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In this unit, children learn about aspects of recent history through the study of the life of John Lennon as an example of someone who made a significant impact on popular culture and entertainment, and whose life portrays some of the key social and cultural changes of the post-war period. Schools could adapt this unit to focus on another figure who has made a significant contribution to the recent history of Britain or the local area. The unit has links with citizenship, in that it introduces children to the idea of single-issue politics through a controversial figure from recent history. Links with non-fiction work in literacy are also strong; in particular this unit is designed to develop media and information-handling skills.
Children will develop their historical understanding of the period, including the characteristic features and diversity of popular culture. They will learn about changes both within and across the period, and apply their skills of historical enquiry to a study of the recent past.
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