Card Sort - Should statues of Sir Cecil Rhodes be removed?

In light of the ongoing debate surrounding the presence of statues commemorating historical figures such as Sir Cecil Rhodes, the history academy is excited to present a new interactive card sort activity.

This fun interactive lesson is designed to encourage critical thinking and discussion around the complex issues of historical legacy, representation, and public memory. By engaging in this card sort, students can explore various perspectives on whether statues of Sir Cecil Rhodes should be removed, allowing for a deeper understanding of the historical and ethical considerations at play.

When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download 23 slide PowerPoint that has been designed to help support the delivery of the card sort activity which can be downloaded in a single page Word document. The PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, starters, plenaries, links to appropriate video clips, templates, historical sources, tasks and activities. Whilst the Word document contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards saying and 18 statements to be sorted or catagorised under them. I have also uploaded both documents as PDFs.

For more information, please see the detailed previews. The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: The British Empire
Know: What are the arguments for and against removing Cecil Rhodes’ statue?
Understand: What role did Rhodes play in expanding the British Empire in Africa?
Evaluate: The different historical interpretations and come to a balanced judgement.
Skills: Interpretation, Compare & Contrast & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What are the arguments for removing Sir Cecil Rhodes Statue?
Can You Explain: How he helped to expand the British Empire in Africa?
Can You Evaluate: The different interpretations and come to a balanced judgement.

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Roy