Ryton Parents – Year
9 Options – History
We follow the Edexcel, History A, Making of the
Modern World course. This is an exiting new course which has proven to be very
popular and has attracted high numbers in the present year 10. It focuses upon
elements of modern world history from 1919 to 1970, hopefully achieving the
twin aims of providing a platform for those who wish to continue with their
study of history and satisfying those whose historical studies end at 16.
There are four units to be taught.
Unit 1 – Peace and War: International Relations..
This covers the reasons
for W.W.2 and the Cold War between 1943 and 1969
Unit 2 – Modern World Depth Study
We will be teaching the
Unit 3 – Modern World Source Enquiry
We will be teaching British
Society 1931-51 and the effects of W.W.2.
Unit 4 – Controlled Assessment
Our controlled
assessment will focus on
Assessment
Assessment will be by
exams - one each for units 1,2 and 3. One of these
exams will be taken at the end of year 10 so only two units will be examined at
the end of year 11.
Unit 4 will be the
controlled assessment which is completed in school during year 11.
Each unit is worth 25%
of the total marks.
Therefore the final grade is based on three exams (one taken in year 10)
and the controlled assessment.
Contact: Mrs. M. Carter