Better Lessons in A Level History

By Diana Laffin
December 2009
Hodder Education
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9780340975466
137 pages, Illustrated
$110.00 Wire Bound

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Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: PLANNING THE BIG PICTURE
Activity 1 Chronological overview of military technology
Activity 2 Location and extent of wars
Activity 3 How are the wars remembered today?
In-depth investigation A The Crimean War
In-depth investigation B Plenary study: The Falklands War
CHAPTER 2: EXPLORING THE HISTORICITY OF EVIDENCE
Activity 1 Putting the Catholic Church on trial to test the validity of historical interpretations
Activity 2 Weighing up Anne Askew
CHAPTER 3: DISSECTING A HAPPY MARRIAGE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INTERPRETATION
Activity 1 A guide to Nazi society
Activity 2 Transforming Claudia Koonz
Activity 3 Using wikis to widen minds
CHAPTER 4: SLOW COOKING: INDEPENDENT LEARNING IN A COURSEWORK MODULE
Activity 1 PowerPoint presentation and student response
Activity 2 Student researching and reviewing of alternative views
Activity 3 Learning through tutorials
Activity 4 Plenary
CHAPTER 5: GETTING PERSONAL WITH POSTMODERNISM
Activity 1 Are postmodernist ideas useful for learning history?
Activity 2 Fascist politics
Activity 3 Fascist social policies
Activity 4 Fascist policies on culture, leisure and propaganda
Activity 5 Fascist economic policy
Activity 6 Fascist foreign policy
Activity 7 Are the methods of microhistorians useful for learning history?

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