Topic 3 Year 9 History

History
Topic		Migration through time pre 1066 - present
No of lessons
When is it happening		Term 2
What will students learn		Students will be fulfilling the requirement of studying a theme that extends their knowledge before 1066.
Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic'	This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic	Students will study the chronology of migration to Britain. Students will learn about the story of migration to Britain and how modern Britain has been shaped by different waves of migration. Students will study who came to Britain and when, the focus will be why people came to Britain and factors that allowed for migration to take place (voluntarily and forced) and their treatment on arrival.
	This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding	Students will retrieve knowledge from the Norman Conquest, students will retrieve knowledge from the transatlantic slave trade and abolition of slavery in the UK. Students will retrieve knowledge of the wars of the twentieth century and the persecution of the Jews.
Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic'	This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic	Students will learn how to assess the extent of change and continuity through the study of migration through time.
	This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop	Students will have experience of comparing and contrasting different time periods and different societies.
Key vocabulary that students should know and understand		Migration, Invasion, Conquest.
The Big Question		What is Britain's migration story?
Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'		What is migration? Migration Myths
		Why was Britain regularly invaded? Romans, Vikings and Normans?
		How did the British resist invasions?