UNIT OUTLINE

Subject: History Course: Year 10 Number of Weeks: 6

Unit title: Popular Culture

Key Concepts/ Big Ideas The importance of this learning

Globalisation and the spread of popular It is important to learn this as popular culture is a large part of life and understanding its composition, impacts and legacy assist students in
culture through the globe. their knowledge of popular culture and where it originates from.

The changing nature of popular culture It allows students to understand how connected the world is with one another through global changes that have impacted popular culture.
from the end of the second World War
to today.

Literacy Focus Numeracy Focus ICT Focus Differentiation

- Reading sources and
writing responses.
- Timeline activity
- Understanding of dates
and chronological order
- Numerous online
websites used
[Mentimeter, Mind Mup,
Poll Everywhere, Google
Docs]
- Online Research
- Online Module
- Allocating students to groups to improve their work and
maintain a positive learning environment.
- Changing the length and difficulty of questions to the level of
the students in order for them to get the most out of the
learning.
- Providing more guidance to student that require greater
assistance.
- Changing worksheets [such as filling in most out of it or a fill in
the blanks] for students who may need it. [EAL or LD students]