CBA 1

Step by step student guidelines for CBA1

There are 4 steps to completing CBA 1.

1. Investigating
2. Discovering
3. Displaying
4. Reflecting

1. Investigating

Here are some more suggestions:

• the contribution of a local person to an aspect of life in the locality, or to a specific episode or event or movement in the locality or elsewhere.
• a local manifestation of a national or international movement or phenomenon
• a local historical incident that was an important cause of change
• a study of an aspect of life in the locality at a given time in the past
• a survey of how life changed over time in a locality
• a study of a local place of historical interest, such as a church, school, factory, workhouse, place of work, stately home, round tower, monastery, abbey etc.
• a study of a monument, statue, memorial or other such site of historical interest
• a study of the historical origins of local placenames
• a study inspired by an historically significant local artefact or archaeological discovery or site of interest
• the impact of a national or international event or issue on the locality Family/ personal history
• investigation of a family member who is historically significant at local, national or international level
• a genealogical study

List your ideas here:

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Date discussed ………………………………………….

I will complete my display on …………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

See some sample questions in the table below.

Examples of different types of topics	Sample questions
Local person	What was Collins' early life like? What role did Collins play in the War of Independence? Why is Collins considered important (historically significant)? What impact did Collins have on my place?
Local building	Why was Newgrange built? What materials were used to build Newgrange? Buildings can change over time so what did Newgrange look like when it was originally built? What impact does Newgrange have on my place now?
Local event	How many people died because of the Famine in my locality? What kind of houses did people live in during the Famine in my place? What were conditions in the local workhouse like? Was the Famine worse in my locality compared to other parts of the country?
Family history	My great-uncles both died in WW1. I want to find out what information it gives about them on the 1901 and 1911 census records. What regiments did they join? What was life in the army like? How did they die?

List your questions here:

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List what you have done here:

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Reflection: why did you end up selecting this topic/subject?

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Why is your topic historically significant?

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2. Discovering

Highlight the type of sources that you plan to use:

1. Photograph
2. Letters
3. Census records
4. Birth certs
5. Marriage certs
6. Baptismal records
7. Visit to a museum
8. Visit to a library
9. Visit to a heritage centre
10. Visit to a building
11. Visit to a memorial
12. Visit to the site of an event
13. Book
14. Newspaper
15. Local history journal
16. Website Interview
17. Liaise with local history society
18. Other. List:

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Source 1: My first source is …………………………………………………………………………………….

Information that I got from Source 1

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Source 2: my second source is ……………………………………………………………………………..

Information I got from source 2:

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Source 3: my third source is ………………………………………………………………………….

Information I got from Source 3

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This is a list of where I got all of my images/maps/graphs/information from

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Type of source	How to reference this source
Book	Author, title, publisher, place and date of publication.
Website	Webpage title, URL, author (if known), date accessed.
Interviewee	Name of interviewee, date of interview.
Visit	Name of location that you visited, date you visited.
Local history journal	Author, title of article, title of local history journal, volume number, date.

Reflection: was it easy or hard to find sources? Explain your answer.

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3. Displaying

How will you display your findings?

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Use this space to draw a sample sketch of your display, or to storyboard your video, or write your script for your audio or video recording, depending on what type of format your select.

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Checklist for your display	Tick when completed
Title: I have clearly stated the title of this project
Creativity and design: I have demonstrated creativity and put thought and effort into the display I selected I have included relevant images/drawings/maps/graphs with a caption (If creating a poster display) I have made my display eye-catching (If creating a PowToon or video) I have included suitable music or audio (If creating a model) My model is structurally secure and looks historically accurate
Content: have you included the following in your display? (you could use these to structure your display and write a paragraph on each) ● Why did you do your project on this particular topic? ● What is the connection between your project and your locality? ● What is the historical significance of your topic (why does this topic/subject matter)? ● Provide some background information on your project ● How does this topic fit into 'the big picture' of national or international history? E.g. a local battle could have been part of wider events of the 1798 Rebellion. ● Has the information that you've discovered changed your opinion on anything? ● Have you tried to interpret the information that you've discovered or make a judgement on it (have you offered your thoughts and opinions on your subject rather than just repeat what you've found out)? ● If your subject is controversial have you looked at it from more than one perspective? ● Have you demonstrated your historical consciousness? ● Have you answered each of the questions that you created during the investigating stage?
Spelling and grammar: My spelling and grammar are accurate
Credits: I have credited (said where I got) all my maps/images/graphs/information from
Group work: (If working in a group) I have clearly marked (symbol/initials?) what I did
Reflection: I have included a reflection section in my display about: 1. My experience conducting research 2. The opportunities and challenges I faced as a historian (the next section 4. Reflecting will help you with this)

Reflection: would you select this display format if you were going to complete this project again?

Explain your answer.

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4. Reflecting

CBA:	Title:

What were the most positive things in my experience of working on this CBA?

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What were the main challenges I faced?

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What aspects of my learning about my subject did I find most significant?

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What did I learn about the role of the historian in conducting and presenting research?

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Teacher feedback on CBA1

What Went Well (WWW)	Even Better If (EBI)

Descriptor received	Teacher signature	Date

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