ELZ: History

Exam Board Specs
KS4 GCSE Edxecel 2016-Present
KS5 A-Level Edexcel

Articles/Extension
KS4 GCSE Sept 2016
KS5 Edexcel Unit 1 Russia
KS5 Edexcel Unit 2 English Revolution
KS5 Edexcel Unit 3 
KS5 Edexcel Unit 4 Coursework

Revision and Practice

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Year 7 > 8 
Choose a character from history and produce a review of that individual. Provide details of their life and contribution to the wider community. You must be able to explain why this person is of significant importance in History.
The best reviews will be displayed in the History classroom and students will receive positive IRIS points.

Year 8 > 9 Research the French Revolution using the links below. Be ready to discuss aspect of the French experience compared to the revolutions you have already studied.

• French Revolution in Short (Youtube)
• Horrible Historries - Horrible French Excerpt
• French Revolution - Key Facts
• BBC Bitesize - The French Revolution - only to be used once you have done some research. This is more of a set of revision pages.

Year 9 >10 - The next sage of your learning is an investigation into the industrial changes experienced by Britons in the late 19th century. 

Year 10 > 11: YGs and YBs Year 11 YGs, YBs, MS:

• Revise Anglo-Saxons, 1066-1087 in preparation for an exam/test when you return in September.

Year 11 >12
Unit 1: Britain, 1625-1701 Wider Reading (and Watching)

• Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War (Simon Schama, Youtube)
• Britain and Revolutions

Unit 2: Russia Wider Reading (and watching)

• Russia in 1900 - Spartacus
• BBC Biography of Nicholas II
• Prezi Prestenation - Russia in 1900
• Russia in 1900 - Mind Map
• Russian Society in 1900 (Youtube)

Year 12 > 13
Unit 3: Perceptions and Reality - make notes sing your textbooks and supported by the following articles.

• ​Yellow Journalism and the Spanish American War
• WWI and the Media: How Truth Was Kept Off the Front Page
• How Newspapers Reported the American Civil War

Unit 4: Coursework

• Mr.Pitt has sent you an email outlining his tasks for the summer. Please check your school email accounts.