Year 9 Parent Guide September 2019

History
What will your child study in Year 9?
Head of Department: Dr. C. J.Rees
WALES AND BRITAIN IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE c. 1750-1918
The Agricultural Revolution
Working conditions in factories and mines
The causes and consequences of the
Industrial Revolution
Developments in the field of transport
Popular preotest and the fight for
The British Empire
parliamentary reform
The causes of the first world war The civil rights movement in America in the 1950’s
and 1960’s
The First World War: recruitment, trench warfare, The Battle of the Somme, The Home Front, The end of
the war.
As a result of studying History, pupils will develop the ability to:
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Explain the causes and consequences of events
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Examine and evaluate evidence
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Be aware of different points of view in History
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Research and investigate topics
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Communicate in ideas in a variety of ways
How will your child be assessed?
Your child will undertake 4ASSESSMENT TASKS, designed to test and improve their historical skills: -
1. October – The Agricultural Revolution 1700-1900
2. December – How Britain changed from 1700-1900
3. February – Interpretation work on the Peterloo Massacre 1819
4. April – A research project on Life in the Trenches
How can you support your child?
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Check through your child’s written work and help with spelling, punctuation and grammar
Stress the need to write full detailed answers.
Provide plenty of reading materials such as ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’.
Encourage your child to use the internet for research purposes.
Encourage your child to develop an inquisitive nature and a desire to seek answers.
History trips and/or extra curricular activities in Year 9
The History Department has run several trips to the First World War Battlefields, incorporating visits to
Ypres in Belgium and the Somme region as part of the Year 9 studies.
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