Understanding our place in the world – oral
history.
Concept: Evidential understanding
Task:
a) Pick one of the following events – The fall of
the Berlin Wall, The 1960s, the collapse of
Communism, The first man on the moon,
Britain in the 1980s.
b) Record interviews with three or four people
about the event. What are their memories?
You will need to pre plan some key questions
first.
c) How useful do you think oral history is for
finding out about the past? Think of the pros
and cons.
Level:
Level:
Task:
a) List three First World War poets.
b) Produce a brief biography (history) of the poet
and include a copy of one of their poems. You
will need to annotate this to draw out the
meaning of what they are saying.
c) Answer the following question: How has the
poetry of World War One shaped our view of
this event?
What did you do in the War? Family history.
Concept: Diversity/Evidence
Task:
a) Ask your parent/s or grandparent/s about
anyone in your family who fought in either
World War One or World War Two.
b) If you have a relative surviving who lived
through/fought in the war record an interview
with them asking about their experiences.
d) If you had a relative who died in the war, go on
the Commonwealth war graves commission. Find
out their regiment and the battle that they died
in. Look up what happened to other soldiers from
this regiment. Present your findings as a factfile
and two minute presentation to the class.
Sound track to the 1960s
Concept: significance
Task:
a) Produce a CD of the 1960s. This should have a
playlist that reflects the changing, social and
political nature of this period.
b) Design a cover and explain this design.
c) Write linear notes for the CD explaining your
choice of music, how it fits into the period and
reflect events of the 1960s.
Level:
War poetry
Concept: Significance/ evidence
How did people experience Victorian England?
Concept: Diversity
Task:
a) Research one of the following aspects of
Victorian Britain: The Poor Law, Public
Health or Industrialisation.
b) Find out how different people were affected
by your chosen aspect of society. Focus on
the poor, Immigrants, the aristocracy and
present your information as a factfile.
c) Make a collage of pictures to show what life
was like in Victorian Britain.
World Wars
Task:
a) Choose two of Britain’s colonies. Investigate
why and when they became independent.
Present this information as a fact file.
b) Explain what these countries did to become
independent
c) Using ideas from your examples and from your
research, in detail explain why the British
Empire collapsed.
How has the Empire changed British society?
Concept: Change and Continuity
Task:
a) Choose two countries that used to be part of
Britain’s Empire. Research why and when
these people first moved to Britain. Present
your findings as a factfile.
b) Investigate the new ideas, jobs, food, music,
culture etc these people brought to Britain
c) Plan a carnival to celebrate the
contributions of these people to British
society. Present this as a poster advertising
the event.
How did people in Britain deal with the Second
World War
Concept: Diversity
Task:
a) Create a factfile on rationing and evacuation.
b) If you have a surviving relative who lived
through/fought in the war record an
interview with them asking about their
experiences.
c) Find a recipe from the war and cook
something from it. Write up how this tasted.
Answer the following question. ‘The Second
World War brought the people of Britain
together’ How far do you agree? You will need
arguments for and against.
Freedom fighters in the 20th Century.
Black History and the struggle for equality
Concept: Significance/ Change
Task:
a) Research either, Martin Luther King, or
Nelson Mandela.
b) What was the situation in their countries
before their campaigns? What changed and
what was their role in the change? Do this as
a presentation or a piece of extended writing.
c) Why are either King or Mandela considered
significant? Try to find out what other people
have said about them and explain why they
think that
20th Century New
World
Why did the British Empire collapse?
Concept: Causation
Empire and Reform
Year 9 History Homework Projects