Archive for November, 2008

The End of Alexander III’s Reign

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

This final worksheet covers the last days of Alexander III and invites students to offer some closing judgments about his reign.

A Comparison of Alexander II and Alexander III: Research and Essay Planning Exercise

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

With the main research now completed, students should begin the process of comparing Alexander III to his father. Is it really fair to say that Alexander II was a reformer, and Alexander III a reactionary? This worksheet enables students to start organising their thoughts and provides a suggested essay framework.

Alexander III: Primary Sources and Questions

Monday, November 17th, 2008

The next stage is to conduct some in-depth research based around primary sources from the time which cover some of the big themes: politics, education, the famine, the pogroms. These sources come complete with questions and discussion points to further understanding.

In-Depth Analysis of the Alexander III’s Reign [interactive]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Students make notes from this interactive newsfeed exercise and then organise their findings into various themes and categories using this worksheet. By so doing they start to formulate a view as to how far Alexander’s reputation as a reactionary is deserved.

Countdown Timer

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

This online countdown timer allows you to choose from a number of tunes!

An Introduction to Tsar Alexander III’s Reign

Friday, November 7th, 2008

An overview of the upbringing and the personality of Tsar Alexander III. To what extent will his personality and politics equip him to be a good ruler of 19th Century Russia?