Materials based on Humanities
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Humanities
This subject area contains materials for:
- Primary Level
- Secondary Level
- Post-16 Level
This section contains materials suitable for you to develop with your History, Geography and Modern Foreign Languages students.
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Primary
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Stolen Childhoods - Citizenship Lesson (Primary and Secondary)
This lesson is based on Denise Affonço’s story, with an extension project on Ben Helfgott’s experience. It has been produced in partnershop with EveryChild and can be adapted for Primary or Secondary students. It also works in Humanities (Geography) classes.
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A Lesson Plan for Humanities on the Rwandan Genocide (Upper Primary/Lower Secondary)
This lesson takes a survivor’s account of the Rwandan genocide and compares the life of a Rwandan teenager with the lives of present day students.
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"All of a Sudden..." A History Lesson (Primary)
A lesson based on the Kindertransport and linked with the HMD 2010 Theme. Students hear about the experience of Dorothy and how special her autograph book became when she had to leave her family in Vienna.
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Secondary
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Two Tasks for Modern Language Students
Two translation and creative writing tasks – one in French based on the story of Denise Affonço and the other in German using the Gypsy section of the Mosaic of Victims case study.
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Stolen Childhoods - Citizenship Lesson (Primary and Secondary)
This lesson is based on Denise Affonço’s story, with an extension project on Ben Helfgott’s experience. It has been produced in partnershop with EveryChild and can be adapted for Primary or Secondary students. It also works in Humanities (Geography) classes.
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History Lesson (Secondary)
A lesson plan based on the story of Hugo Gryn, Denise Affonço and Oneg Shabbat which focuses on the term ‘legacy’ and the values attached to it.
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An Historical Enquiry for History Students (Secondary)
A set of enquiry questions and work cards linked with Denise Affonço’s story and additional questions for a Holocaust based enquiry. This enquiry can also link with activities in Citizenship/PSE and may be used with Post 16 groups as part of a research task.
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A Lesson Plan for Humanities on the Rwandan Genocide (Upper Primary/Lower Secondary)
This lesson takes a survivor’s account of the Rwandan genocide and compares the life of a Rwandan teenager with the lives of present day students.
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Post-16
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An Historical Enquiry for History Students (Secondary)
A set of enquiry questions and work cards linked with Denise Affonço’s story and additional questions for a Holocaust based enquiry. This enquiry can also link with activities in Citizenship/PSE and may be used with Post 16 groups as part of a research task.
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