Writing about Notting Hill and its sources
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write effectively about Notting Hill and its sources.
Key learning points
- There are three types of historical environment questions on Notting Hill.
- They require you to demonstrate specific knowledge and understanding of the key features of the period you have studied.
- You need to analyse and use sources to make supported judgements, using your knowledge of the context of Notting Hill.
Keywords
Utility - the usefulness of a source
Contemporary - from the period you are studying
Provenance - the background of a source - its nature, origin and purpose
Common misconception
Students can forget to use the sources provided, and instead simply rely on their own knowledge.
The historical environment questions are mainly source-based and therefore students should base their answers on the sources, using their knowledge to explain what is in the sources and to judge the utility of the sources.
Teacher tip
Use exemplars of weaker and stronger answers, asking pupils to identify why one answer is better than another and why.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word describes a direct or first-hand piece of evidence from the past?
Q2.Which word describes from the same time as something?
Q3.Which of the following are national records that historians could use when studying Notting Hill in the 1960s?
Q4.What makes the West Indian Gazette a useful source for a historian understanding the historical context of Notting Hill?
Q5.Match the statements about the photographs of the Caribbean Carnival of 1959 to whether they are strengths or limitations of the source.
contemporary source; record details not captured in written record
without context can't be understood; reflect the photographer's view
Q6.Why is the Mangrove protest letter an important source for historians understanding the historical context of Notting Hill?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence withe the missing number: There are __________ types of historical environment questions on Notting Hill.
Q2.Which word describes the usefulness of a source?
Q3.Which word describes the background of a source - its nature, origin and purpose?
Q4.What is the correct order to follow up a detail in a source and explain how you would do this?
Q5.Which of the following statements relates to the provenance of a written source?
Q6.Which of these statements best explains how to describe features of the Notting Hill historic environment?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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