OLDYear 8 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018
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Scottish and Irish?<br />
Unit 4: Slavery<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
What is Slavery and how did it work<br />
in the 17 th and 18 th Century?<br />
What were the different<br />
experiences of Slaves?<br />
How and why did some people<br />
defend the Slave Trade?<br />
How and why was the Slave trade<br />
abolished?<br />
How were Black people treated in<br />
Britain during the time of the Slave<br />
trade?<br />
Unit 5: What is Democracy?<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
Why is the vote so important?<br />
Why did people protest during the<br />
Peterloo massacre?<br />
How successful were the Chartists?<br />
How and why did the attitudes to<br />
the Suffragettes change?<br />
Additional <strong>Information</strong><br />
Opportunities are available to take part in debate club on Fridays.<br />
Homework support is also available at lunch times and after school.<br />
An Educational visit to Manchester is also planned for all students to support their field study<br />
in History as well as a trip to the Black Country Museum and Maritime Museum to support<br />
their studies.<br />
Ms H. Conlin – <strong>Curriculum</strong> Leader for History and Politics<br />
history@stretfordgrammar.com
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