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Hello everyone,
Hope your courses are going well?
I'm loving mine except ive hit a brick wall and need some help!!!
I have to deliver a 10-15 min presentation on how teachers would deliver the topic of 'HOW SHOULD WE REMEMBER THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC'. It doesnt have to be a fact filled presentation more of a guide for teachers.
The hard bit is that ive never studied this before, ive had a look but there is so much i'm not sure what would have to be put it and what could be left out. Also over how many lessons should the topic be spread?........any suggestions would be fantastic!!!
PLEASE HELP
trina x
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 08:21 PM
In a 10-15 minute presentation I think that a simple case of presenting positive and negative interpretations of the period would be in order - with a few teaching ideas built in.
Positives - economic and diplomatic recovery in the mid 1920's; cultural recovery; survival of the fledgling republic
Negatives - political instability and inherent weaknesses in the system from day one; international isolation; economic issues (tied in with ToV)
Teaching ideas:
Washing line activity. Key moments in the period to sequence on a washing line. Then turn it into a living graph by asking pupils to assess how positive or negative each event / statement is. See thinkinghistory.co.uk for a more detailed overview of washing lines and living graphs...
Collate a dozen or so sources and do a classification exercise. On a simple level this could be sorting into positive and negative interpretations; more advanced would be asking pupils to identify strands / themes. This can then be followed up by strcturing a piece of extended writing around that info.
Slightly more creative would be to put the Weimar Republic on trial for ineffectual government. Class work in groups as the prosecution, defence and jury to present the case for and against - with the jury trying to reach a more balanced judgement.
Of course there are loads of other things that could be used / mentioned but the objective of the presentation is really for you to show that you've 'got' the key points and thought through a range of ways of working through these in a classroom. In this case its a clear focus on historical interpretations - have a look in the seminars section for Interpretations, there is some great guidance in there.
As for how many lessons - depends on the key stage you're aiming it at. KS3 would probably get one or two lessons (if any) on this; KS4 would be part of a larger unit and might take up a term depending on the syllabus chosen; at KS5 the Weimar period could be one of the examined units and would therefore have a lot more time allocated to it.
Positives - economic and diplomatic recovery in the mid 1920's; cultural recovery; survival of the fledgling republic
Negatives - political instability and inherent weaknesses in the system from day one; international isolation; economic issues (tied in with ToV)
Teaching ideas:
Washing line activity. Key moments in the period to sequence on a washing line. Then turn it into a living graph by asking pupils to assess how positive or negative each event / statement is. See thinkinghistory.co.uk for a more detailed overview of washing lines and living graphs...
Collate a dozen or so sources and do a classification exercise. On a simple level this could be sorting into positive and negative interpretations; more advanced would be asking pupils to identify strands / themes. This can then be followed up by strcturing a piece of extended writing around that info.
Slightly more creative would be to put the Weimar Republic on trial for ineffectual government. Class work in groups as the prosecution, defence and jury to present the case for and against - with the jury trying to reach a more balanced judgement.
Of course there are loads of other things that could be used / mentioned but the objective of the presentation is really for you to show that you've 'got' the key points and thought through a range of ways of working through these in a classroom. In this case its a clear focus on historical interpretations - have a look in the seminars section for Interpretations, there is some great guidance in there.
As for how many lessons - depends on the key stage you're aiming it at. KS3 would probably get one or two lessons (if any) on this; KS4 would be part of a larger unit and might take up a term depending on the syllabus chosen; at KS5 the Weimar period could be one of the examined units and would therefore have a lot more time allocated to it.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 08:26 PM
Dan Moorhouse, on 15 October 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:
In a 10-15 minute presentation I think that a simple case of presenting positive and negative interpretations of the period would be in order - with a few teaching ideas built in.
Positives - economic and diplomatic recovery in the mid 1920's; cultural recovery; survival of the fledgling republic
Negatives - political instability and inherent weaknesses in the system from day one; international isolation; economic issues (tied in with ToV)
Teaching ideas:
Washing line activity. Key moments in the period to sequence on a washing line. Then turn it into a living graph by asking pupils to assess how positive or negative each event / statement is. See thinkinghistory.co.uk for a more detailed overview of washing lines and living graphs...
Collate a dozen or so sources and do a classification exercise. On a simple level this could be sorting into positive and negative interpretations; more advanced would be asking pupils to identify strands / themes. This can then be followed up by strcturing a piece of extended writing around that info.
Slightly more creative would be to put the Weimar Republic on trial for ineffectual government. Class work in groups as the prosecution, defence and jury to present the case for and against - with the jury trying to reach a more balanced judgement.
Wow Dan!!
Thanks very much, some fantastic advice. Love the idea of putting the Weimar Republic on trial.
Thanks again
trina x
Of course there are loads of other things that could be used / mentioned but the objective of the presentation is really for you to show that you've 'got' the key points and thought through a range of ways of working through these in a classroom. In this case its a clear focus on historical interpretations - have a look in the seminars section for Interpretations, there is some great guidance in there.
Positives - economic and diplomatic recovery in the mid 1920's; cultural recovery; survival of the fledgling republic
Negatives - political instability and inherent weaknesses in the system from day one; international isolation; economic issues (tied in with ToV)
Teaching ideas:
Washing line activity. Key moments in the period to sequence on a washing line. Then turn it into a living graph by asking pupils to assess how positive or negative each event / statement is. See thinkinghistory.co.uk for a more detailed overview of washing lines and living graphs...
Collate a dozen or so sources and do a classification exercise. On a simple level this could be sorting into positive and negative interpretations; more advanced would be asking pupils to identify strands / themes. This can then be followed up by strcturing a piece of extended writing around that info.
Slightly more creative would be to put the Weimar Republic on trial for ineffectual government. Class work in groups as the prosecution, defence and jury to present the case for and against - with the jury trying to reach a more balanced judgement.
Wow Dan!!
Thanks very much, some fantastic advice. Love the idea of putting the Weimar Republic on trial.
Thanks again
trina x
Of course there are loads of other things that could be used / mentioned but the objective of the presentation is really for you to show that you've 'got' the key points and thought through a range of ways of working through these in a classroom. In this case its a clear focus on historical interpretations - have a look in the seminars section for Interpretations, there is some great guidance in there.
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