Term 1 History Grade 7 2015
Lesson Aim
Assessment/
Homework
Topic
1
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Getting to know you
Buy ring binder file and 5
file dividers
2
Introductions: What is
History?
Have an understanding of
what the discipline of
history involves
Buy ring binder file and 5
file dividers
Week 2:
Topic
1
Introductions: What
and how are we
studying?
Lesson Aim
-
2
Alexander the Great
3
Historical skills:
Working with time in
history
Week 3:
Topic
1
The People of early
China &
China’s First Emperor
-
How are notes
organised?
Why are we
studying world
history?
Worked example:
How do we do
historical overview?
Why was Alexander
the Great
important?
Understand: BC/AD,
time units, century
naming and
chronology
Lesson Aim
-
How did Chinese
society develop?
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Week 1:
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Example resource files
History of the world in 7
minutes video
Usborne
Encyclopaedia of
World History: p160 –
161
What part of history
would you like to know
more about?
Print out of PPT
PPT on historical skills
Resources
Electronic
Resources
UEWH: p164 – 167
Assessment/
Homework
Assessment/
Homework
Read notes on the Han –
pg 200 - 203
Term 1 History Grade 7 2015
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How did Chinese
society develop?
Source work questions
PoI 7_1
-
How do we use
sources as
evidence?
Print out of PPT notes
PPT
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
How does trade
work?
Trade game
Instructions for trade
game
Research: What is supply
and demand?
-
How did the Silk
Road develop?
PoI 7_1 p203 – 207
PPT: Silk Road and
Marco Polo
Watch: CCWH Silk Road
video and answer
questions
-
What impact did the
Silk Road have?
BH Silk Road notes
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
2
The Han
3
Using Evidence
Week 4:
Topic
1
Trade
-
2
The Silk Road
3
The Silk Road
Week 5:
Topic
1
ASSESS SOURCE WORK
2
Life in Ancient Africa
3
Indian Ocean Trade
Week 6:
Topic
1
Indian Ocean trade
Lesson Aim
Lesson Aim
Assess source work skills
-
How were Ancient
African societies
structured?
How did Indian
Ocean trade
develop?
Lesson Aim
-
What was the
impact of Indian
Resources
SOURCE WORK TASK : 10
FEBRUARY - Trade
Source work task
UEWH: p172 – 173
Notes on Indian Ocean
trade – print out of
PPT
PPT on Indian Ocean
trade
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Notes on Indian Ocean
trade – print out of
Watch: CCWH Indian
Ocean trade video
Assessment/
Homework
Term 1 History Grade 7 2015
Ocean trade?
2
DEPTH STUDY:
Rise of Islam
3
DEPTH STUDY:
Rise of Islam
-
PPT
Feedback on Source
work task
How did Islam
begin?
PoI 10_1
PPT
How did Islam
begin?
PoI 10_1
Questions
PPT
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
Week 7:
Mid Term
7.1. miss a
lesson
Topic
Lesson Aim
Watch: CCWH The Rise of
Islam
1
DEPTH STUDY:
Rise of Islam
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How did Islam
begin?
PoI 10_1
Questions
PPT
Read Islam expands and
do summarising exercise
2
DEPTH STUDY:
Islam expands
-
How did the Islamic
empire grow?
PoI 10_2
Questions
PPT
Study for test
3
DEPTH STUDY:
Islam expands
-
How did the Islamic
empire grow?
PoI 10_2
Questions
PPT
Study for test
Week 8:
Topic
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
1
TEST
2
DEPTH STUDY:
Muslim culture
3
DEPTH STUDY:
Muslim culture
Lesson Aim
TEST: 3 MARCH Content
and Source Work –Rise of
Islam
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What advances
were made by
Islamic culture?
PoI 10_3
How dark were the Dark
Ages? CCWH video
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What advances
were made by
PoI 10_3
How dark were the Dark
Ages? CCWH video
Read notes on Byzantium
Term 1 History Grade 7 2015
Islamic culture?
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
PoI 11_1
Video Byzantium
Read notes on Byzantium
Lesson Aim
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
-
Who were the
Byzantines?
PoI 11_1
Video Byzantium
Read notes on Byzantium
-
How did European
states form?
UEWH: 216 – 217
PPT: Europe after the fall
of the Western Roman
Empire
Research: feudalism
Resources
Electronic
Resources
Assessment/
Homework
Week 9:
Topic
Lesson Aim
Resources
1
Test feedback
2
Byzantines
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Who were the
Byzantines
PoI 11_1
Questions
3
Byzantines
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Who were the
Byzantines?
Week 10:
Topic
1
Byzantines
2
Charlemagne and the
Holy Roman Empire
3
Revision
Week 11:
CAMP
Topic
1
Fun lesson
Test feedback
Lesson Aim