LANCASTER SCHOOL CURRICULUM

 

 

 

PROGRAMME OF STUDY: History and Historia

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary: 3° de SEP y 1° de CCH (F4 & F5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledge, skills and understanding

Overview:

 

Students will learn about developments in Mexico, Europe and the

 

 

Wider world.  The topics focus on Mexico and the development of

During this

 

The Western World.  As before, students will consider change and

programme

 

Continuity and they will investigate events through the analysis of

of  study students

 

Evidence.  Students will be expected to improve their ability to

will continue to learn

 

Research, evaluate, reach conclusions and produce written, visual

from a wide range of

 

And oral feedback

topics in Historia and 

 

 

IGCSE  History.

 

q       Pre Hispanic Cultures.

They will be

 

q       The Conquest and Colonisation of Mexico.

expected to 

 

q       Mexican Independence and the 19th Century.

demonstrate

 

q       The Porfiriato, Revolution and Modern Mexico.

progress in skills,

 

q       The Theory of History.

including source

 

q       Mediterranean Civilizations.

analysis and

 

q       Renaissance and Early Modern Europe.

essay writing.

q        

q       The Age of Revolutions.

 

 

q       The Causes and Consequences of the First World War

 

 

q       (including the League of Nations).

 

 

q       Communist Russia.

 

 

q       Inter-war Dictatorships.

 

 

q       The Second World War.

 

 

q       The Cold War.

 

 

q       Social and Cultural developments in the 20th Century.

 

 

q       The Post Cold War World.

 

 

 

 

 

Breadth of Study

Curricular Links:

 

q        Classroom Discussion

q       Source analysis activities

History has links

 

q        Collaborative display work

q       Organised debate

To English, Spanish

 

q        Expositions and presentations

q       Coursework

Science, Technology,

 

q       Research and Investigation, including Internet search

Art and Geography.

 

q       Presenting an argument, including essay writing skills

 

 

q       The use of role play, including empathy work

 

 

q       Formative and Summative assessment