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Level

Middle School: 6°, 5°, 4° and 3°.
At this level, the subject is mandatory.
Language of tuition: English.

Curriculum

Syllabus: adapted from the French Education Nationale and English Key Stage 3 Curriculum.

Textbook references

History: Collins Key Stage 3 History – Book 1 & 2
History: Oxford Key Stage 3 History – Britain 1066-1509: Invasion, Plague and Murder (Wilkes)
Geography: Geog.1, Geog.2, Geog.3

Timetabling

2 periods of 45 minutes per week in 6°, 5° and 4°.
2.5 periods of 45 minutes per week in 3°.

Course Objectives

Our overarching aim is to follow the French curriculum, taught in English and enriched by, “a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world”[1]. This does not entail the mere juxtaposition of French and English curriculum content, adjusted—if need be—for matching timeframes; rather, it calls for a deeper enrichment taking into account the “aims” of the National curriculum in England [2] and nurturing cross-cultural perspective.
Whilst the École Jeannine Manuel curriculum content is primarily French, the pedagogical perspective should reflect English teachers’ training and respect their National curriculum objectives, which are, in fact, much in accord with those of the French Ministry of Education goal.
Pupils should continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of [French,] British and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study. They should note connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the appropriate use of historical terms. They should regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance. They should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information. They should understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources[3].
[1] [2] Department for Education: History programmes of study: key stage 3, National curriculum in England, Sep. 2013
[3] Department for Education: History programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2, National curriculum in England, Sep. 2013

Sixième (Year 7)

Geography
It’s your planet
Maps
London
History
The Greeks

  • Greek legends
  • City states (e.g. Sparta)
  • Persian wars
  • Athens of Pericles
  • Alexander the Great

Geography
Africa

  • What and where is Africa?
  • Africa today
  • Countries
  • Population
  • Physical features
  • Biomes

Geography
About the UK

  • An island
  • British Isles
  • Weather
  • Population density

History
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots
Interactions between the Roman Empire and contemporaneous civilisations (Han China and Ancient Persia)
Geography
Rivers

  • The Thames
  • Water cycle
  • A river
  • Landforms created by the river
  • Floods and Flooding

Cinquième (Year 8)

History
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Normans

  • The Vikings and Anglo-Saxons struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
  • The Norman Conquest

Geography
Population
History
Feudalism

  • Magna Carta and the emergence of Parliament
  • The struggle between Church and Crown in England
  • The Growth of cities and education

Geography
Our warming planet

  • Global warming
  • Climate change
  • Impact on populations

History
New worlds, new ideas (15th-17th Century)

  • The English Reformation and Counter Reformation
  • The Elizabethan religious settlement and conflict with Catholics
  • The interregnum
  • The Restoration, Glorious Revolution and power of Parliament

Geography
Case study

Quatrième (Year 9)

History
Expansion, Enlightenment and Revolutions

  • The Act of Union of 1707, the Hanoverian succession and the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745
  • The Seven Years War and the American War of Independence
  • Britain’s transatlantic slave trade: its effects and its eventual abolition
  • The Enlightenment in Europe and Britain, with links back to 17th-Century thinkers and scientists and the founding of the Royal Society

Geography
Human mobility

  • Population and migration
  • Tourism

History
Europe And The World In The 19th Century

  • Napoleonic Wars
  • Britain as the first industrial nation – the impact on society
  • The development of the British Empire with a depth study (for example, of India)
  • Ireland and Home Rule

Geography
Globalisation, trade and interdependence
History
Society (social organisation), Culture And Politics in 19th Century

  • Party politics, extension of the franchise and social reform
  • Society, economy and culture across the period: for example, work and leisure in town and country, religion and superstition in daily life, theatre, art, music and literature.
  • Darwin’s On The Origin of Species
  • Build up to World War One

Troisième (Year 10)

History – WWI, the interwar years and WWII

  • WWI and the peace settlements of 1919 and 1923
  • The Great Depression and the rise of the Dictators
  • WWII and the leadership of Churchill
  • The Holocaust incl. Anne Frank

Geography – The Changing economy of the UK

  • Industrial Change in the UK
  • Contrasting regions
  • Environmental impact of changing employment

History – The world since 1945

  • Decolonisation and the end of the Empire
  • Conflict and tension in Asia – Partition of India/Pakistan and the conflict in Vietnam 1955-75
  • Britain and Ireland – The Troubles
  • The United Nations

Geography – The challenge of resource management
Chansing demand and provision of resources in the UK: Opportunities and challenges

  • Food
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Housing

History – Government and Cultural Change

  • Evolution of the British Government
  • Britain in the 1960’s and 70’s – Culture and Society
  • The Civil Rights movement in the USA – Martin Luther King Jnr., Malcolm X and the role of American Presidents

Geography – The UK and the European Union

  • Globalisation & the EU
  • UK in a changing Europe
  • UK in the world

Teaching strategies

Make the subjects interesting to learn using a variety of techniques such as projects, work e.g. Design an eco-village or video diaries.
Encourage all pupils to participate in class-based discussion so as to ensure that all abilities are catered for.

Assessment

Diagnostic: Ascertain what pupils already know about a topic at start of a module through questioning.
Formative: Participation in class, oral feedback, exercises made in class.
Summative: Summative assessments normally occur at the end of each module and during whole school exams. End of Unit Quiz (Individual and Group), project work, short essays, and presentations in class.

Suggested Learning Strategies

To revise the notes given in class on a regular basis.
Use the English + lessons to help with key words and phrases.
Use peer-support in order to help with basic language barriers.

Average weekly home study time

1 hour a week.

Cross-curricular activities

Connection with English vocabulary lessons for EFL pupils, in order to reinforce key words.

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