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Year 10


 

World War One - Overview
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         When the war started and ended
o         Why it was called the ‘Great’ War and the ‘First’ World War
o         5W’s about the Somme
o         In what ways this war was different to previous wars
o         Why new weapons were invented
o         How tough life in the trenches was
o         List the main countries involved, the main theatres of war
o         Describe the effect of 2 new weapons used
o         Empathize with the life of soldiers in the trenches
Most Pupils Should:
o         The meaning of conscription, enlist, conscientious objector
o         The most famous battle and characters involved
o         Main causes and results
o         How opinions about the war changed as time went on
o         Why the war lasted so long
o         Why it ended when it did
o         Why there was censorship
o         Why some people wrote poems
o         Explain some of the long and shot term causes and results
o         Sequence some important events in the war
 
 
Some Pupils Could:
o         How representations and interpretations of the war have changed over time
o         Why the First World War led to the second
o         Point of view of conscientious objectors
o         Present a project on the war which displays empathy, knowledge, evaluation and personal research

 
 
World War One - Causes
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         When the war started
o         What is meant by ally, alliance, entente, Dreadnought, Balkans
o         What happened in Sarajevo and how this led to war
o         That there was more than one reason for the war
o         Some reasons why Germany and Britain disliked each other
o         How the Alliance System led to war
o         Mark on a map the members of the two Alliance systems
Most Pupils Should:
o         How powerful the main countries were in 1914
o         Why Russia and Austria were enemies
o         Why an arms and naval race began
o         That the Sarajevo murder was an excuse for war
o         Give several reasons for the war
o         Give the viewpoint of one country about the war
o         Write a news report on the murder at Sarajevo
Some Pupils Could:
o         The timetable of war from 28th June-6th September 1914
o         The various reasons why each country got involved
o         Discuss whether war was inevitable
o         Explain most/all of the reasons for war

 
World War One - Life in the Trenches
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         The main idea behind Schlieffen’s plan
o         What the western front and no-man’s-land were
o         Some dangers of life in the trenches
o         That the war was expected to end quickly
o         What went wrong with Schlieffen’s plan
o         Why Haig was unpopular
o         Draw and label a trench
o         Explain Schlieffen’s plan and the results of its failure
o         Describe some weapons used in the trenches
Most Pupils Should:
o         Why the Somme battle is still remembered
o         Why the USA entered and the USSR left the war
o         How soldiers passed the time in the trenches
o         Why trench warfare continued after Galipoli
o         Why trench warfare went on so long
 
o         Decide whether Haig was a hero or a monster
o         Select the best and worst weapons and give reasons for their decisions
Some Pupils Could:
o         Some of the main World War One poets
o         Why the Somme attack was launched and what went wrong
o         Why it was nearly impossible for any side to win trench warfare
o         The meanings of some war poems
o         Empathise with soldiers by writing a diary of a soldier
o         Find out more about the war in personal research

 
 
World War One - Results
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         Who won and lost the war
o         Why there was a treaty of Versailles
o         List some good and bad results
Most Pupils Should:
o         That war can have short and long term results
o         List some of the main results
o         Why Germany was blamed for the war
o         List some of the terms of the treaty
Some Pupils Could:
o         What happened in Europe in the years after the war ended
o         The various reactions of people throughout the world to the end of the war
o         Write an essay analysing the results of the war

 
 
