The Crusades

Extended Learning Project


Resource Pack - Crusades

Here are the two documents you need to complete your extended learning projects on the Crusades. Feel free to post any interesting sites and questions you still have below and maybe others in your class can help you out.

Surgery Examination Question

How useful is this source to an historian studying the role of anesthetics in the development of surgery? (8 marks)

Step One

Ask yourself what is the source? When and why do you think it was produce? Use the voicethread above to help you.

Step Two

Now you can start to answer the question. What problems with surgery does the source suggest there was before the development of anesthetics.

Step Three

Finally for the smart part, use your own knowledge of anesthetics to suggest what problems of surgery the new developments really made.

Try to post your responses below this post (so other can share them) or write them out into your book.

Best of luck

Morley Regeneration Ideas

We have been investigating the problems facing Morley and what we could do to help redevelop the town. Above is a wall where you can post your regeneration ideas, but remember any regeneration plans must be sustainable. When you post your idea place it on the wall in a position that reflects if it is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The best posts will include links to pictures and extra information. Click on the pink 'post a sticky' button to be taken to the site to add your own ideas.

Renaissance Medicine

Your first extended homework task this year is to produce something that summarises all the factors that influenced Renaissance medicine. It is entirely up to you what you produce, but it must be of quality. Perhaps you could produce a video such as the one above? Or maybe you could do it as a wall display? A newspaper article written at the end of the period which goes through all the major discoveries and what made them possible. You might even wish to produce a podcast interviewing all the significant individuals we have looked at, asking them what made it possible.

I welcome you working in pairs on this task but you must first come to me and propose your idea, I will decide if it requires two people.

The deadline is the first lesson back after half-term, and you will have one or two other bits of homework to complete alongside it so make sure you organise your time. No excuses when it comes to deadline day!

Opposition to Vaccination

Above is a cartoon produced by James Gillray in 1802 called opposition to vaccination. Look at the source and listen to the voice thread then try to answer the following question.

Does this source prove that the public thought vaccination was a stupid ideas when Jenner announced his scheme in 1802? (8 marks)

Although the wording is different, this is a usefulness question! It could easily be phrased as; 'how useful is this source in telling us about the public reaction to Jenner's smallpox vaccination in 1802'?

Remember to get the best marks first go through the source explaining what it does show (why people were fearful of it) and then use your own knowledge with supporting evidence to prove that some people were behind Jenner.

Post your answer in the comments of the blog post. I will post my model answer and your grades after the due date and remember just because you are writing on the Internet it does not mean you let your standards of written English drop!

Life in the trenches

Life in the trenches was hard with the prospect of death of injury never more than a moment from your thoughts. Take some time now to consider the aspects of trench life that made the First World War one of the most horrific events in history. Post your thoughts below.

First Day of High School

Soon you will be arriving at Morley High School wearing your smart new uniform ready to take the next big step in your life. You will be feeling many emotions as you think about everything that is about to change and the huge number of opportunities you will be faced with. Please leave a comment saying what you are most looking forward to when you start in September.