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Title: ? starter activity


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? starter activity
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Head of a statue of the Tsar. What do you think
the peasant children would be thinking as they
looked on at this scene in 1917?
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Why was the Tsar forced to abdicate in February
1917?
? Aims
  • To identify short-term causes of February
    Revolution
  • To plan an essay question develop essay-writing
    skills

3
? Your task
  • Divide into groups of 4. Each member of the group
    will be one of the following
  • A striking factory worker
  • A member of the Duma
  • A soldier in Petrograd
  • A member of the Soviet
  • Read Oxley p.84 and discuss in your groups who
    was to blame for the overthrow of the Tsar in
    February 1917. Was any other factor to blame?

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? Notes
  • For homework. Create a spider diagram explaining
    why the Tsar was forced to abdicate. Include the
    following factors
  • Striking workers
  • Loss of support of army
  • Opposition from Duma
  • Soviets
  • Other (e.g. Nicholas IIs decisions)

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? Your task
  • You are now ready to write your second Unit 1
    essay How far was the First World War
    responsible for the downfall of the Romanovs in
    1917?
  • Imagine you have been asked to give advice to a
    student who is struggling with essay writing
    skills. What advice would you give them to ensure
    they produce a successful essay?

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  • Include previous targets
  • Read widely include a bibliography
  • Structure essay appropriately, e.g. introduction,
    development, conclusion
  • Use detailed appropriate factual evidence
  • Include topic sentences which link each paragraph
    to the main question
  • Ensure there is balance

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? Your task
  • In groups of 3, produce a spider diagram plan
    explaining how you would answer the question
    How far was the First World War responsible for
    the downfall of the Romanovs in 1917?
  • Make sure you explain what you would include in
    the intro, conclusion as well as topic paragraphs
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