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DATE DUE:
Wednesday, 12th May, 2004 before 9.00 a.m. at the HSIE Office. Distributed in class Thursday, 1st April. Put on Website, 4th April.
VALUE: 20%
TASK: Prepare a researched oral presentation on the allocated key feature as listed below. Ensure that you refer explicitly to one or more of the concepts and one or more of the groups in the syllabus.
Special Notes:
• The oral presentation must be between 10 and 12 minutes long
• A double sided A4 summary of your oral presentation must be submitted together with any materials to be used in the presentation by the due date
• The Oral Presentations will be completed in class beginning Thursday, 13 th May, 2004 . All students will be prepared to present on that day. The order of presentation will be in the order listed on the attached sheet.
OUTCOMES BEING ASSESSED
H2.1 explains the forces that contributed to change and continuity during specific periods of twentieth century national and international history and evaluates their relative significance
H5.2 plans a historical investigation, analyses and synthesises historical information from a variety of perspectives and presents the findings of the investigation
H6.2 uses planning and review strategies to manage effectively the competing demands of complex tasks, making appropriate use of time and resources in order to complete historical investigations
RESOURCES LIST a beginning only
Bucklow and Russell, Why Revolution? Campbell, Colin, Stalin: Soviet Leader Clarke, R. W., Lenin Deutscher, Isaac, Stalin Gill, Graeme, 20 th Century Russia Kochan, Lionel, The Making of Modern Russia Laver, John, Joseph Stalin: from Revolutionary to Despot Laver, John, Lenin: Liberator or Oppressor? Lynch, M., Trotsky: The Permanent Revolutionary O'Connor, P. S., The Russian Revolution and its Aftermath |
Riasanovsky, N., A History of Russia Rothnie, Niall, The Russian Revolution: Documents and Debates Stephenson, G., A History of Russia Townend, C., Royal Russia : the Private Albums of the Russian Imperial Family Volkoganov, D., Stalin: Triumph and Tragedy Williams, B., The Russian Revolution 1917-1921 http://russianculture.about.com www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/history.html Videos: The Last Tsar Dr. Zhivago (fragments) The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Stalin (3 parts) |
ALLOCATION OF TOPICS
ET the nature of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917
TJB the main features of communist ideology at the time of the Revolution
DPl the initial social and political reforms of the Bolshevik government
JC Civil War and the consolidation of Bolshevik power
AL the aims, nature and impact of War Communism
QM the aims, nature and impact of the New Economic Policy
AW features and outcomes of the power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin
SA reasons for the triumph of Stalin as leader of the USSR
AW competing emphases in Soviet foreign policy and relationships with the Western Powers
DPa the political, social and economic impact of the Five Year Plans on the peasantry
KM - the political, social and economic impact of the Five Year Plans on the proletariat
KC the persecution of the Kulaks
JBi changing interpretations of the role of women in Russia and the impact of these on women's lives and experiences
BS the transformation of Soviet social and cultural life under Stalin
DR the impact of the purges, show trials and the terror in the Party and Soviet society
MH the Cult of Personality
BJ Stalinism as totalitarianism
ME the changing role of the Bolshevik party and the application of its ideology, and the nature and impact of the forces of opposition
JVS the impact of the Great Patriotic War and reasons for the Soviet victory
Jan Brady
Teacher Responsible
MARKING GUIDELINE FOR THE TASK
CRITERIA |
MARK |
• clearly explains forces that contributed to change and continuity during specific periods of twentieth century national and international history and evaluates their relative significance • effectively plans a historical investigation, analyses and synthesises historical information from a variety of perspectives and presents the findings of the investigation • uses planning and review strategies to manage effectively the competing demands of complex tasks, making appropriate use of time and resources in order to complete historical investigations |
17-20 |
• explains forces that contributed to change and continuity during specific periods of twentieth century national and international history and explains their relative significance • plans a historical investigation, analyses and synthesises historical information and presents the findings of the investigation • uses planning and review strategies to manage the competing demands of complex tasks, making appropriate use of time and resources in order to complete historical investigations |
13-16 |
• describes forces that contributed to change and continuity during specific periods of twentieth century national and international history and explains their relative significance • plans a historical investigation, uses historical information from a variety of sources and presents the findings of the investigation • uses planning and review strategies to manage effectively the competing demands of complex tasks, making appropriate use of time and resources in order to complete historical investigations |
9-12 |
• describes forces that were apparent during specific periods of twentieth century national and international history and describes their significance • plans a historical investigation, uses historical information from a variety of sources and presents the findings of the investigation • struggles to manage effectively the competing demands of complex tasks, having difficulty using time and resources in order to complete historical investigations |
5-8 |
• describes forces that were apparent during specific periods of twentieth century national and international history in disjointed or incomplete sentences • presents an incomplete historical investigation, uses historical information from a limited sources and presents the findings of the investigation in a disjointed manner • struggles to manage effectively the competing demands of complex tasks, having difficulty using time and resources in order to complete historical investigations |
1-4 |