1. Building Historical Narratives in the British Museum

2. Narratives Building the skill of telling a story, giving an explanation or description or interpretation Using an object, more than one object to develop an idea, paint a picture of the past Comparing common views of the world from different cultures How do we get children to do this?

3. 1. Telling Stories Trojan War - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=comp ass&search-form=graphical/edu/main.html&submit-button=search http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=comp ass&search-form=graphical/edu/main.html&submit-button=search

4. More Stories Objects that relate to events, people, gods, myths, etc. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/gt/lin/&_IXtour=ENC14124&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC14124&submit-button=summary http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/gt/lin/&_IXtour=ENC14124&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC14124&submit-button=summary Use the story of a single object Next Slide Next Slide A group of objects linked to a single story/person e.g. Cleopatra http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/gt/lin/&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC7678&_IXtour=ENC7678&s ubmit-button=summary http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/gt/lin/&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC7678&_IXtour=ENC7678&s ubmit-button=summary Unrelated objects telling the same story from different angles – two sides of an event

6. How we used to live Food/drink, farming, village life, etc. Dress Homes/sanitation Tools/technology in the home What do objects tell us about an aspect of life that is common to all cultures? How important to…… was the preparation of food?

7. How we look at the world Japanese landscapes Next Slide Next Slide Animal images – what do they tell us about the role of animals, the way people used or worked with animals, mystical animals?

9. How we look at ourselves The Human Image tour Masks Next Slide Next Slide

11. Telling a Cultural Story Gladiators and Caesars The Ancient Olympics Sports around the world Making music in different culture Life and Death images Mystery – unidentified objects, Sutton Hoo http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&search-form=graphical/gt/gtindex.html&submit-button=search

12. Some possible investigations to build narratives Helmets for war Tools for killing, tools for living Palaeolithic art – how did they live? Religious stories, gods and heroes Games and sport Preparing food Drink and drinking for celebration Making music Farming, the seasons, yearly cycles Toys and Games Buried treasure