Year 10 GCSE History CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 1

Threads in History….  This topic looks at CHANGE and CONTINUITY over time.  We will look at CRIME and PUNISHMENT since c1450 to the present day  A development study has THREADS running through it – Threads are themes that you can trace all the way from the starting point right the way through to the present day  There will be CONTINUITY of these threads at times  We will focus on THREE TIME ERAS ( , , 1900-now) looking at the NATURE of CHANGE, comparing eras and looking for patterns  Factors can cause change and this will make the continuum change. 2

Threads in History….  What FACTORS might mean that the amount of THEFT in society goes up?  What FACTORS might meant the amount of THEFT goes down?  Do people always steal the same sort of things, or are the types of things people steal different at different points along the thread?  Would it ever be possible to cut the thread of theft in society? What sort of society would have no theft? 3 Think about what you learnt on the previous exercise. Consider THEFT. Theft is a crime that is as old as human society and still present today. In groups, think about the following points – Produce a mind map on large paper to answer the key questions. Think about what you learnt on the previous exercise. Consider THEFT. Theft is a crime that is as old as human society and still present today. In groups, think about the following points – Produce a mind map on large paper to answer the key questions.

What is a Crime? Task: In pairs, look at the sheet, what makes something a crime? Decide which of the things is and is not a crime. STRETCH: Why do opinions on what is a Crime differ? Can you think of a well known crime that people have not agreed upon? 4 Learning Objectives: Investigate what is a crime? Understand KEY TERMS Consider why societies have punishments THINK: Is killing a person in times of war a crime? Is breaking school rules a crime? Are all actions that are bad “crimes”? Could lying about your age ever be a crime?

Doncaster Then and Now…..  In your small groups, read through the crimes from the Consibrough Manorial Court  Identify CONNECTIONS between the crimes  Who committed the crimes?  Why would they commit the crimes?  What gender, class, background are the criminals? STRETCH:  What are the links between the crimes?  What THREADS can you identify? 5

Homestudy:  Complete in your books the questions from the sheet – “Catching onto context”  Learn the MEANINGS and SPELLINGS of all words on the KEY WORD SORT – TEST on TUESDAY 6