| S4 History |
Last
update -
11 March 2013 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 1 - The methodology of history |
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Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
| What is
history? - A brief overview. |
Introduction to S4 History -
Expectations, assessment etc.
Worksheet |
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What are the Middle Ages? |
Worksheet |
The excellent
Wikipedia article provides a well illustrated overview.
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| How can
archaeology help us understand the medieval past? |
Archaeology -
worksheet
PDF and PowerPoint
from lesson. BBC 'Hunt the Ancestor'
virtual excavation, ISH worksheet
PDF and
Word document for completion.
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Video
of forensic archaeology investigation into the discovery of
medieval bodies found in Norwich.
Diagram explaining cropmarks and Wikipedia on
cropmarks and
aerial
archaeology.
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A video about
medieval archaeology from the popular Channel 4 TV series
Time Team. |
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How can medieval images help us to understand the
medieval past? |
Luttrell Psalter - Video worksheet
PDF
Luttrell
Psalter video 1 as shown in the lesson and extra video part
2.
What makes a source
useful? The RRR model.
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| What
makes different types of sources useful? This section of
the website written for my Bac students explains how
visual sources are useful. |
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More
about the Luttrell Psalter
PDF, The Luttrell Psalter facsimile at the
British Library. (requires Shockwave) |
Beautiful High-Definition
BBC documentary
on medieval maps and what they reveal about medieval minds.
Also an excellent supporting
website with a chance to view the
maps up-close.
How a medieval manuscript if made. (Video)
BBC documentary on medieval illuminated
manuscripts including a section on the Luttrell Psalter.
The
Middle Ages in Colour a look at The British Library
presentation on the medieval illuminated manuscript.
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval
Kings - A three part documentary
series. Dr Janina Ramirez interprets what medieval
manuscripts can tell us about medieval kings.
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| How can
medieval texts help us to understand the medieval past? |
Written sources -
worksheet
PDF |
What types of Medieval
texts exist? Online Medieval Sources
Bibliography Short
videos from the Getty Museum in LA about medieval
manuscripts. |
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B Test 1 Thursday
11th October 2012 |
Revision
quiz |
