Imagine that you had responsibility to organise HACA’s commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day next year. Plan the following:
•What events do you think the school should have?
•What should the content of those events be?
•What should be the main message(s) put forward to students about why it is important to remember the Holocaust?
•Why is HMD always on the 27th of January?
•What does genocide mean?
•What other genocides are remembered?
•In what ways are they remembered and commemorated? 

Due the week beginning the 6th December 

I would like you to produce something that represents THREE weeks worth of homework and classwork based around world war two. Specifically the Battle of Britain. 

Some ideas include -

Podcasts
Powerpoints
Posters
Projects
Essays

You need to ensure that you answer why Britain won the battle of Britain.

You must also answer the following the questions based around the battle of Britain.

What was it?
When was it?
Who was it between?
Who were the few?
Who were some heroes?
What were the British advantages?
What were the German advantages?
Who was better prepared?
Why did Britain win in your opinion.

There will be house points and phone calls home available for those students who complete the most work and include the most effort.

Some areas to research;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgs34j6
http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/battle-of-britain
http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-britain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/battle-of-britain/11865303/The-Battle-of-Britain-as-it-happened-on-September-15-1940-live.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-in-western-europe/battle-of-britain/

Your Term One assessment will be on the causes of the First World War. You will have time to prepare and plan but will NOT be allowed these resources in lessons. You will have to rely on your memory alone. 

You will need to argue which is the most important cause of WW1 and make links between M.A.I.N and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 

Make sure to complete the interactive revision links below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir1/causes_war1act.shtml

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/penaltyshootout/wwicauses.htm

Hello Year 9, I hope you are having a lovely summer holiday. Your first piece of homework for me is to research the Unknown Soldier of World War One. You are to write a letter, poem or a role play to them. You will need to begin your research with World War One and its impact. 

If you have any questions please email me. You can contact me on the email icon in the top right of the screen. 

Have a look at this for information
And here for more information.

This homework will be due the first week back of the Autumn term. 

Have fun.

Please answer the following Question -

What best explains why women won the right to vote in 1918?

You need to mnetion multiple causes for a level 6 in detail with a conclusion and introduction.

In my opinion, the most important reason why women
won the vote was…


This was a very important reason because
…

Another reason why the was
…

This was also very important because
…

There were several other reasons why the Women won the vote including;

 Probably the least important reason why was  

This is less important because



 In
conclusion the women
won the vote because … I believe this because…

Write a newsarticle for the Suffragette paper 'votes for women' commmenting on a recent publicity event that has occured in 1910 (real or fictional). Be persuasive and biased.

Please create a newspaper article for the newspaper 'Votes for Women' a biased newspaper in favour of the suffragettes and their cause. Write an article about an act of publicity (Real or Fictional). 

Please complete both the Introduction and the conclusion for the essay that I have wrote. Use the framework to help and the example answers. You can of course, write your own without the aids.

Please download the word document below. Any problems please email me.

You will need to print your essay off for next lesson. 

The groups are in the document.

Homework Task for this week Year 9 

•Who was Emily Pankhurst and what did she want?

Write a short Biography, Who was she, what did she want, why did she want it, was she successful?

Do you agree?

Finish the speech if you would like to...

Your question for this week is 

Who were the suffragettes and suffragists. what's the difference?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/votesforwomenrev_print.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/britsuff/suffrage/revision/1/

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/suffragettes.htm

Create a Christmas Tree of Class.

At the top they will have Upper Class, then Middle Class, then Working Class.

Give me examples of each level and why.

I would like you to create a poster. It's aim is to abolish (Stop) Slavery. How will you convince them to abolish slavery. Show you me how much you have learnt over the last couple of weeks.

Mr Watkins

I would like you to create a biography of Olaudah Equiano. You can either post it in this blog, email it to me or bring it with you to next lesson.

Kind regards,

Mr Watkins

Where was he born?
What was his names?
How was he treated on the slave ships?
What 'jobs' did he do?
etc etc.


http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Sequiano.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/equiano_olaudah.shtml

Their apartments are fitted up as much for their advantage as circumstances will admit. The right ankle of one, indeed is connected with the left ankle of another by a small iron fetter, and if they are turbulent, by another on their wrists. they have several meals a day; some of their own country provisions, with the best sauces of African cookery; and by way of variety, another meal of pulse. After breakfast they have water to wash themselves, while their apartments are perfumed with frankincense and lime juice. Before dinner, they are amused after the manner of their country. Their song and dance is promoted. The men play and sing, while the women and girls make fanciful ornaments with beads, which they are plentifully supplied with. - Norris Report to the UK Government.

TASK - What is the Norris Report saying conditions are like on the slave ships? Who is he saying it to? Is what he's saying true, why might he of written the report? Answer the following Questions in your comments below, focus on the last Question.

The Norris Report say's conditions on board slave ships are ... However I think they are ... He is writing to ... He may be saying this to .... etc.

Create your own timeline of social change from the information below. Make it as colourful as possible, use pictures to illustrate some of the points.

DUE 20/11/2013 !!!!


Average Age of death 1801 - Less than 30.

Chadwicks Report - 1842
Anaesthetics - 1840
First Public Health Act - 1848
Compulsory Vaccination - 1853
London Sewer works begins - 1858
Better Nursing - 1860
Antiseptic Surgery 1860
Sanitary Act - 1866
Better Food - 1870's
Food and Drugs Act 1875
Housing Act - 1875
Second Public Health Act - 1875

Average Age of death in 1901 - 50's