Irish History up to 1850
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         What the Union Jack represents
o         Keywords: nation, tenant, landlord, eviction, famine
o         Some causes and results of the Famine
o         Why Belfast developed
o         The terms nation and nationalist
o         Why people emigrated and why the journey was so difficult
o         That there were good and bad landlords during the Famine
o         Give examples of nations and their emblems
o         Show how the Union Jack was made up
o         Write/Role Play an empathetic account of an eviction
o         Describe the main forms of help available to the famine victims
o         Compare landlord and tenants houses
Most Pupils Should:
o         When the famine was
o         Why people died
o         Good and bad points about workhouses, public works, maize
o         The effect famine had on the relationship between landlord and tenant, and on some Irishmen’s attitude towards rule by England
o         Draw a graph to show population changes during the 1840s
o         List the main industries in Belfast
Some Pupils Could:
o         Where and when the idea of nationalism started
o         How the Irish copied the USA and French
o         Why the United Irishmen were set up and failed
o         In what ways O’Connell’s methods differed from the United Irishmen
o         How O’Connell’s work associated nationalism with Catholicism
o         Assess the achievements of O’Connell
o         Select and interpret information about the famine and emigration
o         Write an empathetic account of a voyage on a coffin-ship

 
Irish History 1850-1914
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         The difference between Nationalism and Unionism
o         Who Parnell was and what he did
o         Who the Fenians were and what they did
o         What Home Rule meant
o         Why the Unionists wanted the Union to continue
o         Why the Land League was set up and how it achieved success
o         The difference between Home Rule and Independence
o         How Parnell lost the support of the church
o         Describe Land League tactics
o         Make a pro and anti Home Rule poster
o         Explain the aims of the GAA
Most Pupils Should:
o         How many Home Rule Bills there were and why they failed
o         Steps taken by Unionists to prevent Home Rule
o         Why Parnell’s divorce split the Home Rule movement
o         Why the Fenians failed
o         Why people feared civil war in 1914
o         Write a sermon for a Catholic priest about the Fenians
o         Describe the Larne gun-running
o         Explain the point being made in Home Rule posters
Some Pupils Could:
o         Who Carson and Craig were and what they did
o         Who the UVF, the ICA and IV were and how they prepared to fight
o         That Irishmen were angry for a variety of reasons after the Famine
o         The difference between constitutional, cultural and militant nationalism
o         Why Irishmen fought in World War One
o         Simplify the Covenant
o         Do some research on the Titanic
o         Explain the relevance of the 1911 Parliament Act
o         Role Play Buckingham Palace Conference

 
 
Irish History 1914-1921
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         The 5 W’s about the Easter Rising
o         When and how Ireland was divided
o         That Ireland was partitioned and when
o         Some results of the Easter Rising
o         Why and how Irish opinion changed about the Rising
o         Why some people were unhappy with the Treaty
o         Why the Rising was a failure
o         Write a diary of the events during the Rising
o         Explain why Sinn Fein did so well in the 1918 election
o         Explain some of the terms of the Treaty
Most Pupils Should:
o         The main men involved in the rising
o         What Irishmen did at the Somme
o         Who the Black and Tans were
o         The tactics of the ‘Flying Columns’
o         Why conscription was an issue
o         List the main results of the Rising
o         Explain what the Government of Ireland Act did
o         Describe some of the main events in the War of Independence
Some Pupils Could:
o         Who Michael Collins was and what he did
o         The terms of the Treaty and who signed it
o         The 5 W’s about the war of Independence
o         Why Michael Collins was shot by his own countrymen
o         How future events in Ireland were a long-term result of events up to 1922
o         Compare Ireland in 1800 and 1922
o         Discuss if Ireland was now a nation?

 
 
Democracy and Dictatorship
Year 10
 

 
Know
Understand
Be Able To
All
Pupils Must:
o         The meaning of democracy and dictatorship
o         The main differences between democracy and dictatorship
o         Name some democratic countries and some dictatorships today
Most Pupils Should:
o         The meanings of Fuhrer, Nazism, Swastika, Aryan, Black-shirts, Anti-Semitism
o         The 5W’s about Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini
o         The main reasons why Hitler got the power
o         How he controlled Germany
o         Pick out information about Hitler from various sources and write a report on him
o         Make up pro and anti Hitler posters
Some Pupils Could:
o         The main similarities and differences between Nazism and Communism
o         How Stalin and Mussolini controlled their countries
o         Compare Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini
o         Write an essay about democracy and dictatorship

 
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