comparison.

Burger Diagram

Friday, July 11th, 2008

A burger diagram is a simple essay planning tool. Students make basic notes covering their introduction, three main sections, and a conclusion.

It is a useful way of ensuring that students think about structuring their essays in a logical format.

Chatshow Challenge: the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Friday, July 4th, 2008

An end-of-unit activity which tests sourcework skills as well as factual knowledge. Students take on the role of either a Palestinian or an Israeli and go “Head to Head” with an opponent to answer key questions from their own biased perspective. The computer produces two scores for each student for teachers to record in the markbook: factual knowledge and sourcework skills.