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Subject: History
Year 10 – Autumn/Spring 2012-13
Contents: what you will study?
Russia 1917-1939
The causes of the Russian Revolution 1917
How did the Bolsheviks seize power from 1917-1922?
Stalin and his consolidations of power 1924-1927
Stalin’s industrial, agricultural and political reforms after 1928
Preparation and revision for the examination
National Curriculum levels at which you will work
GCSE A*-G
Skills which you will develop this term:
Understanding of how to answer the 5 examination questions
Develop writing skills – PEAL
Use of appropriate vocabulary and building these into examination questions
Understanding the different ‘phases’ of history and how they interlink
Equipment which you will need for this term’s work
Every lesson you need to bring your pencil case, planner, exercise book and your history textbook
Assessment: how you will be tested this term
You will be assessed through your classwork, homework, exam practice questions and a test at the end
of each unit of study.
Year 10 – Spring/Summer Term 2013
Contents: what you will study
Controlled Assessment
CA8 – Crime, Policing and Punishment c.1880-1990
What was policing like in late in late Victorian Britain?
What technologies did they have?
How were the police viewed by the media?
Why did jack the Ripper avoid capture?
Were the police to blame?
National Curriculum levels at which you will work
GCSE A*-G
Skills which you will develop this term:

Source analysis:
Understanding of Nature, origin and Purpose (NOP)
Understanding how sources can differ in interpretation of the same event or time period
Understanding that sources will differ in how complete, accurate and object they are
Equipment which you will need for this term’s work
Every lesson you need to bring your pencil case, planner, History exercise book and your GCSE text
book
Assessment: how you will be tested this term
The controlled assessment is 25% of your GCSE.
Section A – 20 marks
Section Bi – 10 marks
Section Bii – 20 marks
Year 11 - Autumn Term/Spring term 2013-14
Contents: what you will study?
The Red Scare - Impact of WWII on the USA; Alger Hiss, Rosenburgs and McCarthyism.
The Civil Rights Movement 1 – Martin Luther King, James Meredith, Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus
Protest 1955, Little Rock 1957
The Civil Rights Movement 2 – Malcolm X, Black Panthers, Black Muslims, Black Seperatism,
Riots, Civil Rights Bills 1964 and 1965
Women and Students Movements – Betty Friedman, Feminism, changes in the student movement,
impact of Vietnam


National Curriculum levels at which you will work
GCSE
Skills which you will develop this term:

Source analysis:
Understanding of Nature, origin and Purpose (NOP)
Understanding how sources can differ in interpretation of the same event or time period
Understanding that sources will differ in how complete, accurate and object they are.
Equipment which you will need for this term’s work

Every lesson you need to bring your pencil case, planner, History exercise book and your History
Textbooks

Assessment: how you will be tested this term

You will be assessed through your classwork, homework, practice exam question and an end of term
test.
Year 11 - Summer Term 2014
Contents: what you will study
Revision
Understand different revision techniques
Undertake practice exam questions
Complete model exam answers
Revision of Unit 1 – International Rivalries 1900-1939
Revision of Unit 2 – Russia 1917-1939
Revision of Unit 3 – Divided Union 1945-1980
National Curriculum levels at which you will work
GCSE
Skills which you will develop this term:

Knowledge of different revision techniques
Awareness of what is required to complete the exam
Being able to express their own opinion on all the issues raised in the specification
Evaluate alternative points of view and evidence of the issues raised in the specification.
Equipment which you will need for this term’s work

Every lesson you need to bring your pencil case, planner, History exercise book and your History
Textbooks

Assessment: how you will be tested this term

You will be assessed through your classwork, homework, practice exam question and an end of term
test.

Source: http://www.cjmlc.co.uk/Pupil%20Booklet/year10/History.pdf