History Dept @ STMCA

Welcome to the Twitter page of the History Department at St Thomas More Catholic Academy! Remember - if it's not in the past, it's not worth learning about...

[Christine Counsell @Counsell_C]

I’m seeing some worryingly poor teaching of historical writing in secondary history atm, as a result of whole-school generic writing policies. It is an exact repeat of the ways NSfLiH took us backwards 20 years ago. Worth revisiting this superb thread by @jcarrollhistory.

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

@HistoryExtra Lower sixth students- here’s your chance!

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

What would you like to know about the French Revolution? We want your questions for an upcoming ‘Everything you wanted to know about’ podcast episode…

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

@ed_podesta Spot on.

[MrsSolomonsHistory @MrsSolomons15]

Excellent quote for teaching the American feminist movement!

[Dan Warner-Meanwell @mrwmhistory]

Having seen many brilliant iterations of the 'Story, Sources, Scholarship' lesson model, I have set up a Google Drive folder to collate them with a view to sharing them on a blog. Please fill in the spreadsheet and add your resource below and I will share them all 👍Please RT!

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

@History_Lauren @BearWithOneEar We are very interested. Have always taught WotR I year 13 but are starting with new exam board (OCR) from next year so teaching it to Y12

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@Miss_Snuffy Awareness of complexity than we would say apply when we discuss the causes of the Russian Revolution is the worst form of tokenism

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

@Miss_Snuffy But what about when the “ basic offer” when it comes to black history becomes a sanitised white version? Is that not doing more harm than good? For example trodding the Montgomery to Memphis narrative instead of Bayard Rustin and Ella Baker . Assigning black history to a lesser

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

@AmyBennettTeach @1972SHP @TMHistoryIcons @histassoc @JohnDClare had an absolutely great lesson on Cable Street in his Options in History series. If I recall he uses the memorable quote “ Cable Street was the punctuation mark of our time. “

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First port of call for the new A level course I’m planning for 20/21. Powerful

[David Olusoga @DavidOlusoga]

#BlackAndBritish A forgotten history.
Starts tonight on
@BBCFOUR
at 8:00pm
https://t.co/uQ4Ehzp03F

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

Year Eight historians - the history behind the news

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Your top questions about the crusades – answered HistoryExtra

https://t.co/URDweA0QYG

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

Everything you ever wanted to know about Nazi Germany, but were afraid to ask HistoryExtra
https://t.co/zoLHgFMDYN

[WW2Talk @WW2Talk]

The Battle & Massacre of Wormhout.
28th of May 1940.
#OTD
A detailed thread by @Dunkirk_1940

https://t.co/68k4fQI6tg

[DJ Musgrove @DJMusgrove]

I didn't give the link to my Crusades podcast with @RebeccaACRist earlier. Here it is https://t.co/ZLUgk14YbR

[History Dept @ STMCA @STMCAHistory]

@chrismillard83 Norman Davies. Ability to separate the wood from the trees

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@DrSueOosthuizen Tap O’Noth