A Level Paper 3 M. Nichols SCIE 2010-11
SCHEME OF WORK FOR A LEVEL HISTORY – PAPER 3 (INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1945-91) – SOURCE- BASED STUDY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UN, 1945-91 (SEMESTER ONE, 2010)
THEME / ASPECT / CONTENT & AIMS / RESOURCES / TIME / ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK1. The Power of the UN
/ The Covenant / l Timeline of UN’s Formation/Glossary of Terms
l The UN Charter
l Structure & Organisation (Bodies of the UN)
l Comparisons & Contrasts with League
l A Changing UN / Booklet (MN)
(Pages 2-10 & p. 42)
Labels/Blue Tack
Utilise Whittaker &
MacQueen texts / S1
Week
11-12 / Two Timed Document Tests to be part of continuous assessment criteria along with tests on Origins and Globilisation of Cold War (= 4 tests in total of 40% weighting of S1 grade; EST exam = 60%)
All lessons will include ‘starters’ as a way of reinforcement including: splatt, historical- hangman, spelling bee, word searches, etc.
Plenary Exercises / Gap-Fill on Comparisons between League & UNO
Study for tests
The Powers That Be / l USA & USSR
l Non Alignment Movement / Booklet (P. 11-15)
Whittaker/MacQueen / Week
12 / Empathy exercise
The Superpowers / l Attitudes & Actions of USA/USSR
l (Teach techniques for approaching document questions) / Booklet (P. 11-15)
Whittaker/MacQueen / Week
12 / Past document paper
2. Collective Security
/ Peace-making / l Roles of UN / Booklet (P. 16) / Wk.12
Peace-keeping & Peace Enforcement / l How peace-keepers functioned
l Palestine
l Case Studies: Korea & the Congo
l Peace-keeping Actions & Geography
l During & After the Cold War
l Assessment of Peace-Keeping
l The Secretary-Generals / Booklet (MN)
(Pages 17-26)
Labels/Blue Tack
Whittaker
(p.14-18; 50-1)
MacQueen (p. 33-44)
Lowe & Atlases / Week
13-14 / Case studies on Korea and the Congo crises
Secretary-
Generals roles & personalities
3. International Law
/ Human Rights / l Methods / Booklet (p. 27) / Wk. 15 / Study for test
UNCLOS / l Provisions / Booklet (p. 28) / Wk. 15
Anti-Terrorism / l Methods, including disarmament / Booklet (p. 29) / Wk. 15
Anti-Genocide / l Definitions & Actions / Booklet (p. 30) / Wk. 15
4. Social & Economic Progress
/ Economics / l Bodies of ESOC
l IMF & World Bank / Booklet (p. 31-32)
Booklet (p. 36-37) / Wk. 15
Population / l Pressures / Booklet (p. 34) / Wk. 16
Refugees / l How UN aims to help refugees
l Efficacy of methods - discussion / Booklet (p. 33) / Wk. 16 / Gap-fill – on UNHCR
Children / l UNICEF / Booklet (p. 35) / Wk. 16 / Study for Test
Environment / l UNESCO
l Summaries: Historiography & Assessment of UN / Booklet (p. 39-40)
(Pages 38 & 41) / Week 17
SCHEME OF WORK FOR A LEVEL HISTORY – PAPER 3 (INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1945-91) –
THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR (SEMESTER ONE, 2010)
THEME / ASPECT / CONTENT & AIMS / RESOURCES / TIME / ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK1. Fundamental Reasons
/ The Long Term Reasons / l Definition of ‘Cold War’; Glossary (for pertinent vocabulary)
l US Actions
l Soviet Actions / Booklet (MN) p. 23 & 1-2; Walker;
Painter/Lundestad / S1
Week
1 / Timed test essay on Origins of Cold War (part of continuous assessment weighting procedure; set four essays in S1; total weighting = 40%, i.e. each essay is worth 10% of final grade)
All lessons will include ‘starters’ as a way of reinforcement including: splatt, historical- hangman, spelling bee, word searches, etc.
Plenary Exercises / Students must make on-going notes - and read!
Ideology / l Ideology of Communism and Democracy – contrasts exercise
l Discussion – which is best? / Booklet (p, 3)
Issue McCauley / Week
1
2. The Wartime Conferences
/ Atlantic Charter
Teheran / l Terms – gap-fill and discussion of WWII tensions
l Why might Stalin be annoyed with GB & USA? / Booklet (page 4) / Week
2
Yalta & Potsdam / l Terms –gap-fill exercise
l Map of Berlin sectors to colour
l Truman & Stalin’s Early Actions / Booklet pages (4-7)
Crayons / Week
2 / Table on Truman and Stalin’s early actions
2. The Cold War Begins
/ The Iron Curtain Speech / l Churchill’s Speech – content & crossword exercise
l Kennan’s ‘Long Telegram’ / Booklet
(pages 8-9) / Week
3 / Crossword on Iron Curtain
Greece & Turkey / l The Greek Civil War–map and discussion / Booklet (page 10) / Week
3
The Truman Doctrine / l Reasons and Impact – discussion
l Student Presentation on Truman Doctrine / Booklet (page 10) / Week
3 / Prepare paper on Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan / l US Motives – spider diagram exercise
l Soviet Responses - spider diagram exercise
l Impact of Marshall aid / Booklet
(pages 11-12)
Labels/Blue Tack / Week
3
4. The Cold War in Earnest
/ Berlin Blockade / l Reasons – empathy exercise
l Nature
l Effects - Relative Importance exercise / Booklet (p. 13-16)
Glue & scissors
Blank maps
Labels
Blue Tack / Week
4
FRG & GDR / l Creation & Significance
NATO / l Creation & Map to fill in
Tit for Tat / l Mix and Match exercise
5. Controversies
/ The Historiography / l Traditionalists/Revisionists/Post-Revisionists
l Useful websites – note-taking
e.g. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
l Essay Practice & Techniques –mind maps, etc. / Booklet (pages 17-18 & 20-22)
Poster Paper/Pens
Internet sites / Week5-7 / Exercise on historiography
Study for test
SCHEME OF WORK FOR A LEVEL HISTORY – PAPER 3 (INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1945-91) –
THE GLOBILISATION OF THE COLD WAR c. 1950-1985 (SEMESTER ONE, 2010)
THEME / ASPECT / CONTENT & AIMS / RESOURCES / TIME / ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK1. The Asian Wars
/ Korea / l Introduction – map exercise on global conflicts
l The Korean War – gap-fill
l Cold War Implications of the Korean War
l Role of Truman and Stalin / Booklet (MN)
(pages 2-6)
Edwards
Lundestad / S1
Week
9 / Timed test essay on Globilisation of the Cold War (part of continuous assessment weighting procedure; set four essays in S1; total weighting = 40%, i.e. each essay is worth 10% of final grade)
All lessons will include ‘starters’ as a way of reinforcement including: splatt, historical- hangman, spelling bee, word searches, etc.
Plenary Exercises / Complete gap-fill on Korean War
Vietnam / l The Vietnam War – causes of US involvement exercise
l Presidential timeline exercise
l Why did the US lose –was it a complete failure of containment?
l Consequences of War for Vietnamese and USA – brainstorm
l Historiography on Vietnam / Booklet
(pages 7-12)
Whittaker
Painter / Week
10 / Presidential timeline exercise
2. The Americas
/ Cuba / l Cuba, the Background (gap-fill exercise)
l Cuban Missile Crisis
l Why USSR placed missiles on Cuba – spider diagram ex.
l US actions against Cuba – read and discuss
l Consequences of the Crisis - exercise / Booklet
p. 13-16
’13 Days’ film and exercise / Week
11 / Table on impact of Cuban Missile Crisis
Latin America / l Other Latin American and Caribbean US ventures – mix and match exercise
l US presidents and the Cold War – research exercise / McCarthyism video; Booklet p. 17-19 / Week
11 / Cold War Presidents Exercise
3. The Middle East
/ Arab-Israeli Conflicts / l Soviet motives and actions – gap-fill exercise
l US motives and actions - gap-fill exercise / Booklet
p. 20-21 / Week
12
Superpower Implications / l Overall Conclusions - exercise / Booklet
p. 22 / Week
12
4. Détente
/ The Thaw / l Actions, Meetings & Treaties / Booklet
p. 23-24 / Week
13
End of Détente / l Why détente ended / p. 25-26
The 2nd Cold War / l The Events of 1979-85 / Booklet p. 27
5. Consequences
/ The Impact / l For the US and its allies
l For the USSR and its allies / Booklet p. 28 / Week
14 / Create a timeline of Cold War
Essay Techniques / l Past questions and how to approach structuring an answer
l Paired work to practice essay planning / Pages 29-30
Poster Paper / Week
14 / Study for test
SCHEME OF WORK FOR A LEVEL HISTORY – PAPER 3 (INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1945-91) –
THE CRISIS OF COMMUNISM & THE END OF THE COLD WAR (SEMESTER TWO, 2011)
THEME / ASPECT / CONTENT & AIMS / RESOURCES / TIME / ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK.1. Sino-Soviet Crisis
/ Long term Reasons / l Map of PRC/USSR – discussion of features
l Good and Bad relations / Booklet (MN)
(Pages 2-3) / S2
W. 1 / Timed test essay on The Crisis and Collapse of Communism (part of continuous assessment weighting procedure; set four essays in S2; total weighting = 40%, i.e. each essay is worth 10% of final grade)
All lessons will include ‘starters’ as a way of reinforcement including: splatt, historical- hangman, spelling bee, word searches, etc.
Plenary Exercises / Gap-fill on Short Term Reasons
Short Term Reasons / l Gap-fill on why Sino-Soviet relations became strained / (Page 4) / W. 1
Sino-Soviet Conflict / l History of Clashes / (Page 5) / W. 1
2. Challenges to Communism
/ USSR & Eastern Europe / l Overview
l Reasons & Effects of Hungarian Revolt Exercise
l Reasons & Effects of Czech Revolt Exercise
l Comparisons and Contrasts Exercise
l Reasons for the Berlin Wall Empathy Exercise
l Effects of the Berlin Wall Empathy Exercise / Booklet
(Pages 6-12)
Lundestad
(Marples) &
Painter as course texts / W. 2 / Gap-fill on comparisons and Contrasts between Hungarian and Czech revolts
Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe / l Long Term Reasons exercise
l Map and exercise on Eastern European nations in 1989 / Booklet (p. 13
p.18-19) / W. 3 / Writing frames – complete reasons for long term collapse of Communism; helps with synthesis skills
Poland & Solidarity / l Solidarity’s Early Demands – spider diagram
l Timeline of Polish Discontent = Create Narrative
l Government Appeasement & Clampdown –gap-fill
l Solidarity’s Role In Communism’s Collapse - discussion / Booklet
(p. 14-17) / W. 3
3. Gorbachev
/ Role in Collapse of E. Europe. Communism / l What did Gorbachev do? / Booklet (p. 20) / W. 4 / Study for test
Role in Collapse of USSR / l Culpability of Pre-Gorbachev Soviet leaders
l Gorbachev’s Role – his background, character, domestic and foreign affairs policies; historiography
l Summarise role of Reagan, Walesa, Yeltsin et al
l Look at Relative Reasons for Collapse of USSR / Booklet (pages 21-25)
(Marples) / W. 4 / Look at role of individuals for collapse of Communism
4. Deng Era
/ The Crisis of Communism in China / l The Deng Era – agricultural and industrial reforms
l Political Actions – Is China Really a Communist State? / Booklet
(pages 26-28) / W. 5
5. Why Cold War Ended / Overview
Historiography / l Historiography on Reasons for End of Cold War
l Brainstorm on Reasons for End of Cold War / Booklet (pages 29-30) / W. 5 / Study for test
SCHEME OF WORK FOR A LEVEL HISTORY – PAPER 3 (INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1945-91) –
THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE (SEMESTER TWO, 2011)
THEME / ASPECT / CONTENT & AIMS / RESOURCES / TIME / ASSESSMENT / HOMEWORK.1. The Superpowers & The Bomb
/ The Manhattan Project / l The Manhattan Project
l Truman’s motives for Hiroshima & Nagasaki
l Watch film on Manhattan Project – discussion of its content and reliability as evidence / ‘The Shadow Makers’ film
Booklet MN (Page 1) / S2
Week
9 / Timed test essay on The Nuclear Arms Race (part of continuous assessment weighting procedure; set four essays in S2; total weighting = 40%, i.e. each essay is worth 10% of final grade)
All lessons will include ‘starters’ as a way of reinforcement including: splatt, historical- hangman, spelling bee, word searches, etc.
Plenary Exercises
Practise past papers questions
(page 15) / Worksheet on:
‘The Shadow Makers’
Types of Nuclear Weapons / l Various types of US weapon: gravity bombs, neutron bombs, hydrogen bombs, SLBM’s, ICBM’s, MIRV’s & Tactical Weapons mix and match exercise using internet
l Soviet weapons read & discuss
l Statistics - questions / Booklet
(Pages 3-5)
Internet / Week
10
2. The Lesser Powers & the Bomb
/ The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons / l Mix and match exercise on: GB, France, Israel, etc.,
l Discussion of dangers of proliferation, relate to N. Korea, Iran, etc. / Booklet
(Pages 6-7 ) / Week
10
3. Deterrence Theories
/ The Theories / l Various theories of deterrence, First Strike, Second Strike, MAD, etc. / Booklet
(Pages 8-9 )
Internet / Week
11 / Complete unfinished exercises
The Problems / l Limitations of deterrence
l Questions on deterrence (using internet site) / Week
11
4. Test Ban Treaties
/ SALT I & II / l Terms of SALT agreements
l Problems & limits of SALT / Booklet
(Page 10-11 ) / Week
12
Other Agreements / l Various Test Ban Treaties / Booklet
(Page 11) / Wk. 12
5. The Impact of the Nuclear Arms Race
/ Impact on superpowers / l Who was to blame for the arms race?
l Tit for tat exercise
l Military Industrial Complex – an analysis of Eisenhower’s speech / Booklet
(Page 12-14)
Edwards
(p. 158-161) / Wk. 12
Booklet
(pages 13-14) / Answer questions - MIC
Study for test essay
SCHEME OF WORK FOR A LEVEL HISTORY – PAPER 3 (INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1945-91) –