You're History: Everyday People & Everyday Lives Student Book
No. of pages 160
Published: 2008
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There are 160 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 2008 by Oxford University Press .
Paul Turner is Head of History at Salford City Academy, Manchester. He is an experienced multimedia teacher and has worked with QCA on several History and ICT teaching projects.
This book has the following chapters: A TASTER OF CONTENTS WHO LIVED IN BRITAIN IN 1066? ; Crime, punishment and the law in the Middle Ages. ; Attitudes towards women and marriage in Tudor and Stuart Britain. ; Pirates, privateers and smugglers. ; Hospitals and health during the Industrial Revolution. ; Jobs on the railways. ; Period chronology: 1900-1936 ; Welcome to the Fifties! With depth studies on: Train travel and the railways. ; Air and space flight.
The text is immediately attractive to use - plenty of large photographs and pictures, short-ish source extracts, and interesting tasks to do... Text level is appropriate for Year Seven, and the sheer variety of activities is impressive. I defy any Year Seven - or teacher - not to be interested in the contents and activities. Lots of 'fun'- type and slightly different content, rather than the standard run of the mill... All the activities bear the hallmark of having been tried and tested in the classroom, and are ready to run as they are... If you are looking for a thematic approach to the New Secondary Curriculum then this text makes a good starting point. Alf Wilkinson, Historical Association All in all, an extremely versatile and very useful resource for teachers with little time on their hands. Worth every penny! The CD ROM is excellent as is the accompanying textbook. TES Review Bank