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Making History


No. of pages 440

Published: 2018

Great for age 12-18 years

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Written by market-leading History author, Dermot Lucey, whosename is synonymous with History education in Ireland, MakingHistory provides everything you need for Junior Cycle History. Specification Learning Outcomes are broken into clear, achievable Learning IntentionsThe Nature of History strand is introduced and then reinforced in each chapter through skills-basedactivities and the frequent use of sourcesIntegrates recommended Junior Cycle teaching strategies, such as ThinkPairShare, Hot Seat and VennDiagramsAnalysing Sources sections encourage students to investigate intriguing historical questions and tohone the skills of the historianThe order of the chapters and the pictorial timelines at the start of each promote chronologicalawareness and help students acquire the big pictureThe frequent use of questions in headings promotes exploratory learning, encourages lively classroomdebate and develops historical consciousnessAssessment features include: Suggested CBAs for each topic Focus Tasks for groupwork and research Activities that encourage historical empathy Range of questions on a vast array of primary and secondary sources The Making History package includes: Making History Skills Book - Included FREE with the textbook: Written by Stacy Stout with Dermot Lucey, this book includesskills-based activities, and reflection and revision exercisesMaking History Teachers Resource Book with detailed schemes of work and How to guidesfor incorporating technology and active teaching methodsA suite of digital resources including curriculum-focused videos, PowerPoints and quizzes, all available on GillExplore.ie Free eBook of the textbook with embedded videos, weblinks and quizzes. See inside front cover for details. Adopting teachers also get access to free eBooks of the Skills Book and Teachers Resource Book.Gill Education eBooks are accessible both online and offline. The Making History Author Team DERMOT LUCEY is an experienced teacher of History and anactive member of the Cork History Teachers Association. He is theauthor of a number of best-selling History textbooks, including The Past Today and Modern Europe. STACY STOUT is a History teacher, examiner and a member ofthe Cork History Teachers Association. She is well known forher popular YouTube channel, Miss Stouts History Class, her @MsStacyS page on Twitter, and for her creative, student-focused teaching methodologies.

 

 

There are 440 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Gill .

Dermot Lucey teaches history at Ballincollig Community School, Cork. He has also written Modern Europe and the Wider World for Leaving Certificate and The Past Today for Junior Certificate.