{"product_id":"a-history-of-change-textbook-and-skills-book-set","title":"A History of Change - Textbook and Skills Book - Set","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--21744042639694__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"panel-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA History of Change is a brand new, innovative package for the Junior Cycle history course.\u003cbr\u003eThis textbook follows a rigorous and consistent approach to the presentation of each topic to ensure the student develops a deep understanding of its importance and relevance in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking recent exams into consideration, A History of Change will prepare students thoroughly for their assessment, while also giving them an appreciation of how historical consciousness shapes society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe A History of Change package includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA comprehensive textbook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA skills’ book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA teacher’s resource book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA suite of online resources to further and deepen understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudent Textbook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA History of Change takes a chronological and thematic approach to the history of Ireland and the history of Europe and the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe key Nature of History element (Strand 1) is addressed in every chapter by using an evidential approach to develop historical consciousness and help the student to acquire the ‘big picture’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main features of the textbook are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsistent, developmental chapter structure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach topic is constructed to build mastery of concepts and support planning by including six characteristics of high-leverage teaching practices: 1. Links to prior learning through retrieval practice; 2. Teacher-modelled explanations of historical concepts; 3. Opportunities for students to check for understanding; 4. Opportunities for guided student practice with scaffolds; 5. Opportunities for increasingly difficult independent student practice; 6. Summative progress checks linked to exam-style questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDifferentiated tiered questioning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of every topic, ‘Check Your Understanding’ tiered questions provide students with an opportunity to test their knowledge of the key historical concepts of the topic at three different levels: bronze, silver and gold. These questions are constructed to build student-understanding slowly and enable students to apply their knowledge to a wide variety of questions by engaging with action verbs used on the Junior Cycle paper. This creates an inclusive book to allow students of all learning levels, including Level Two Learning Programmes, to access bronze level questioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRetrieval practice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery topic provides opportunities to complete retrieval practice and consolidate pre-requisite knowledge in the form of ‘Knowledge Retrieval’ features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThink like a historian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ‘Think like a Historian’ features provide students with the opportunity to engage with a wide variety of primary and secondary sources to equip them with the historical skills necessary to perform well in the Junior Cycle history exam. The questions that accompany these features enable students to make judgements about the usefulness and limitations of different types of historical evidence and apply those skills to a diverse range of historical sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWrite like a historian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese writing exercises are longer questions directly linked to the JC exam. 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