 starter activity Your teacher will give you some information about the period of German history we are now studying. There are 10 facts to learn by the end of this task. On each slip of paper is a question and an answer. Go up to someone in the class and ask them your question. If they don’t know the answer tell them. They will do the same. When you have finished swap papers and repeat this process with someone else. By the end you should know the answers to all 10 facts.

What will I be studying as part of Unit 2? To find out what I will be studying for GCSE History To define key words used during the course & create a glossary To create a timeline of events, ideas and individuals  Learning objectives

Course overview Conditions in Germany after WWI ( ) Conditions in Germany after WWI ( ) Reasons why Hitler came to power Reasons why Hitler came to power Ways Hitler established a dictatorship Ways Hitler established a dictatorship Reasons why some people supported Nazis Reasons why some people supported Nazis Ways Nazis influenced young people Ways Nazis influenced young people Influence of Nazis on German society & culture Influence of Nazis on German society & culture Ways they dealt with opponents Ways they dealt with opponents

How will I be examined? Medicine through Time: written exam, 1 hour 45 minutes, 50 marks (35% of total), examined summer 2010 Medicine through Time: written exam, 1 hour 45 minutes, 50 marks (35% of total), examined summer 2010 Dover’s Wartime Tunnels, Historical Enquiry: controlled assessment, approx words based on a local study, 40 marks (25% of total), examined autumn 2010 Dover’s Wartime Tunnels, Historical Enquiry: controlled assessment, approx words based on a local study, 40 marks (25% of total), examined autumn 2010 Germany, : written exam, 1 hour 45 minutes, 60 marks, (40% of total), examined summer 2011 Germany, : written exam, 1 hour 45 minutes, 60 marks, (40% of total), examined summer 2011

How will medicine through time be examined? Written paper Written paper 1 ¾ hours 1 ¾ hours Section A –compulsory section with largely source-based questions on Weimar Germany ( ) or Nazi Germany ( ) Section A –compulsory section with largely source-based questions on Weimar Germany ( ) or Nazi Germany ( ) Section B – 1 question from choice of two on topics covered by the course, e.g. Weimar Germany or Hitler’s Rise to Power Section B – 1 question from choice of two on topics covered by the course, e.g. Weimar Germany or Hitler’s Rise to Power

Grade boundaries for Unit 2 June 2012 GradeA*ABCD Percentage required72%64%56%48%40%

 Your task You have already completed 2 units for GCSE History? What do you need to do this year to improve your grades? Make a list of ideas, share your ideas with your partner and add any new suggestions to your list. I will ask you how many of these things you have done throughout the course!  How could your teacher help you, too?

Possible answers Keep well-organised notes Keep well-organised notes Develop systems for memorising key facts (dates, names, events etc.) Develop systems for memorising key facts (dates, names, events etc.) Watch TV (History Channel, UK History etc.) Watch TV (History Channel, UK History etc.) New media - Podcasts, BBC Iplayer … New media - Podcasts, BBC Iplayer … Use the departmental website ( Use the departmental website ( Visit museums (Imperial War Museum, Science Museum) Visit museums (Imperial War Museum, Science Museum) Meet homework deadlines Meet homework deadlines Reading, e.g. Kershaw, ‘Hitler’ & Richard Overy, ‘Chronicle of Third Reich’ Reading, e.g. Kershaw, ‘Hitler’ & Richard Overy, ‘Chronicle of Third Reich’ Extension task – booklet on website, tasks in class Extension task – booklet on website, tasks in class

 Your tasks Match the keywords to their definitions Begin a new glossary  Try to write definitions for the key words in the extension task

 Your task Find out the dates of the events on the sheet and copy them into the table. Which was the most significant point in Hitler’s rise to power? Which was the most significant point in Hitler’s rise to power?

Timeline 1918, End of WWI 1918, End of WWI January 1919, Spartacist Uprising January 1919, Spartacist Uprising June 1919, Treaty of Versailles June 1919, Treaty of Versailles 1923, Hyperinflation 1923, Hyperinflation 1929, Wall Street Crash 1929, Wall Street Crash January 1933, Hitler becomes Chancellor January 1933, Hitler becomes Chancellor February 1933, Reichstag Fire February 1933, Reichstag Fire March 1933, Enabling Act March 1933, Enabling Act 1934, Night of the Long Knives 1934, Night of the Long Knives 1936, Olympic Games 1936, Olympic Games 1938, Kristallnacht 1938, Kristallnacht 1942, Final Solution 1942, Final Solution

 Extension Identify which websites will be useful for researching Germany make a list of them in your notes. Identify which websites will be useful for researching Germany make a list of them in your notes. Identify which museums you could visit during the course of the year, too Identify which museums you could visit during the course of the year, too

What will I be studying as part of Unit 2? To find out what I will be studying for GCSE History To define key words used during the course & create a glossary To create a timeline of events, ideas and individuals  Learning objectives Plenary

 Homework Get a folder and dividers before our next lesson.  Get hold of ‘The Third Reich: A Chronicle’ by Richard Overy or Ian Kershaw’s ‘Hitler’ biography and start to read them! Get a folder and dividers before our next lesson.  Get hold of ‘The Third Reich: A Chronicle’ by Richard Overy or Ian Kershaw’s ‘Hitler’ biography and start to read them!