Virginia Woolf’s and The Bloomsbury Salon

Course categoryHistory

The learners explore the intellectual, artistic, and social context in which Virginia Woolf lived.

Feminism in Jane Eyre

Course categoryHistory

Create a poster promoting women’s rights and equality based on the previous activities focused on understanding feminism as well as analysing the extracts from the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë from a feminist perspective.

Alice in Wonderland Lost in History

Course categoryHistory

Is history as confusing to you as to Alice? Don’t worry, we’ll help you make sense of it.

Regional studies

Course categoryHistory

A practical guide on how to teach the history of your local area.

Victorian Values in Literature

Course categoryHistory

The aim is to examine the Victorian age and discover the values characteristic for this period. Based on working with literary texts written by Victorian writers, the students will create a mind map summarizing all the values found during the activities.

War Poetry

Course categoryHistory

Explore more war time poetry.

Carl Sandburg’s Chicago

Course categoryHistory

Walk the streets of Chicago in the poetic lines of Carl Sandberg.

The Scarlet Letter and the Puritans

Course categoryHistory

Learn about the contradictory nature of the Puritans through historical facts and the summary of The Scarlet Letter.

Prehistory Cave Hand Stencil Art

Course categoryHistory

Imagine being a caveman and create some art.

Deviance through History

Course categoryHistory

Explore how the concept of what is socially appropriate and expected developed throughout history.

Historical Newspapers

Course categoryHistory

Play journalists and create your own news report of a historical event.

The Jazz Age and the Great Gatsby

Course categoryHistory

Discuss the typical features of the Jazz Age through "The Great Gatsby"

Mythology, art, and literature

Course categoryHistory

What are myths and what do they teach us about the working of the world?

Colonization in reverse

Course categoryHistory

The course focuses on the exploration of the topic of colonisation in reverse through the work of Louise Bennet.

Colonisation through Kipling’s "Overland Mail"

Course categoryHistory

The LP explores effects of colonialism as depicted in Kipling’s poem "The Overland Mail".