1. Lesson 2: book based research
Coursework Summer 2018
Lesson 2: book based research

2. Flip learning
You were asked to research 3 events from the list below and record them on to the chronological grids you were given last lesson. You also needed to think about what theme(s) they belong to.
TASKS:
Compare your notes with that of your partner and see what you have found out. Also discuss the different themes you could put the events in to.
Next, I would like you to think about how you researched your different events:
How quickly were you able to find the information that your required?
How did you find the information your required?
Did you have to use more one source/website in order get the amount of information you have?
How could you improve your research skills to make it more effective?
Civil Rights Leaders
Atlanta Compromise Speech (1895)
Creation of the NAACP (1909)
Double V Campaign (WW2)
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
March on Washington (1963)
Murder of Martin Luther King (1968)
Jesse Jackson Presidential Candidacy (1992)
Anti-Semitism/ Germany
Hep Hep Riots (1819)
Germany united as a single country (1870)
Weimar Constitution (1919)
Nuremberg Laws (1935)
Kristallnacht (1938)
Wansee Conference (1942)
Themes
Violence
Government/ Laws
Press/ literature/ media
Themes
Communication
Organisation
Working with white leaders

3. Coursework Lesson 2: book based research
Even better:
Demonstrate the ability to do some research and record the information you gather
Good learning:
Understand the importance of using books for coursework
Great learning:
Understand how to use books effectively for research
Key Words:

4. Importance of Books
Reading books is very important for you to do well on both AO3 (understanding historian interpretations) and ao1 as you need to refer to historians throughout and it will also provide you with information on different events, etc.
Whilst in some cases reading the whole book might provide you with the best insight into an interpretations, individual or an event, this doesn’t always have to be the case. On the face of it some books might appear to be of little relevant, but by looking at the different chapters and index you might find that it is exactly what you need.
Whilst most of you will have gone straight to the internet for you research, often books will be more detailed, accurate and relevant to the information you need. This will definitely be the case when it comes to an historian’s interpretation and also with some individuals or events.

5. Importance of Books
To help you with your selection of choosing appropriate books, below are some of the books available for you in the LRC which we recommend for you to use as part of your research:
Goldhagen, D. Hitler’s Willing Executioners: ordinary People and the Holocaust
Kirk, J. Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil rights Movement
Browning, C. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 11 and the Final Solution in Poland: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
Hodgson, G. Martin Luther King
Gillingham, A. Anti-Semitism, Hitler and the German People,
Field, R. Civil Rights in America, (Cambridge Perspectives in History)
Elon, A. The Pity of it All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany
Carson, C. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr
Kershaw, I. Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution
Verney, K. Black Civil Rights in America (Introductions to History)
Niewyk, D. Jews in Weimar Germany
(multiple authors) Heinemann Advanced History: Civil Rights in the USA
Saunders, V. Access to History: Race Relations in the USA
Murphy, D. Flagship History – United States 1776–1992

6. How would you…
Before we start looking at some books, we need to think a little more about how effectively we use them. Discuss and feedback on your table your answer to the following:
What is the difference between a proper history book and an A level textbook? Also, which one should you use?
Where would you look in order to find out about a particular person or event in a book?
What should you do if you cant find your particular event straight away?
Where should you look to find out about the author’s view /argument?
Where might you look to find out any further information about the historian or their views?
What should you do after you have collected any relevant information from your book?

7. Book-Based Research Guide
You have each been given a copy of the book based research guide which you should refer to as you use your books and also the list of recommended books for you to use. Using this guide and what we have discussed so far I would like you to complete the following:
Tasks:
Chose an event from your chronological table that you have been given and find a book/extract that covers that topic from the selection you have been given.
Complete the first row of the Book research task sheet and also add the summary of the event on to your chronological table
Repeat this process for the next 2 events on your sheet.
If completed then you should continue to research more events from your table.

8. Homework
You should continue to work on filling in the rest of your chronological table with information about the different events and people. The whole table of events will need to be completed for your first lesson next week.
You should use both books and the internet for your research and make detailed notes on any good information you collect (this will save you doing it again at a later point).

9. Coursework Lesson 2: book based research
Even better:
Demonstrate the ability to do some research and record the information you gather
Good learning:
Understand the importance of using books for coursework
Great learning:
Understand how to use books effectively for research
Key Words: