{"product_id":"a-history-of-change-pack","title":"A History of Change - PACK","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a brand new, innovative package for the Junior Cycle history course.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill prepare students thoroughly for their assessment, while also giving them an appreciation of how historical consciousness shapes society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA History of Change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epackage includes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive textbook.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA skills’ book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teacher’s resource book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA suite of online resources to further and deepen understanding.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"button color blue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cjfallon.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-History-of-Change-Sample-Booklet.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to view Sample Chapters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ccufon alt=\"Student \" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"129\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt=\"Textbook\" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"130\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes a chronological and thematic approach to the history of Ireland and the history of Europe and the wider world.\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003cb\u003eConsistent, developmental chapter structure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach topic is constructed to build mastery of concepts and support planning by including six characteristics of high-leverage teaching practices:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLinks to prior learning through retrieval practice;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTeacher-modelled explanations of historical concepts;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOpportunities for students to check for understanding;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOpportunities for guided student practice with scaffolds;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Opportunities for increasingly difficult independent student practice;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSummative progress checks linked to exam-style questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDifferentiated tiered questioning\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetrieval practice\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEvery topic provides opportunities to complete retrieval practice and consolidate pre-requisite knowledge in the form of ‘Knowledge Retrieval’ features.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThink like a historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWrite like a historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThese writing exercises are longer questions directly linked to the JC exam. They include a set of explicit success criteria to break the questions into manageable steps and help students maximise their marks in the exam, further developing the student’s ability to write in a historical style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExam question practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach chapter ends with a source-based exam question, featuring historical documents, images, and accounts to build critical thinking and exam skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ccufon alt=\"Student \" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"129\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt=\"Skills’ \" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"107\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt=\"Book\" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"84\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main features of the Skills’ Book are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConsistent chapter structure with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eexercises developing in difficulty from knowledge recall to in-depth source work on every topic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘Examiner Insight’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efeatures provide students with a wide range of sample answers from previous JC history questions, giving feedback on each answer from an examiner’s perspective under the headings of ‘What Went Well’ and ‘Even Better If’. Additionally, an extension task asks students to improve the answer or create success criteria to help their classmate write an answer of similar quality.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ccufon alt=\"Teacher’s \" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"153\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt=\"Resource \" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"149\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt=\"Book\" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"84\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Teacher’s Resource Book includes:\u003cbr\u003eA full\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit of Work for each chapter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the textbook incorporating:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Contextual learning outcomes;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Nature of history learning outcomes;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Key historical concepts;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Learning intentions;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Teaching and learning methodologies;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e Differentiation;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e Learning experience;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e Assessment checkpoints; and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e CBA links.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional sources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(print, audio and video links) for each topic with further scaffolded questions on each.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetailed learning outcomes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovided for each chapter of the textbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ccufon alt=\"Online \" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"113\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt=\"Resources\" class=\"cufon cufon-canvas\"\u003e\u003ccanvas width=\"149\" height=\"28\"\u003e\u003c\/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufontext\u003e\u003c\/cufon\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main features of the online resources are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDetailed PPT presentations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edesigned to deepen understanding of all topics covered and provide additional information on all learning outcomes. These PPTs are designed with an explicit lesson structure and are ready to be used by teachers and students in the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSample answers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eto all questions in the textbook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnd of chapter podcast\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eproviding students with an engaging, convenient way to interact with historical content. 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