The Research Process

Researching a History Essay

Description

In this unit we look at how ideas, developed in the wake of the French Revolution, gave rise to a range of secular utopian movements in both the nineteenth and twentieth century.  We also examine the strategies and tactics employed by such revolutionary movements in their quest for power and the ideologies they have employed to further their revolutionary aims.

Unit Skills and Objectives:

•  Develop an appreciation of  The French Revolution and the Rise of Secular Utopian Movements in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
• Develop an understanding of the strategies and tactics employed by Secular Utopian Movements
• Develop online computer research skills in a range of settings
• Develop Geography skills to enhance historical understanding
• Record research findings in a systematic and appropriate manner
• Read, listen and view a range of historical sources
• Write about history and historical sources
• Critically Analyze and evaluate historical sources
• Make informed and reasoned historical judgements
• Write a film review