Sunday, 29 November 2009

Crime and Punishment Hall of Fame and Infamy

Find out about each of these people. For each one, give a brief reason why that person is important in the history of crime, punishment and policing in Britain.

Jonathan Wild
The Fielding Brothers
John Howard
Elizabeth Fry
Sir Samuel Romilly
Sir Robert Peel

Saturday, 6 June 2009

Year 10 exam - all you need for revision


History exam Tusday 16th June at 8.45 a.m. in the Gym.
The exam will be on Jack the Ripper. It will last 2 hours. You will have 5 questions. The questions will be about the sources you have already seen.This exam is mainly a test of your evidence handling skills. You don't need to revise a lot of facts. However, two of the questions will ask you to use your own knowledge as well as the sources.

How to revise?

1. Make sure you know the basic story. What happened? The story round the five murders and how the police reacted. Look back at the gap-filling worksheet you did on the DVD 'The Hunt for Jack the Ripper' and use the links below.

2. Read the sources (see links below) very carefully again and again and get to know them very well. Ask yourself these questions about each source:
  • what kind of source is it?
  • who wrote it?
  • where and when was it written?
  • why was it written?
  • how reliable is it?
  • is it useful if we want to understand what was happening?
  • does it agree or disagree with other sources?

3. Don't waste time trying to read up everything on the blogspot: you don't need lots and lots of detailed information.

Links to help you revise:

Basic details of the murders

The Hunt for Jack the Ripper

Biography of Jack the Ripper

Main events in detail - a reliable overview from the Casebook website. Only for advanced students.

Source A

Source B

Source C

Source D

Source E

Source F

Source G

Source H

Source I

Source J



Tuesday, 5 May 2009

USA Civil Rights Coursework



All 5 questions should be finished by Friday 15th May.
To find the whole coursework booklet click here.
If you just need the questions click here.
For just the sources click here.