History at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 22: The role of the individual for good or ill?
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Section 1: Why are certain people 'famous'?
Children should learn:
- that history is partly about the study of famous people
- how to classify the activity for which a certain person is famous
- that there are characteristics that important individuals in the past share
- how to apply previously learnt criteria
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Section 2: Who is the person?
Children should learn:
- to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the life of a key individual
- to select, organise and deploy relevant information to produce structured work
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Section 3: What motivated the individual?
Children should learn:
- to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the role played by the individual in a key historical event
- to analyse the role played by the individual and their reasons for becoming involved in a key historical event
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Section 4: What was the impact of the individual's life at the time?
Children should learn:
- how an individual's life can be represented and interpreted in an obituary
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Section 5: How has the individual's impact been portrayed through time?
Children should learn:
- how and why the individual's actions have been interpreted differently
- to evaluate different interpretations of the individual
- to use prior knowledge and additional information to build up understanding
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Section 6: Was the individual's impact for good or ill?
Children should learn:
- to consolidate and extend previous learning
- that events in the past were not inevitable
- to assess the degree of control over events that an individual may possess
- to reach a supported conclusion about the impact an individual has on society
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