KNES History Course Outline Year 7 There are many different reasons to study history, as it is a fantastic combination of all the other school subjects. History helps students to develop critical thinking skills to look beyond the basic facts, to ask questions properly, and to express their opinions appropriately. History trains your mind and teaches you how to think and process information. History students are rounded individuals who develop an understanding of both past and present by understating that events and actions have causes and consequences. History helps you understand the world we live in by engaging with the past. It deepens our understanding of political and social problems. A lack of historical knowledge prevents people from truly understanding the world they live in. History makes you appreciate that people in the past were not just 'good' or 'bad', but motivated in complex and inconsistent ways, just like us today. History students learn to use all forms of evidence to examine, interpret, revisit, and reinterpret the past. These include not just written documents, but also oral communication and objects such as buildings, artefact s, photographs, and paintings. The use of numerical data, science and ICT all assist our understanding of the past. History students are trained to evaluating evidence and data from a wide variety of sources before drawing a conclusion. For these reasons History is regarded as one of the best subjects to have a qualification in, especially for a future career in Law, Business, Politics and Diplomacy. In Term 1, This term Year 7 will study life in England after 10 and the major events that occurred during this period. The focus of study will be on life in 10, The Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. In Term, This term Year 7s focus of study will be life in the middle ages. They will examine what life was like for the rich and how it compared to the life of the poor. They will also examine what people did for fun and the sports they liked to play. In Term, This term Year 7 will continue their study of life in the middle ages. They will look at the impact of the plague, how people were treated and what the consequences were. They will also examine justice in the middle ages and look at the various punishments that were issued.
Assessment: Behaviour in class and participation in the lessons: 5 Classwork & homework: 5 End of Term written exam: 50 Total: 100 Rules / Teacher s expectations / Discipline policy: As well as the school discipline policy all learners are expected to follow the following rules as agreed by last year s students. Our class rules... 1) We never use put downs. ) Prepare to begin work and activities promptly. ) Work hard. 4) We listen to each other. 5) We avoid distractions. (Lateness and unauthorized absence will be punished following the discipline policy.) Expectations All students are expected to arrive on time for all lessons. The correct procedure must be carried out for those absent, this includes taking responsibility to complete any set homework that may be missed. Students must bring all equipment and books with them to every lesson. This includes a pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, sharpener, glue stick and scissors.
Course Outline Term 1 Week Task / Topic / Area Learning Outcome: We are learning 1 England before 10 Understand what life was like in 10. Was it better to be rich or poor? Who will be the next king of Why did so many people think that they England? should be the next king of England? What happened at the Battle of Stamford Bridge? Battle of Stamford Bridge What were the causes and consequences of The Battle of Hastings? Battle of Hastings and death of King How did William conquer the rest of 4 Harold England after the Battle of Hastings? 5 Conquest of England What was the Doomsday book and why was it made? What was the Feudal system? William and the Domesday Book Why were Castles so important? How did Castles change over time? The Feudal System How did methods of attacking castles 8 change over time? End of topic Test How do Castles around the world compare? How do we see castles today? 10 11 1 Introduction to castles How did castles develop? Rochester Castle 1 14-15 Castles around the world / Castles today Revision & End of term exam
Term Week Task / Topic / Area Learning Outcome. We are learning: Where have all the Castles gone? Understand life in a Medieval Village Learn what the main features and buildings were in a Medieval Village Life in a Medieval Village Analyse the difference between a Medieval Town and a Medieval Village. What were the features of a Were the Middle Ages smelly and if so why 4 Medieval Village? were they smelly? How people enjoyed themselves? What was life like in a Medieval How has football changed over the years? 5 Town? What was a Tournament? How smelly were the Middle Ages? Who participated in a Tournament? What was it like to be a Knight? 7 Could you have fun in the Middle Ages? What was heraldry? Did it have rules? Has football changed much since the Middle Ages 10 National Holiday 11 Welcome to the tournament 1 1 What was heraldry? Revision end of term exam
Term Week Task / Topic / Area Learning Outcome. We are learning: 1 4 5 7 8 What was life like for women? Understand what life was like for women in a Middle ages. Was it better to be rich or poor? Murder in the Cathedral. How was Thomas Becket murdered and by whom? The Black Death Why was he murdered and what were the consequences. The impact and consequences of What were the causes and consequences of The Black Death? The Black Death How were the sick treated in the middle ages? How were the sick treated in the middle ages? Why did the treatments often fail? Could you get justice in the middle ages? The Prices in the tower. Joan of Arc. England at war Revision How were people tried for crimes? Was it fair? What punishments were given to people? What happened to the prices in the tower? Who was Joan of Arc and what did she do? Why does it seem that England was always at war in the middle ages? 10 End of term Exam (0 marks) End of term exams.