Britain 1066–1500: Implement the QCA Scheme of Work in a creative, engaging way.: Book 1 (Presenting the Past) - Softcover

McAleavy, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007114559 ISBN 13: 9780007114559

Publisher: Collins Educational, 2001

Synopsis

The first pupil book in a groundbreaking Key Stage 3 series designed to grab pupils’ attention with its fresh approach to traditional content.

Presenting the Past 1 includes

• Interpreting the Battle of Hastings
• Matilda’s bid for power
• Royal murder mysteries: the death of William Wallace
  The power of religion, includes
• The heretic test: will you be burnt alive?
• Holy journey or holiday: were all pilgrims religious?
• Why were the Jews mistreated?
  Medieval people: did they have a hard life?, includes
• Finding out more about medieval people
• How smelly were medieval towns?
• Death at the Tower of London

About this title

About the Author

Tony McAleavy, Former Humanities Adviser, Gloucestershire; member of the QCA team who wrote the KS3 History Scheme of Work; author of Conflict in Ireland; Andrew Wrenn, History Adviser, Cambridgeshire; co-author of Minds and Machines (Longman Think Through History); KeithWorrall, Humanities Adviser, Doncaster; co-author of History Investigations

From the Back Cover

• This ground-breaking series for 11–14 year olds brings a fresh approach to traditional content.
• Supports literacy skills, with imaginative use of texts and images.
• Makes a clear contribution to citizenship teaching.
• Helps History teachers implement the QCA Scheme of Work in a creative way.
• The balance of briefings, narratives and investigations will inspire and motivate pupils.
• Dramatic stories told in colourful detail with stimulating activities will enable pupils to develop thinking skills.
• Investigations, with an emphasis on how interpretations are made by historians, film-makers, novelists and museum curators, will encourage pupils to interact with primary source material.
• Highly-illustrated design intergarted iwith a carefully controlled language level will engage less-able pupils.
Opposrtunities for sophisiticated historical analysis, extended writing and oracy will meet the needs of more-able pupils.

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Key Stage 3 History

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins Educational
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007114559
• ISBN 13: 9780007114559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112