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History: The Russian Revolution
Title: The Russian Revolution and its aftermath
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Aims/objectives: Students will: (IB History guide)
Overarching goals – The students will:
- develop an understanding of history as a discipline
- develop historical consciousness including a sense of chronology and context
- develop an understanding of different historical perspectives
- develop key historical skills with focus on engaging effectively with sources.
Academic - The students will be able to: (command terms in focus)
o Analyze the suitability and value of source material especially the difference between primary and secondary sources.
o Identify the differences between the social classes and their conflicts in pre-communist Russia.
o Examine the strengths and weaknesses of Nicholas II’s rule.
o Compare and contrast the differences between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
o Discuss the difference between Marxism and Leninism and capitalism
o Identify the difficulties in establishing new forms of governance and the rise of authoritarianism in Cold War Russia
o Identify the forces behind detente, perestroika, and glasnost
- Personal skills
o Communication skills (IB History ATL – Approaches to teaching and learning)
- Contextualize historical sources from a variety of media, including: visual sources, speeches, interviews, and maps to help develop skills such as visual literacy
- Develope essay writing skills that are central to success in the DP history course—activities could include: work on essay planning, paragraph structuring, introduction writing, conclusion writing, and using supporting evidence
- Social skills
o Social skills (IB History ATL – Approaches to teaching and learning)
A key concept of the history course is “perspectives”; therefore, students will engage in activities that require them to consider alternative perspectives on a particular issue or event
Book/material
- 20th Century History: for Cambridge IGCSE (Red book)
Chapter: Russia, 1905-41
Pages 222-254
- History in focus: GCSE Modern World History (Blue book)
Chapter: Russia and the USSR 1905-1941
Pages 98-126
- Videos - See daily lesson plans
Assessment/evaluation/reflection:
Quizzes and tests are a mix of multiple choice, short answer, source analysis, and short essay
- Quiz: Causes leading up to the Russian Revolution
- Quiz: The Revolution and the rise of Stalin
- Test: Entire unit with emphasis on the post-Stalinism years
Cross-curricular:
- The Film class will investigate film making in 20thC Russia
- The English class will read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Animal Farm by George Orwell.
TOK: (IB History guide)
- What methods do historians use to gain knowledge?
- To what extent does studying history help us to better understand ourselves in the present?
CAS:
- Students should research how communist ideology and authoritarianism has influenced Romania and Habitat for Humanity’s work there in Romania in preparation for the 2g study-trip.
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