{"id":69,"date":"2022-05-30T16:13:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T15:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:35:16","slug":"national-4-5-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/national-4-5-history\/","title":{"rendered":"National 4\/5 History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AWARD RECEIVED &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National 4 History is an SVQF Level 4 course.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National 5 History is an SVQF level 5 course.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ENTRY LEVEL \u2013 What do I need to do it?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do not need to have done Elective History<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to do National 4 or 5 History.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anyone can choose History<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the end of S3 and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">most pupils will be able to do National 4 or 5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your S3 teacher will tell you what your recommended level of study would be at the end of S3.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The topics are the same for National 4 and 5, so everyone will do the same course and a decision about your final level will be made towards the end of S4.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COURSE CONTENT \u2013What will I learn?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are three units (topics) for National 4 and 5:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unit I \u2013 Scottish<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Scottish Wars of Independence 1286 \u2013 1328<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You\u2019ll learn about William Wallace and Robert Bruce &#8211; similar to what you did in S2 Core History \u2013 but in much more depth!\u00a0 Learn about the tragedy of the Maid of Norway, what is meant by \u201cThe Great Cause\u201d, what happened in the Battles of Stirling Bridge, Falkirk and Bannockburn, and how Robert Bruce became king of an independent Scotland in this topic, which covers a crucial and fascinating period of Scottish history.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unit II \u2013 British<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From the Cradle to the Grave. <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Making of Modern Britain 1880 \u2013 1951<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This topic is all about the development of the modern British welfare state.\u00a0 Learn about self-help and the dreaded workhouses, the Liberals and the first government action to help the \u2018deserving poor\u2019, the Beveridge Report and the \u2018Five Giant Evils\u2019.\u00a0 Can you imagine living in a country with no free education, affordable housing or healthcare?\u00a0 Learn how Britain made the journey from being a country where the poor had to help themselves to being a modern welfare state.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unit III \u2013 European and World<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Free at Last?\u00a0 Civil Rights in the USA, 1918 &#8211; 1968<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You will learn about key individuals such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X but also about the various campaigns to improve civil rights in the USA. Do you know what the Jim Crow laws were?\u00a0 Do you know what the Ku Klux Klan was and what it did?\u00a0 Have you heard of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the sit-ins or the Black Power protest at the 1968 Olympic Games?\u00a0 Learn all this and more in this topic which will shock and inspire you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TEACHING METHODS \u2013 What will I do?<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the History department we use a variety of teaching methods. You will be working as an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">individual<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> much of the time, but often, also, in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pairs, groups<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> or as a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whole class<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0\u00a0 You will certainly be doing a lot of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reading and writing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but you will also create <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presentations and\u00a0 posters <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and take part in<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> debates and investigations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 Your teachers will make your learning as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">active and fun<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as possible.\u00a0 History is fascinating, eye-opening, jaw-dropping and something that we hope you will love for the rest of your life.\u00a0 While factual knowledge is obviously important, History also teaches you many <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">skills<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that you will use at college, university and life in general, such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">critical thinking, evaluating, essay writing, debating and arguing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ASSESSMENT<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"160\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National 4<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National 5<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Added Value<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(This is SQA jargon for a piece of\u00a0 course-work.)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Added value for National 4 is a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">project<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on a topic of your choice, from the ones that have been studied in the course.\u00a0 This will be <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">marked by your teacher<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Added Value for National 5 is an assignment on a topic of your choice from the ones that have been studied in the course.\u00a0 You will have to write an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">essay<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> under exam conditions, but with a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pre-written plan.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 This is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">marked by the SQA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 It is worth <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">20% of your final mark.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exam<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no end of course exam for National 4 History<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To achieve a National 4 qualification in History, you will need to pass all three unit assessments and your Added Value Project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For National 5, there is an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">end of course exam.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 This is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">marked by the SQA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and it is worth <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">80% of your final mark<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HOMEWORK<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You will be given regular homework for National 4 and 5 History \u2013 about <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00bd to 1-hour a week<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 Extra study will also be required at assessment times.\u00a0 The History Department has a Glow group, with resources for homework and study, which you can easily access from home.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PROGRESSION IN THE SENIOR PHASE<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A National 4 pass would lead to National 5 in S5.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A National 5 pass would lead to Higher in S5.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWARD RECEIVED &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National 4 History is an SVQF Level 4 course. National 5 History is an SVQF level 5 course.\u00a0 &nbsp; ENTRY LEVEL \u2013 What do I need to do it?\u00a0 You do not need to have done Elective History to do National 4 or 5 History.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anyone can choose History at the end &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/national-4-5-history\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">National 4\/5 History<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}