1.  starter activity
Last lesson we looked at chronology. Test your knowledge with the Studyhistory quiz. Which periods saw greatest change and why?

2. What skills will I need to succeed?
 Key words: xxx
What skills will I need to succeed?
 Learning objectives
TBAT take notes more effectively & know how to complete a ‘reading log’

3.  Your task Rule 1: 20 words per slide
Rule 2: 1, A4 handout for each class member
You will each be given a period of time to research.
Roman law
Anglo-Saxon
Middle Ages
Tudor
Stuarts
Georgian
Industrial Age
Modern era
Give a 5 minute presentation on your period. Include :
Types of crime
Trials / justice systems
Policing
Punishments
Ext – were men, women & children treated differently or were there class differences?

4. Assessment criteria Level 5 21-25 marks
Directly explores change over the period
Explicit understanding of the key issues
Evaluating arguments and interpretations
Accurate, well-selected factual sources
Cogent and lucid in explanation
Level 4
16-20
Clear understanding of change over time
Understand key issues & sustained focus
Some evaluation of arguments
Accurate factual material, but selection may lack balance in places
Controlled and logical structure
Level 3
11-15
Broadly analytical
Some understanding of the process of change over time
May stray from the focus or include some descriptive material
Evidence and analysis may not range across the period
Show some degree of control and direction, but may not be sustained

5. Assess the significance of individual cases in changing attitudes towards crime and punishment in the years c
How are you going to prepare for writing your Part B essay? What are the pitfalls to avoid?

6. Collecting resources
Record author, title, publisher & date in a reading log, e.g. Higgins, C, ‘How to boil an egg’, Penguin (2012)
Use bibliographies & footnotes in books
Bookmark useful websites
Keep a folder of useful cuttings, but record author, title, publisher, date
Visit key museums
University & public libraries
Online libraries, e.g. Internet Archive
Internet searches – be selective

7. Search engines – smart searching
Mouse
216,000,000

8. Field mouse UK
62,400

9. Field mouse habitat UK
9,180

10. Field mouse hedgerow UK
640

11. Search engines - Boolean
AND (or +)
NOT (or -) OR
Use 6 key words max
Use nouns
Prioritise words
Use “speech marks” to join words
Use accurate punctuation
Use accurate spelling
Truncation symbol*
Wild cards, e.g. car?
George Boole,
 Try exploring Google using some the techniques opposite and see what different results you find.

12. Harvard University – what has this august academic body got to do with your coursework?

13.  Your task
Study the handout your teacher provides on the Harvard referencing system.
Identify the mistakes in the sample you are given
Have a go at making your own deliberate mistakes for your partner to spot!

14. What is the secret of successful note-taking?

15. What are your notes like?
Easy to read ……………….…………Hard to read
Brief to the point …….….……………Too detailed
Easy to understand … …Hard to understand
Well organised ……………………Poorly organised
Pages numbered/labelled ………………No system
Easy to learn from …….……Difficult to learn from
Well abbreviated …………..…….No abbreviations
Important ideas stand out Not easy to see ideas
In my own words ………...……..Chunks copied out

16. Key pointers Read through the text quickly for gist
Jot down key dates, names, events & statistics etc
Quotes – but keep them short
Use short hand – devise your own
Make a note of author, title, date & publisher
Leave space to add details later
Choose right format – linear, table, diagram etc

17. Have a go with an extract from your Crime and Punishment text book
Your teacher will give you an extract from this book. Have a go at reducing the extract to note form. Compare your answer with the examiner’s version.
Have a go with an extract from your Crime and Punishment text book
Alastair Armstrong, France

18. What should go in a reading log? Have a look at some students’ examples

19. Book Log
CW20: Crime & Punishment in Britain, c

20. Other examples available!!!
Book Log
E.g. Policing; Punishments; attitudes; ideology; crimes; media; etc
Harvard Reference, include chapters
& page Nos if appropriate
Assess the significance of individual cases in changing attitudes towards crime and punishment in the years
Other examples available!!!
Give your thoughts on the book, article, video, web site, podcast, museum even! etc., in how it links to the Issue you were concerned with, E.g. ….
Teacher will assess your Book Logs throughout the course and both are submitted to the Exam Board with your essays
This was a very useful book. There was plenty of information about…The book contained useful primary sources as well as a very clear text. I have been able to make good notes on how … changed over time. However, it contradicted XXXX and this has led me to…….. OR.. It considers the views of other historians and presents a fresh approach to

21.  Homework
Read Ward, S - ‘The Birth of Policing’ in ‘Who do you think you are?’ (Issue 60, May 2012), pp and take notes – max ½ side A4
Answer the guided questions on the previous slide.
Write a brief review of your reading in your new reading log
Have a go at producing reviews for the websites used in the webquest

22. Guided Questions for NOTE TAKING at A2
Who kept the law before the ‘modern policemen began to appear on our streets’?
Why are the following dates important in the history of policing:
1285
1663
1748
1829
What is the ‘debate’ over the first police force in the UK?
Why did Mr Ward’s ancestor, Edward Smart, become a policeman?
What does ‘his/story’ tell us about
the nature and conditions of his job in Gloucestershire
the ‘qualifications’ required, in the late 1830’’s
equipment and pay?
What evidence is there that the standards required of policemen at this time was too high for many?
Where would you research to investigate specific examples of the lives of constables at this time? Include some examples of the rich insights of this period
Make a list of the TYPES of records available
What was so special about Edward Smart’s record in 1847?
How effective do you think the police force were in the 19thC?
What 5 artefacts would you select of policing today to tell and evidence the story of policing to your great grandchildren?
Now compose your Book Log entry for this article

23.  Plenary Where can you find resources for your coursework?
Top tips on online research
Guidance on note-taking
What makes a successful reading log?
What have you got to do to be a better student?