History at key stage 3 (Year 8/9)
Unit 16: The franchise why did it take so much longer for British women to get the vote?
Section 4: Why did more people get the vote in the second half of the nineteenth century?
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Objectives |
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- why the 1867 and 1884 Acts were passed
- to develop their understanding of causation by constructing diagrams using (and refining) 'organising techniques' taught in earlier units
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Children: |
- Give pupils lists of possible factors why the 1867 and 1884 acts were passed. Include some obviously bogus reasons and some less obviously bogus. Ask pupils to use their period knowledge to select those reasons which they think are sensible.
- Introduce pupils to simple accounts of 1867 and 1884, either through stories or sources, and ask them to check whether they were right. Ask pupils to summarise the main changes to the franchise, emphasising how they affected the proportion of men who could now vote.
- Assess pupils' understanding by asking them to produce simple causation diagrams to explain why either or both of these Acts were passed.
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- select appropriate reasons for the passing of Reform Acts in the second half of the century
- organise these reasons into a causation diagram, classifying the reasons appropriately
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Points to note |
- Sensible reasons why the acts were passed might include: 'political parties wanted the support of new voters'. Bogus reasons might include 'elections would be more fun'.
- Teachers may wish to link this with Forster's Education Act of 1870.
- Key skills: these activities provide opportunities for pupils to demonstrate evidence of improving own learning and performance (pupils use causation diagrams as a way of checking their understanding of the issues relating to the 1867 and 1884 acts).
- Language for learning: appraise accounts quickly and effectively for their usefulness.
- Citizenship: links with work on characteristics of parliamentary and other forms of government and on the electoral system and the importance of voting.
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