History

Autumn Term 1

• What is History?
• How did the ancient world shape your life?

Autumn Term 2

• Was the Norman Conquest really so significant?
• Why did medieval people build such glorious Cathedrals, but live in such simple houses?  
• Why was the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered?  

Spring Term 1

• Could Medieval Kings always do what they wanted?
• How “hard” was life in the middle ages?

Spring Term 2

• Why were the Peasants Revolting?
• Are Medieval wars worth remembering?
• How important were women in the War of the Roses?     

Summer Term 1

• Did Henry VIII line up to his public image?
• Why were Mary I and MQA such controversial figures?  

Summer Term 2

• Was the reign of Elizabeth I really a “Golden Age”?

Year 7 Core Learning Objectives:

Chronology

• Sequence events e.g. a timeline
• Divide the past up in to different periods of time
• Identify some difference and similarities between periods of time

Knowledge and understanding. Students can provide:

• Some causes
• Some results of events
• Some changes
• Identify differences in people’s lives
• Use dates and historical terms in their work

Evidence

• Use sources of information to answer questions about the past
• Describe the source or rewrite parts of the source

Significance

• Identify that some events, people and changes were really important

Interpretation

• Understand that the past can be shown in different ways by different people
• Identify some viewpoints
• Identify positive and negative language

Chronology

• Describe in detail features of past societies
• Explain why there are similarities and differences between periods

Knowledge and understanding

• Make links between causes, consequences and events
• Show how one cause led to another
• Explain which differences there were in History
• Explain how big these differences were in people’s lives in the past
• Write in a structured way
• Use connectives to link paragraphs
• Reach a supported conclusion

Evidence

• Identify what the sources say can be different
• Identify which sources are useful for the task

Significance

• Explain which events, people and changes could be judged as more important than others could and give reasons why

Interpretation

• Provide reasons why events, people and changes have been interpreted in different ways

Chronology

• Explain different societies and periods from British and international History and make links between features within and across different periods
• Compare what life was like in different places and times and pick out the similarities and differences

Knowledge and understanding

• Explain the links between cause, consequences and events
• Breakdown and organise causes e.g. in terms of importance and long term, short term
• Explain why and give reasons why different people’s lives in the past were different
• Reach a balanced conclusion
• Use specialised historical vocabulary effectively and timely
• Use relevant and appropriate quotes to support your argument
• Write a well-structured, analytical piece of work

Evidence

• Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of sources through examining reliability and utility
• Use sources to support your argument
• Identify the nature, origin and purpose of a source

Significance

• Use criteria to explain which events, people and changes could be judged as more important than others

Interpretation

• Explain why there are different interpretations of events in History
• Evaluate which interpretation you think is most valid