- Pose questions to the students by the ‘Silent Discussion’ ACTIVITY strategy on large sheets of butchers paper or students can work independently or in groups to discuss these question and collate as many responses as possible or use ActivExpression to gather students responses & display on flipchart. (flipchart) WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE STUDY OF HISTORY? HOW DO WE ABOUT ANCIENT PASTS? HOW DO WE FIND, SELECT & INTERPRET EVIDIENCE? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE PAST? **This will stimulate a class discussion about history and how we investigate and learn about the ancient past. Words such as Historians, Archaeologists, excavations etc. may arise which should be briefly discussed. Teacher will: (flipchart) - Introduce the students to ‘Ancient History’ and when humans began to produce written records (from about 3400 BCE), which correspond to the rise of civilisations, which were highly developed, and complex arrangements. - Discuss how the early civilisations showed some evidence for religion, commerce, culture, law and social development. Sumer, Egypt and India were the first civilisations. Pre-history is known as the time frame before civilisations. ** Use links on 5 flipchart to teach AD, BC, BCE** - Show a map of the location of these countries and display in room (use flipchart& click on world map) ACTIVITY Student begin a glossary in their books using 4 pages (could be under heading – Ancient Worlds?) Click on book image to view historical on-line dictionary (flipchart) Historians, Archaeologists, BCE, commerce, civilisation, discipline, prehistory (can use these words for glossary) Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CE SEL IE Tuning In Exploring Looking Sorting Testing Acting Reflecting
Museum, archives, United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), BC, AD, CE, Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SEL IE Tuning In Exploring Looking Sorting Testing Acting Reflecting Historians & Archaeologists (flipchart) Teacher will: - Discuss with students what they think a Historian and an Archaeologist does. ACTIVITY Students use the ActivExpression devices to put forward their ideas or done on a piece of butchers paper (this could be referred to after this topic has been taught). Teacher will: - Discuss with students do they think they are different? What do Historians do? Teacher will: - Use background information to learn about historian’s role in investigating ancient past. ACTIVITY - Students write a definition of a ‘historian’ (see background information for support) Teacher will: - Show an example of first Historians (flipchart) Historian: Herodotus He was able to give an account of the Persian Wars and he his account more than a generation after the events. Though nowadays they regard him as a curious traveller and storyteller as well as historian because he wrote of single account of an event rather than corroborate it. Student Resources: History exercise book, Venn diagram sheet or online creation tool or power-point (using SmartArt Graphic), history checklist Teacher Resources: background information, access to internet, Matching task sheet for Archaeologists, anthropologist, etymologists, linguists and conservators, History task card 2
Correct this as a whole class discussing answers Excavation, relative and absolute, typology, association, stratigraphy, dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, primary & secondary sources, cartographers, ephemera, thesis Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SEL IE Tuning In Exploring Looking Sorting Testing Acting Reflecting Homework ACTIVITY Students will complete their glossary words and phrases meanings Summarise a passage on the Rosetta Stone & Hieroglyphs **This activity will be helpful for knowledge test** Assessment (SEE ASSESSMENT TASK SHEET) ACTIVITY Students will read over notes on checklist sheet Translate their draft notes into an audio script by creating a storyboard for each slide that includes: Slide 1: IMAGE / NARRATION / EFFECTS **Narration must be checked before recording Students are given a lessons from IT specialist on using ‘photo-story’ Copy images into a folder to use for visual presentation Begin creating the visual presentation using selected program (PHOTOSTORY) **NEED LIBRARY TIME TO USE THE COMPUTERS* Presentation options Oral presentation as a reporter or themselves in an audio presentation with illustrations (photostory), computer generated newspaper report with illustrations that will be presented to the class as an oral presentation. Student Resources: Folder with all assessment items and research information, note-taking/checklist sheet, criteria sheet, homework sheet Teacher Resources: class set of - homework sheet, knowledge & understanding CREATE A STORYBOARD FOR NARRATIION Assessment task (see task sheet) BOOK LIBRARY SESSIONS
History ASSESSMENT (OPTIONAL) VIRTUAL ARCHAELOGICAL DIG Year 7 Name:………………………………………………….. You are required to participate in a virtual archaeological dig, plot information on field notes (4 pages) and complete an artefact catalogue. The link below is bookmarked on Diigo. When you have completed all requirements, prepare a title page and submit your field notes (minimum 5 pages) as a stapled booklet. Your work will be assessed according to the criteria below when you submit your work, so this sheet will need to be attached to your booklet. Due Date: …………………………………. A B C D E HISTORY 4 pages of field notes completed accurately and neatly. Detailed & extensive descriptions of artefacts. HISTORY 4 pages of field notes with all elements completed accurately. Detailed descriptions of artefacts. HISTORY 3 pages of field notes completed. Partly completed descriptions of artefacts. HISTORY Less than 3 pages of field notes partly completed with some errors of plotting. Brief description of artefacts. HISTORY Field notes not submitted HISTORY Artefact catalogue completed accurately with artefact no., location, layer and description. HISTORY Artefact catalogue completed with artefact no., location, layer and description (minor errors) HISTORY Artefact catalogue mostly completed with artefact no., location, layer and description (some errors) HISTORY Artefact catalogue incomplete. Many errors with artefact no., location, layer and description HISTORY Artefact catalogue not included ICLT or V.Art Well-presented page includes all key elements; name, date, task, year level, border and illustration. Display comprehensive computer or drawing skills. ICLT or V.Art Well-presented title page includes key elements name, date, task, year level and illustration. Display good computer or drawing skills. ICLT or V.Art page included. Missing some key elements; name, date, task, year level and illustration. ICLT or V.Art Simple page included. Missing many key elements; name, date, task, year level and illustration. ICLT or V.Art Title page not included. Overall Result & Comment: