Monday, 22 July 2019
History Key Questions To Ask When Learning About An Event or Period in KS2
Recently I posted a whole set of questions to ask when learning about a place in Geography (http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2019/06/geography-key-questions-place-national-curriculum.html). Here are the History versions. They are based on the KS2 History National Curriculum and, yes, there's an acronym: CHESTER.
So here are the CHESTER questions which you can ask whenever a new historical period or event is studied - ask these questions over the course of a unit:
Characteristics:
What were people’s lives like during this historical period?
What was/were society/culture/economy/military/religion/politics like during this historical period?
What else do I want/need to know about this historical period?
Historical Links:
How has this historical period influenced other historical periods?
How have other historical periods influenced this historical period?
How does this period/event compare to other historical periods/events (that have already been studied)?
Evidence:
What is the evidence for this historical event?
Significance:
What is significant about this historical event or period?
What were the main achievements of this historical period?
What were the follies of mankind in this historical period?
Timeline:
When did this event occur?
How long did this period last?
What came before and after this historical period?
Elsewhere:
What was going on elsewhere in the world during this historical period?
Response:
What do I think about this historical event?
What do others (past and present) think about this historical event?
You can download a word version of the above here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/key-questions-to-ask-and-answer-during-ks2-history-units-12152665
For History Key Questions To Ask When Learning About A Person, Event or Period in KS1, follow this link: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2019/11/history-key-questions-KS1.html
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