Archive for the ‘Historical Periods’ Category

Medieval Realms: Interactive Revision Newsfeed

Monday, October 6th, 2008

A new interactive newsfeed exercise for use with students at the end of year 7 history - a great way of revising the key dates, personalities and themes!

Conclusion: How was the Slave Trade Abolished?

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Students are presented with a detailed timeline of the process of abolition, and then provided with four different tasks to choose from which will enable them to make sense of the information. Students can choose one or a combination of these tasks to complete.

The Balloon Debate - Who was the most important abolitionist?

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Each student is allocated a different character to research and to produce a wiki about. The class then has a balloon debate over several rounds to determine the overall winner. The debate from students at the International School of Toulouse can be seen here.

Stalin and Collectivisation

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

A new running dictation exercise providing students with thorough details about Stalin’s policies for agriculture, including the Ukrainian Famine of 1932. Designed to accompany the full IB / A-Level unit on Stalin’s USSR.

Starter Activity: Methods of the Abolitionists

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

This PowerPoint provides students with an overview of the actual methods used by the real abolitionists. How do they compare with the campaigns the students came up with for Alan Sugartrader?

The Rise of Stalin

Friday, September 26th, 2008

A new interactive running dictation exercise which outlines the main events in the final years of Lenin’s life which led to the Rise of Stalin as dictator of the USSR.