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What is History at Years 7-9 all about?

It is about the past It is about chronology (time) It is about famous people It is about famous events It is about ideas It is about asking questions It is about answers to the questions How? What? Where? When? Why? Who?

It is about explaining what happened in the past.

What skills will I have to have? You will learn the following skills; Chronology- Putting events in the correct order. Historical knowledge and understanding- Working out reasons why things happened; deciding who or what is significant and why Interpretations of History - Why are there differing versions of events and stories? Historical inquiry - To find out about the past you have to ask questions and investigate problems Organisation and communication - This means putting it all together and explaining the past. Source work- You will begin to interpret and analyse source

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