GRADE 12 HISTORY CAPS TERM 1 CONTENT TRAINING …

1 GRADE 12 HISTORY CAPS TERM 1 CONTENT TRAINING WORKSHOP 8 - 9 JANUARY 2014: CTLI Educator s Manual HISTORY GRADE 12 (CAPS) TABLE OF PRESCRIBED AND EXAMINABLE CONTENT - PAPERS 1 AND 2 PRESCRIBED CONTENT EXAMINABLE CONTENT TYPE OF QUESTIONS 1. Topic 1 : The Cold War The Origins of the Cold War PAPER 1 PAPER 2 Source-based Questions Extension of the Cold War China and / or Vietnam Essay Question 2. Topic 2 : Independent Africa Comparative case studies: Congo and Tanzania Comparative Essay Question Africa in the Cold War: Case Study Angola Source-based Questions 3. Topic 3 : The Civil society protests: 1950s to 1970s Overview of civil society protests: Women s liberation and feminist movements in the 1960s and 1970s SBA or Research Assignment Civil rights movements: Case Study: The US Civil Rights movement Black Power movement Source-based Questions Essay Question 4.

2 Topic 4 : Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980 The challenge of Black Consciousness to the apartheid state Source-based Questions The crisis of apartheid in the 1980s Essay Question 5. Topic 5 : The coming of democracy and coming to terms with the past The negotiated settlement and the Government of National Unity Essay Question The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Source-based Questions 6. Topic 6 : The end of the Cold War and a new world order 1989 to the present The end of the Cold War: The events of 1989 Essay Question New World Order Source-based Questions 1 2014 School Calendar January February March April May June July August September October November December Monday 1 1 1 1 Tuesday 1 1 2 2 Wednesday 1 2 2 3 1 3 Thursday 2 3 1 Pub Hol 3 1 4 2 4 Friday 3 4 2 Sch Hol 4 1 5 3 T3 Ends 1 5 Saturday 4 1 1 5 3 5 2 6 4 1 6 Sunday 5 2 2 6 4 1 6 3 7 5 2 7 Monday 6 3 3 7 T2 Starts 5 2 7 4 8 6 3 8 Tuesday 7 4 4 8 6 3 8 5 9 7 4 9 Wednesday 8 5 5 9 7 4 9 6 10 8 5 10 Thursday 9 6 6 10 8 5 10 7 11 9 6 11 Friday 10 7 7 11 9 6 11 8 12 10 7 12 T4 Ends Saturday 11 8 8 12 10 7 12 9 13 11 8

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4 PLANNING AND PREPARATION 5 3. TERM 1 CONTENT POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS 8 Topic 1: Cold War - Case Study: Vietnam (Essay Question) Topic 2: Independent Africa - Case Study: Angola (Source-based Question) - Comparative Case Study: Congo and Tanzania (Essay question) 4 TERM 1 SBA EXEMPLAR 28 TASK 1: SOURCE- BASED OR ESSAY QUESTION SOURCE-BASED QUESTION AND MARKING GUIDELINE ESSAY QUESTION AND MARKING GUIDELINE TASK 2: RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT TASK 3: STANDARDISED TEST AND MARKING GUIDLINE 5 GUIDELINES FOR SETTING SOURCE BASED QUESTION. 72 6 SUGGESTIONS FOR SCAFFOLDING LEARNING IN PREPARATION 78 FOR SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT TASKS.

5 3 DAY 1: Wednesday 8 January 2014 CONTENT Focus: Topic 1 Cold War (Case Study: Vietnam) - : Registration - : Introduction and planning - : CONTENT Lecture: Vietnam - : Tea break - : Activity 1 - : Activity 2 - : Lunch - : Research Project - Activity 3 - : Reflection 4 DAY 2: Thursday 9 January 2014 CONTENT Focus: Topic 2 - Independent Africa - : Registration - : CONTENT lecture: Angola - : Activity 4 - : Tea break - : Activity 5 - CONTENT lecture: Congo and Tanzania - : Lunch - : Activity 6 - : TED Talk Reflection - 16:00: Complete claim forms.

