UK SoW: Primary History Unit 20 (Year 5/6)
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/history/his20?version=1
What can we learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person?
In this unit, children learn about aspects of recent history through the study of the life of John Lennon as an example of someone who made a significant impact on popular culture and entertainment, and whose life portrays some of the key social and cultural changes of the post-war period. Schools could adapt this unit to focus on another figure who has made a significant contribution to the recent history of Britain or the local area. The unit has links with citizenship, in that it introduces children to the idea of single-issue politics through a controversial figure from recent history. Links with non-fiction work in literacy are also strong; in particular this unit is designed to develop media and information-handling skills.
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