WELCOME TO THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Your guide to the year ahead.

On your exercise book write

Your name and tutor group

History

Mr Wallbanks

Room 27

THIS IS OUR GUIDE

TO TELL YOU WHAT

TO YOU WILL BE

STUDYING IN THE

YEAR AHEAD AND

SOME OF THE

ACTIVITIES AND

CLUBS GOING ON

IN SCHOOL.

YOUR FIRST HOMEWORK

I want you to collect loads of pictures on any

historical theme and bring them to class.

You are going to use these to create your

own personal book cover

HISTORY CLUBS

There will be two clubs run in the history department every week.

On Tuesdays at lunchtime there will be a homework and activities club. Come and join us and you can watch Horrible Histories TV shows, read and get extra help to complete your homework.

Every Thursday lunchtime the Crime History Club meet to find out more about some of the most famous criminals and crimes from history as well as a look at how we’ve punished or even tortured criminals.

To find out more about these go to room 27 at 1.30pm on Tuesday or Thursday.

VISITS

The history department will be running a number of visits during the year.

We’ll be taking a group of students to the Horrible Histories’ Rotten Roman’s show at the theatre in November.

We’ve organised a trip to London for our year 8 and 9 students to visit loads of historic sites.

We’re hoping to run a trip to Normandy in France later in the year

We’re hoping to visit Beeston Castle and other sites during the year.

HOMEWORK

Your teacher will give you a special sheet with loads of projects and activities for you to choose from. You need to hand in at least two by the end of our first half-term and two more by Christmas. These will be reviewed with your teacher and recorded. You will be given a range of rewards for good work.

Your teacher will occasionally need to set homework relating to work in your lesson in addition to these activities.

You can get extra help to finish homework at the school homework club or in the History Activities Club which will run every Tuesday lunchtime. There will be NO EXCUSES!

HOW WILL WE REWARD YOUR GOOD WORK?

1) Positive comments/ use of marking stampers

2) Use of stickers on work to award house points

3) Postcards home if you complete an exceptional piece of work.

4) Achievement certificates will be given to outstanding students as a recognition of their work.

5) A letter home from the Director of History and Headteacher for any students who continuously produce outstanding work.

HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT THIS TERM’S

HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

Create a cartoon strip or diary of a

day in the life of a Roman Soldier.

This must have at least 5 entries

Design a Roman recipe book - try

and research some authentic

Roman Recipes.

Design a model of a Roman Soldier,

if possible include a description of

what he is wearing.

Produce a timeline of the Roman

Empire - either as a poster/word

document/or PowerPoint - you

could even make a ‘washing line’

of key events.

Create a board game of Roman

Soldier Snakes ‘n’ Ladders. At the

top will be their retirement, and

the beginning they are a new

recruit.

Produce a PowerPoint or Word

document presentation explaining

the equipment of a Roman soldier

and the importance of each piece

of kit.

Design a history definitions

handbook, complete with

sentences to say what each key

word we have studied this term

means.

Create an imaginary film report on

the eruption of Vesuvius.

Create a family tree showing your

family history, as far back as you

can find out about!

Prepare a presentation on Roman

fashions. (It can be ICT or a poster)

Produce a tour guide to Pompeii.

WHAT WILL YOU STUDY?

What are the skills of the Historian?

Using evidence / types of evidence/ handling evidence/ anachronisms/ bias

How do we measure time?

Putting events into order/ Using and creating timelines.

You will have a test to assess your learning

Who were the Romans?

The story of Romulus and Remus. The growth of the Roman Empire / Why was the Roman army so successful?

What have the Romans done for us? / What happened in Pompeii?

A trail around a Roman town?

Life in Medieval England

The story of the Battle of Hastings/ The Feudal System/ Domesday Book/ How did castles develop?

What was life like for a medieval peasant?

Design a booklet to describe life in a medieval town .

Why was the church so important to medieval peasants?

The story of the murder of Thomas Beckett

What was the Black Death?

Why did the Peasants Revolt against their king?

All of your assessments will be stored in a special folder with your reviews and

target setting work.

You will be given a target sheet to put on the front of your folder, a level descriptor

and assessment tracking sheets within their folder.

For every assessment you will check each others’ work

and review your own assessments before your teacher

marks it and records your level.

You will use these scores in future target setting and

review activities.

You will also complete regular self-reviews and keep

these in your folder.

FINALLY

We want you to enjoy studying history but

you need to be willing to work hard, take part

in lessons and try out new ways of learning.

Department detentions will be held every

week for anyone who doesn’t meet

expectations for homework, behaviour or

effort.