History
Year 8
Half Term 1
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
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In Year 8 pupils receive one history lesson per week delivered by a subject specialist. In half term 1 pupils develop an in-depth knowledge of the British Empire. This topic allows pupils to discover how Britain amassed such a vast empire with a depth study focused on India. From this student will uncover the impact of the British rule in shaping the world and legacy which it left behind.
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Students will study one major theme throughout this topic
• Ideas, political power, industry, and empire: Britain 1745-1901.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to develop key historical skills by examining contrasting interpretations of the Britain Empire to formulate their own judgements. Further pupils will use evidence to evaluate the significance of key events and individuals surrounding the British Empire.
In history, students must demonstrate strong written communication and master the use of the following vocabulary.
• Empire
• Power
• Imperialism
• Colony
• Slavery
• Trade
• Mutiny
• Independence
• Interpretation
• Significance
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Regular discussions with your child about what they are currently studying in history.
Encouragement to engage with history homework to enhance your child’s knowledge and understanding.
Encouraging your child to read around the topics they are learning to gain a broader perspective of British history.
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Half Term 2
The Mughal Empire
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In Year 8 pupils receive one history lesson per week delivered by a subject specialist. In half term 2 pupils develop an in-depth knowledge of the Mughal Empire. This topic allows pupils to discover how the Mughal’s amassed such a vast empire building on their prior learning of the British Empire. Students will develop their understanding of the political, social, and cultural impact the Mughals had on the wider world.
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Students will study one major theme throughout this topic
• Significant societies in world History.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to develop key historical skills by examining the significance of the Mughal Empire, whilst discovering the similarities and differences of the Mughal Empire with British society and leaders.
In history students must demonstrate strong written communication and master the use of the following vocabulary.
• Empire
• Power
• Colony
• Trade
• Society
• Culture
• Similarity
• Difference
• Significance
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Regular discussions with your child around what they are currently studying in history.
Encouragement to engage with history homework to enhance your child’s knowledge and understanding.
Encouraging your child to read around the topics they are learning to gain a broader perspective of world history.
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Andrew Marr's History of the World
Beyond the Classroom- Wider Reading: ‘The Silk Roads’ by Professor Peter Frankopan
Half Term 3
Britain and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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In Year 8 pupils receive one history lesson per week delivered by a subject specialist. In half term 3 pupils develop an in-depth knowledge of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This topic allows pupils to discover how the slave trade developed, life for plantation slaves, and the abolition of slavery in the 19th century. Students will examine the impact slavery had on individuals, societies, and the wider world.
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Students will study one major theme throughout this topic
• Britain’s transatlantic slave trade: its effects and its eventual abolition
This topic provides students with an opportunity to develop key historical skills by examining the causes and consequences of the Transatlantic Slave trade, whilst uncovering Britain’s road to abolition of slavery across the empire.
In history students must demonstrate strong written communication and master the use of the following vocabulary.
• Empire
• Slavery
• Trade
• Discrimination
• Abolition
• Rebellion
• Rights and Freedoms
• Cause
• Consequence
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Regular discussions with your child around what they are currently studying in history.
Encouragement to engage with history homework to enhance your child’s knowledge and understanding.
Encouraging your child to read around the topics they are learning to gain a broader perspective of world history.
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Beyond the Classroom- Wider Reading: ‘Black and British’ David Olusoga
Half Term 4
Civil Rights
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In Year 8 pupils receive one history lesson per week delivered by a subject specialist. In half term 4 pupils develop an in-depth knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s. This topic allows pupils to discover how discrimination affected the lives of African Americans and the birth of the Civil Rights Movement as a result. Students will examine the actions of prominent civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and Malcom X. Pupils will assess the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the life’s of African Americans in the struggle for freedom and equality.
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Students will study one major theme throughout this topic
• Significant societies in the 20th Century- USA
This topic provides students with an opportunity to develop key historical skills by examining the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Movement, whilst uncovering significant political and cultural individuals of the 20th century
In history students must demonstrate strong written communication and master the use of the following vocabulary.
• Civil Rights
• Freedom and Equality
• Direct Action
• Campaign and Protest
• Discrimination
• Significance
• Legislation
• Cause
• Consequence
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Regular discussions with your child around what they are currently studying in history.
Encouragement to engage with history homework to enhance your child’s knowledge and understanding.
Encouraging your child to read around the topics they are learning to gain a broader perspective of world history.
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Beyond the Classroom- Wider Reading: ‘Black leaders in the Civil Rights Movement’ Glenda Armanda