Transcript Belfast Blitz – intro

Belfast during World War II
Documents Based Question
INTRODUCTION
Helen Sheil
[email protected]
The Northern Ireland War Memorial Home Front Exhibition
21, Talbot Street (beside St. Anne’s Cathedral)
Phone: +44 (0)28 9032 0392
Web: www.niwarmemorial.org
Curator: Ciaran Elizabeth Doran (very helpful!).
School visits
can be
arranged
PDF of Belfast
Blitz sources
available.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
2, Titanic Boulevard, (in the “Titanic Quarter”)
Phone: +44 (0)28 9053 4800
Web: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index.htm
The Belfast Blitz tour
A 90-minute bus tour
Phone: +44 (0) 28 9032 1321
http://belfastcitysightseeing.co
m/?page_id=1032
http://www.secondworldwarni.org/default.aspx?id=2
http://multitext.ucc.ie/d/The_BlitzBelfast_during_the_second_World_War
Glenravel Local
History Project
42-page PDF
on
Belfast 1940-41
at
http://www.glenravel.com
/belfast-timeline.html
The DBQ exam question is divided into four sections:
Section 1 Comprehension (HL 20 marks; OL 40 marks)
Students are required to extract relevant data from
documents to answer questions that are designed to test their
understanding of a passage or their interpretation of a visual
source. Write short, to-the-point answers.
Section 2 Comparison (HL & OL 20 marks)
Students are required to compare two or more accounts of
the same historical experience and to note similarities and
contrasts. Write a paragraph, supported by quotes.
Section 3 Criticism (HL & OL 20 marks)
Students are required to recognise bias and propaganda; to
note viewpoint; to identify contradictions; to make
judgements about the reliability of various sources. Write a
paragraph, supported by quotes.
Section 4 Contextualisation (HL 40 marks; OL 20 marks)
Students are required to place the subject matter of the
documents in their historical context; to show
understanding of issues and events associated with that
period as outlined in the elements of the topic.
HL: Write four paragraphs, around 1½-2 pages max.
OL: Write four of five relevant points, around ½ -1 page.
LC History Syllabus on SKILLS – the DBQ is where these
skills are learned and most relevant.
Get students to make their own timeline using this website.
Use headings, as suggested on the worksheet.
Higher Level (?)
Ordinary Level(?)
Watch this
documentary,
answer the
questions on the
worksheet.
Use the answers to
write an account of
the Belfast Blitz.
Documents – students love documents!
Use as many as possible, and as many different types as
possible.
The books/websites listed on p. 2 of handout provide
many more possibilities.
Adapt them to suit the needs of your students.
Discuss them, make up Q.s, pair one doc. with another
and compare/contrast them.