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| Enquiry 7: The Home
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| How were civilians affected by
the War? |
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| Mini Enquiry Questions |
- What might Ada McGuire have noticed different about Britain in 1918 compared to
1914?
- Whose lives on the Home Front were changed the most by the First World war?
- How important was the First World War in altering attitudes towards women and
their campaign for the right to vote?
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| Timing - 4 Lessons |
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| Assessment Focus |
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Key Stage 3 (Level 4-7):
- 2c - to analyse and explain the reasons for, and results of, the historical
events, situations and changes in the periods studied
- 2d - to identify trends, both within and across different periods
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GCSE: recall, select, organise and deploy knowledge of the
specification content to communicate through description, analysis and explanation
of:
- the events, people, changes and issues studied
- the key features and characteristics of the periods, societies or situations
studied
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| Standard Grade: S3-S4 |
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| Learning Objectives |
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Pupils should learn:
- about the main changes that took place in the lives of civilians during the
war
- how to identify and explain trends across a period
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| Suggested Teaching
Activities |
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Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
- Pupils research what changed and what stayed the same in Britain between 1914 and
1918.
- Discuss which changes Ada Mcguire would have thought were the most
significant.
Homework task:
- Pupils write a letter in role as Ada Mcguire in which she explains the changes
that have taken place.
Lesson 3:
- Pupils analyse the extent to which the war changed the role of women within
society
- Discuss the significance of the contribution women made to the war effort.
Lesson 4:
- Pupils examine the sinking of the Lusitania from different perspectives
- Discuss the impact it had on public opinion
- Pupils design the front page of a British newspaper reporting on the sinking of
the Lusitania
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| Extension Activities |
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| Pupils carry out extra research (extending the time period) to
determine the extent to which the First World War marks a turning point in the lives
of women?
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| Points to Note |
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| Citizenship - This enquiry provides a good
opportunity to explore wider issues. For example, to compare the political system
that existed at the start of the twentieth century with our system today and to
develop pupils understanding of the campaign to gain women equal rights within
society.
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Enquiry 1
