World War One HW Grid You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle (why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
The Road to War
Write a diary extract
The Front lines
Create a flow-chart or time-line describing the events leading to the start of WW1
No man
Draw a realistic yet fictional map of a section of the Western Front. Include accurate and authentic zig zag trenches, redoubts, strong points, machine gun emplacements and barbed wire lines.
Describing the experiences of a soldier who has spent a night stuck in noman’s land. Or A day in the life Describing a day in the life of a soldier living in the trenches.
Ext: Annotate your map as if you were an officer planning an attack on the German lines
Be sure to include sights, sounds and smells!
Find a Source
How Times Change
Find 5 sources about the First World War.
Explain how WWI changed the face of modern warfare. Looking at the disappearance of the Calvary charge and the onset of mechanized warfare.
Identify their provenance, Whether they’re primary or secondary, whether they are pictorial, cartoon etc. and explain what they tell you about the War.
WWI Statistics Find out the following statistics for WW1 (quote your sources)
Create a revision poster or leaflet covering everything from this term…
I have been learning....
Propaganda
Keep a History Diary:
Write a few sentences to describe what Bloodiest Battle you have learnt in History each lesson. Number of British Dead Number of German Dead What level do you think you are Number of French Dead working at? Give examples of evidence Miles that the Frontline moved over that shows this. the course of the Somme Battle Number of shells fired on the first day of the Somme Battle The number of lives lost per km gained in the Somme battle Size of the Armies involved Bonus Task: Write a War Poem for WW1
Google search “World War One Propaganda Posters”. Create an annotated poster, presentation or summary of your top three.
Inter War HW Grid You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle (why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
Thunk
Who was worse?
A day in the life
If Britain and America had allied with Hitler would he have committed the atrocities he did?
Stalin or Hitler? Justify your decision.
Write a diary extract for poor person who was living during the revolution explaining what life was like.
WW2 Overview Create a Mind-map or Spider Diagram for the Russian Revolution.
Obituary Create and obituary for Lenin.
Create a revision poster or leaflet covering everything from this term…
Propaganda
Research Find out about Trotsky and create a biography which covers: Who he was D.O.B Upbringing Political beliefs Involvement with the communist party Death
Glossary Find the definitions for the following communist related terms, names and keywords: Communism Leninism Marxism Bolshevik Proletariat Dictatorship
Create two propaganda posters, one designed at promoting communism and the other designed by Americans wanting to destroy communism..
World War Two HW Grid You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle (why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
Thunk What would Britain be like now if Hitler’s Germany had won the war?
Which was better?
D-Day diary
Spitfire or Messerschmitt? Justify your decision.
Write a diary extract for a British soldier who has just survived the DDay landings.
Ranking
WW2 Overview
Rank the following events in order of how important they were in winning the second world war
Create a Mind-map or Spider Diagram for the Second World War.
1. The D-Day Landings 2. The Dunkirk Evacuation 3. The Battle of Britain 4. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour 5. The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Explain your decision
Research
Glossary
Propaganda
Find out how Russia was important in winning the second world war.
Find the definitions for the following WWII related terms, names and keywords:
Compare and contrast the Propaganda used by the Axis powers and the Allies. You can present this work in any format you choose.
Clues: Some Historians state that Stalin felt that Russia paid the price for winning the war in Blood. Stalingrad was one of the most significant battles of the second world war
Blitzkrieg The Final Solution Evacuation Eisenhower Appeasement Anschluss Lebensraum Luftwaffe Wehrmacht Holocaust Rationing The Blitz
The Holocaust HW Grid
You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle (why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
Dear Diary
Thunk
Anne Frank
Imagine you are a Jewish child in Germany 1938. Write a letter to a friend explaining how Hitler has affected your life and that of your family.
Which groups face discrimination in the world today? What should be done to stop this? Reference your sources.
Design a storyboard for a film about Anne Frank. Think about what events to portray. Write a brief description of each scene. Provide a simple sketch to show what will be in each scene.
Key words
Timeline
Find the definitions to the following key words;
Create a timeline summarizing the treatment of Jews from 1933 to the end of the Second World War.
Anti-Semite Holocaust Persecution Synagogue Concentration camp Ghetto SS Crematorium Extermination
Teacher Training
Resistance
Remember
Create a lesson activity to teach your year group about any aspect of the Holocaust.
List all the different ways the Jews resisted the Nazis. Can you explain each one?
The British government has made it a legal requirement for all secondary schools to teach students about the Holocaust. In 2001 Holocaust Memorial Day was introduced. How and why should we remember the Holocaust?
The Cold War HW Grid
You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle (why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
NATO
Choose…
The beginnings
What was NATO? What was its purpose?
Choose one of the following events and use the 5 W’s to find out as much as you can about it.
Create a flowchart/mind map which shows the steps that led to the Cold War.
The Berlin Crisis 1948-49 The Korean War 1950-53 The Bay of Pigs 1961 The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
Key words
Timeline
Find the definitions to the following key words;
Create a timeline summarizing the main events of the Cold War.
Capitalism Communism Superpower Bloc Détente Socialist Guerilla warfare Ostpolitik Perestroika Glasnost
Poverty Explain how the Cold War has contributed to the following: War, Poverty, the destruction of human
Teacher Training
UN
‘Cold’ Map
Create a lesson activity to teach your year group about any aspect of the Cold War.
In the 50 years after 1945 there were around 300 wars. In 1993 the UN had 60,000 peacekeepers in 14 different countries costing two billion pounds a year. Was the UN a success of failure? Explain your answer.
Create a map showing the divisions in Europe and beyond.
How and Following the why did Battle the of Britain Holocaust You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle Winston happen? (why Churchill said: not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure “Never was of ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
JFK HW Grid
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JFK
Write an obituary for JFK all the great things he Use PEEexplaining and thedid in his life and who he was as a person. knowledge gained throughout the topic to explain what Churchill meant by this statement.
Choose…
The beginnings
Choose one of the following events and use the 5 W’s to find out as much as you can about it.
Create a flowchart/mind map which shows the reasons why JFK was assassinated.
The Berlin Crisis 1948-49 The Korean War 1950-53 The Bay of Pigs 1961 The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
Key words
Timeline
Find the definitions to the following key words;
Create a timeline summarizing the main events of the JFK assassination and the court cases after.
Patsi Conspiracy Assassination Coup Treason
Empathy Write a diary entry reflecting on the events of Dealey Plaza from the perspective of Jaqueline Kennedy.
Teacher Training
UN
JFK Map
Create a lesson activity to teach your year group about any aspect of the JFK assassination.
‘The FBI were responsible for the murder of JFK’ how far do you agree with this statement. Explain your answer.
Create a 3D model of Dealey Plaza showing your theory on the JFK assassination.