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IB History Sourcework Paper: The League and Disarmament

Russel Tarr — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:23:24 +0000

A new 1-hour sourcework assignment in the style of the International Baccalaureate syllabus for History.

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Worst Jobs in History: Victorian

Russel Tarr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:16:06 +0000

This Victorian Worst Jobs in History simulation can be used as a stand-alone lesson, homework assignment or as part of a broader unit on “Was life Good or Bad during this particular period?”. The worksheet has basic activities for a 30 minute lesson, and extension tasks that could be followed up later.

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Historical Anniversary – 100 Years ago today…

Russel Tarr — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:40:16 +0000

Thomas Crapper, English inventor of the modern toilet, died: 27th Jan. 1910.

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Causes of the Vietnam War – Sourcework

Russel Tarr — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:24:08 +0000

A new resource for IGCSE history – Causes of the Vietnam War – Sourcework.

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Historical Anniversary – 100 Years ago today…

Russel Tarr — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:38:55 +0000

Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist, was was born: 23rd Jan. 1910.

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Historiography

Russel Tarr — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:47:43 +0000

I’ve produced this Historiographical Terms Handout for my IB students, just to give them some useful points of reference.

Feel free to use it in class – and if you think there’s something obvious I could add / amend / correct please let me know!

It covers such themes as intentionalism, structuralism, annales school and postmodernism so far: but I’d welcome comments regarding other stuff I could add.

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Key Terminology for Historians

Russel Tarr — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:52:40 +0000

Classroom Posters: 24 Key Terms for Historians
Two dozen defined terms, designed to be laminated and placed around the classroom for older students.

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Historical Anniversaries for February 2010

Russel Tarr — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:51:50 +0000

• Here are the major events to commemorate in lessons, assemblies and extension tasks in February 2010.
• It can be used by teachers preparing assemblies, extension tasks and one-off lessons.
• I am limiting the list to multiples of 50 years (1960 (50 years ago today), 1910 (100 years ago today), 1860 (150 years ago today) etc).
• This is more meaningful than the “on this day in history” format (there is a 1/365 chance that any event from the entire history of civilisation has a 1/365 chance it happened “today”!)

• To receive each month’s anniversaries a couple of weeks in advance, follow the ActiveHistory Anniversaries RSS feed.
• To add to this list for this or other months, please contact me with your suggestion or send a tweet using the hashtag #milestone2010.

Asquith’s Liberal Party wins the “Peers Against People” Election in Britain: 1st Feb 1910 (100 years ago today)
Dreadnought hoax: Prince Makalin of Abyssinia and five other members of royalty were welcomed aboard the British battleship HMS Dreadnought. The prince turned out to be prankster Horace de Vere Cole, and the group included Virginia Woolf: 10th Feb 1910 (100 years ago today).
Greensboro Sit-Ins: 1st Feb. 1960 (50 years ago today)
France tests its first atomic bomb in the Sahara: 13th Feb. 1960 (50 years ago today)
Churchill becomes Home Secretary: 14th Feb. 1910 (100 years ago today)
Louis XV, King of France, was born: 15th Feb. 1710 (300 years ago today)
Old Trafford, Manchester United football ground, opened (100 years ago today)
Douglas Bader, WW2 fighter ace, is born: 21st Feb. 1910 (100 years ago today)
Chopin was born: 22nd Feb.1810 (200 years ago today)

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Historical Anniversary – 100 Years ago today…

Russel Tarr — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:36:03 +0000

The United Kingdom “Peers v. People” General Election: 15th Jan. 1910.

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Historical Anniversary – 75 Years ago today…

Russel Tarr — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:17:17 +0000

The Saar Plebiscite: The Saar, which had been given to France for 15 years by the Treaty of Versailles after World War One, voted overwhelmingly to return to Germany. One of Hitler’s earliest foreign policy successes, this event returned territory to Germany whose raw materials were immensely important for Hitler’s re-armament plans.

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Why did Germany Lose World War One?

Russel Tarr — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:26:12 +0000

Students then use this interactive essay planning tool to submit a suggested way of linking the four factors, and get – at the simple click of a button – a very detailed model essay plan suggesting not only the content of each paragraph but also – crucially – how they should be linked together. In addition, hyperlinks are provided throughout the text of keywords so that students can easily conduct extra research.

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Historical Anniversary – 200 Years ago today…

Russel Tarr — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:35:20 +0000

The marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine was annulled: 10th Jan. 1810.

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Henry VIII Wheel of Life

Russel Tarr — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:05:42 +0000

Students rate Henry VIII according to various criteria and “join the dots” in this diagram to produce a “Wheel of Life”. Space is provided for students to explain their reasoning.

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Historical Anniversary – 400 Years ago today…

Russel Tarr — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:34:24 +0000

Galileo Galilei discovered the moons of Jupiter: 7th Jan. 1610.

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King Henry VIII: Classroom Roleplay Lesson

Russel Tarr — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:45:45 +0000

This roleplay exercise divides the class into three teams – prosecution, defence, and judges. The prosecution and the defence gather evidence and prepare their case whilst the judges select some surprise exhibits to use in the trial. The trial itself should be a lively lesson which encourages students to make deductions and question the reliability of their “witnesses”.

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