6 5 3. PLANNING GRADE 12 Programme of Assessment and Weighting of Tasks Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 3 Tasks 2 Tasks 2 Tasks Source-based Task (or essay; learners must do one of each) (50 Marks / 5%) Research Assignment (can also be done in second term) (100 marks / 20%) Standardised Test which includes a source-based section and an essay (ideally both sections will be tested at the same time) (100 marks / 10%) Essay Task (or source-based task; learners must do one of each) (50 Marks / 5%) Mid-year Examination (2 papers of 2 hours) (2 topics from each paper to be covered in June; four questions set in each paper: 2 essays and 2 source-based questions.)

7 Learners answer 2 questions, I essay and 1 source-based question on each paper) (200 Marks / 20%) Standardised Test which includes a source-based section and an essay (ideally both sections will be tested at the same time) (100 Marks / 10%) September Examination (2 papers of 3 hours formatted as final external examination) (300 marks / 30%) Final external examination 25% of total year mark = 100 marks 75% of total year mark = 300 marks (Refer to pages 36 and 39 in CAPS document) 6 GRADE 12 HISTORY : TERM 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 13 JANUARY Educators Return 14 15 TERM 1 BEGINS Learners return 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 3 FEBRUARY 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 3 MARCH 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 24 25 26 27 28 END OF TERM 1 7 EXAMPLE OF A WEEKLY WORK PLANNER 2014 SUBJECT HISTORY GRADE TERM DATES CONTENT RESOURCES TEACHING STRATEGIES TOPIC Textbook pages HISTORICAL terms TO BE DEFINED SUB-THEME OTHER RESOURCES SKILLS

8 FOCUS METHODS ASSESSMENT REFLECTION FORMAL TASKS (SBA) WHAT HAS WORKED WELL THIS WEEK? INFORMAL TASKS WHAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE THIS WEEK? IDENTIFY CONTENT AND SKILLS WHICH NEED TO BE REVISED 8 3. CONTENT POWEPOINTS TOPIC 1: COLD WAR CASE STUDY: VIETNAM Case Study: VietnamHow was a small country like Vietnam able to win a war against the USA?Essay Question _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ This section includes: Background 1957 to 1965 Struggle in Vietnam between the South Vietnamese army and the communist-trained rebels (Viet Cong) 1965 to 1969 North Vietnamese-USA struggle The war from the Vietnamese and USA perspective The war as a world issue 1969 to 1975 USA withdrawal from Vietnam Conclusion: How the war is remembered today(Refer to CAPS, p26)2 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 9 Where in the World is Vietnam?

9 VietnamUSA _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Background In the 19thcentury France colonised a large part of SE Asia including modern day Vietnam. 1941: Japan invaded and occupied SE Asia. 1941: Two communists / Vietnamese nationalists (HoChi Minh and Nguyen Vo Giap) set up Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam) Viet Minh funded by the US. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Post-War Settlement 1945-1954 1945: Japan was defeated in WWII, withdrew from SE Asia September 1945 HoChi Minh announced Vietnam was an independent and democratic republic. The French attempted to re-establish their empire and took back control of the south Vietminh continued to fight for full independence and a united Vietnam 1954 French surrenderedIn May 1954, Britain, France, China, the Soviet Union, the USA and Vietnam met in Geneva to decide the future of VietnamThe Geneva Agreement _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 10 1954-1965 struggle between South Vietnamese army and communist trained rebels (NFL / Viet Cong) 1955 Diem (supported by USA) officially elected president of South Vietnam in rigged elections Diem was a dictator.

10 He was a Catholic and persecuted the Buddhist majority. Land was taken from peasants and given to Diem s supporters Diem refused to allow elections to re-unite North and South Vietnam. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Opposition to Diem s Government 1959: Vietminh supporters in South Vietnam formed the National Liberation Front (NFL) Diem and USA called them Viet Cong (Vietnamese Communists) 1963: an elderly monk named ThichQuangDuc, set himself ablaze in protest against Diem s corrupt regime . 1963: a CIA funded coup in South Vietnam which overthrew and killed Diem. Malcolm Brown who took this photograph _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Why did America become involved in a war in Vietnam?