Year 11 History Scheme of Learning
GCSE OCR Modern World USA
Year: 11
Set: Option
In this 8 week learning journey I am learning:
 what were the causes of The American ‘Boom’ in 1920s
 how the different groups of people in America experienced
this ‘Boom’
 how to analyse a selection of sources on this period of
American history
By the end of this learning journey I will:
 be able to explain how far the American economy boomed
 be able to outline and analyse the development of intolerance
within American Society
 be able to evaluate sources linked to American history
Resources: www.kidspast.com
www.historyonthenet.com
www.horrible-histories.co.uk
www.historylearningsite.co.uk
Keywords: USA, push and pull
factors, boom, prohibition,
intolerance, flappers, society,
anti-communist, economy, Wall
Street, crisis, trial, development,
country, source
In week one I will learn: What was America like in the 1920s?
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I will be able to identify and describe what the Boom was
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I will be able to explain key examples from the Boom
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I will be able to compare different sources and expand upon the sources
Homework:
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In week one I will learn: What does Pull and Push Factors mean
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I will be able to describe the push and pull factors of America in 1920s and
before
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I will be able to evaluate sources to highlight which groups of people were
pushed and pulled towards America.
Homework: To analyse the Great
American Seal.
In week two I will learn: Why there was a Boom in the American economy in 1920s.
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I will be able to outline the reasons for the Boom
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I will be able to analyse evidence with the idea of was it too good to be true
Homework:
In week two I will learn: Who did not benefit from the Boom and why?
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I will be able to state the groups of people who did not benefit from the boom.
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I will be able to explain why they didn’t benefit
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I will be able to make a judgement on why different groups experienced
different measures of success or failure in this period
Homework: To analyse sources based on
farmers.
In week three I will learn: Why did agriculture not benefit from the Boom?
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I will be able to describe why farming was or is important to American society
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I will be able to analyse sources to explain why farmers weren’t able to
maintain productivity
Homework: To revise for end of topic
exam.
In week three I will learn: Exam – EOT
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I will be able to answer the following question with use of the writing frame if
needed: How far did American Society face a Boom in the 1920s?
Homework: To analyse the song ‘strange
fruit’ by Billie Holiday.
In week four I will learn: How wide spread was intolerance in 1920’s America
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I will be able to understand what some people’s attitudes towards blacks were
during this period
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I will be able to identify and compare sources to explain who did and did not
have this attitude
Homework:
In week four I will learn: How were women treated during this period?
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I will be able to examine ways women expressed themselves in 1920s America
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I will be able to explain how ‘free’ women were to do this and impact on
society
Homework: To investigate pictures of
flappers.
In week five I will learn: What was the policy of prohibition?
 I will be able to use sources to identify what the policy of prohibition was and
who initiated it
 I will be able to explore why it was introduced
Homework:
In week six I will learn: Why did prohibition fail in America?
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I will be able to state the reasons why prohibition failed as a policy in America
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I will be able to explain how Al Capone and other organised crime rinks were
successful in this period.
Homework: To create a quiz about the
intolerant groups covered so far.
In week six I will learn: Further examples of Intolerance in America
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I will be able to analyse the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
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I will be able to make a judgement on this trial and explain how this shows
America’s Intolerance
Homework:
In week seven I will learn: Why the Monkey Trial was such a land mark case?
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I will be able to describe the background to The Monkey Trial
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I will be able to compare reasons why The Monkey Trial highlights an
Intolerant America
Homework: To revise for end of topic
exam.
In week seven I will learn: What was ‘The Red Scare?’
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I will be able to identify who John McCarthy was and his politics
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I will be able to compare who supported him and why he was so successful in
his Anti-Communist policies between 1950 -1954
Homework:
In week eight I will learn: How to revise?
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I will be able to create revision notes
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I will be able to focus on key target areas
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I will be able to practice key exam questions
Homework: To revise for end of unit
exam.
In week eight I will demonstrate my learning: Assessment – EOU
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I will be able to practice exam questions
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I will be able to mange time under exam conditions
Homework:
In week eight I will reflect on my learning: Assessment Feedback
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I will be able to reflect on my learning
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I will be able to identify areas of development
Homework: To reflect on learning and
provide an action plan for future learning
in history.
In week eight I will reflect on my learning: Assessment Review
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I will be able to set new targets and progress
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I will be able to get familiar with the new unit
Homework: