History
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History is a window on the past which mirrors the present and reflects the future .....
History teaches that we have a local, national and international heritage which influences our current world. Evidence, heritage, change and causation are the key ideas of the S1 to S6 History course.
The key skills are:
Knowledge & Understanding
Enquiry Skills: recognising bias, inconsistency and gaps in the evidence and being able to draw conclusions about different points of view surrounding historical evidence
Social Skills: include class and group discussions, individual presentations and the ability to organise work to meet deadlines.
Teaching and learning reflect an emphasis on both 'active learning', in which pupils experience the full range of 'historical evidence' and direct teaching. Resources now include:
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Written - documents, letters, diaries, Newspapers, textbooks and novels
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Visual - cartoons, sketches, DVDs, Power Point
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Computer - simulations, Internet
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Fieldwork - Boreraig (Skye)
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Plays - Highland Clearances
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Role simulation - a court case
The Topics of study in S1-3 under the new Curriculum for Excellence are:
S1/3:
Curriculum for Excellence - What is History, an introduction
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'Man in the Bog' - a case study
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Skara Brae, a study
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Essential Scotland (Historical Timeline through the Ages)
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The Black Death
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Voyages of Discovery
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One World Project
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The Glenelg Brochs - Serfs Quest
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The Changing Highlands
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Racism - case study on Rodney King
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Black Peoples of the Americas
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The Holocaust
S4/6:
National Certificate - Germany 1918-1939 & International Relations and Co-operation 1890-1920
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Scotland & Britain 1880 - Present
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Higher - The French Revolution
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Scotland and England (1603-1702)
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Special Topic - Scotland 1689-1715
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Interemediate 2 - Units at this level are available. Content options will be offered according to class composition
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Advanced Higher - Soviet Russia - 1917 - 1956
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The teaching of History at Plockton High School aims to produce tolerant yet critical individuals, capable of applying what they have learned both to everyday situations and their chosen vocation. It is further hoped that pupils will have acquired a lifelong attachment to learning, developing skill for life and work.