Year 9: Three-year Scheme of Work Half-term: Spring 1 The Second World War (Alternative to Conflict in the 20th Century) Unit title: Weeks 14–15 Enquiry question: Why were the Germans successful at the start of the Second World War? Content details Links to Edexcel Progression Target understanding Additional Extra stretch End of half-term GCSE (9–1) scale focus for all students understanding for understanding assessment will History some students cover Week 14 * Warfare Chronology Causation and Causation and Causation and Reasons for strength of German through time, Target Step 7 consequence Step 7: consequence Step 8: consequence Step 8: position in 1939: Causation and Learners are becoming Learners are able to Learners show c1250–present * Weakness of League of Nations Context for: consequence confident in forming a construct and explain recognition of the and appeasement * Weimar and Target Step 7 causal picture using a causal argument importance of * Militarisation Nazi Germany, Stretch to Step information that they using historical selecting knowledge * Nazi-Soviet Pact 8 are given and can knowledge with to strengthen their 1918–1939 * Superpower construct a sound which they are points, although this relations and the explanation of why becoming is not always something happened. increasingly familiar. successful. Cold War, Causation and This argument will consequence Step 7: put forward a case Week 15 * Warfare Interpretations Learners may be for defining the * Blitzkrieg and through time, Target Step 7 Hitler’s early starting to prioritise importance of successes c1250–present Stretch to Step some causes as more particular causes or * Fall of France Context for: 8 important than others, groups of causes, but * Dunkirk: contrasting * Weimar and Causation and but the explanation or there will be a lack interpretations Nazi Germany, consequence reasoning behind this of organisation or 1918–1939 Target Step 7 Stretch to Step remains weak. sustained argument. * Superpower Causation and Interpretations Step relations and the 8 consequence Step 7: 8: Learners will Cold War, Learners are beginning understand that to be more selective interpretations can be when deploying tested for validity,
Year 9: Three-year Scheme of Work Half-term: Spring 1 Unit title: The Second World War (Alternative to Conflict in the 20th Century) Weeks 14–15 Enquiry question: Why were the Germans successful at the start of the Second World War? Content details Links to Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History Progression scale focus Target understanding for all students Additional understanding for some students Extra stretch understanding End of half-term assessment will cover Week 14 Reasons for strength of German position in 1939: * Weakness of League of Nations and appeasement * Militarisation * Nazi-Soviet Pact * Warfare through time, c1250–present Context for: * Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–1939 * Superpower relations and the Cold War, Chronology Target Step 7 Causation and consequence Target Step 7 Stretch to Step 8 Causation and consequence Step 7: Learners are becoming confident in forming a causal picture using information that they are given and can construct a sound explanation of why something happened. Causation and consequence Step 7: Learners may be starting to prioritise some causes as more important than others, but the explanation or reasoning behind this remains weak. Causation and consequence Step 7: Learners are beginning to be more selective when deploying Causation and consequence Step 8: Learners are able to construct and explain a causal argument using historical knowledge with which they are becoming increasingly familiar. This argument will put forward a case for defining the importance of particular causes or groups of causes, but there will be a lack of organisation or sustained argument. Interpretations Step 8: Learners will understand that interpretations can be tested for validity, Causation and consequence Step 8: Learners show recognition of the importance of selecting knowledge to strengthen their points, although this is not always successful. Week 15 * Blitzkrieg and Hitler’s early successes * Fall of France * Dunkirk: contrasting interpretations * Warfare through time, c1250–present Context for: * Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–1939 * Superpower relations and the Cold War, Interpretations Target Step 7 Stretch to Step 8 Causation and consequence Target Step 7 Stretch to Step 8