Bridging the gap towards the New Junior Cycle, this new edition of The Past Today includes a focus on key skills and assessment.

Complete Junior Certificate text for both Ordinary and Higher Levels (including options)

Promotes the idea of the student as an historian

New and updated! content to reflect recent historical research

New!What You Will Learn lists focus student learning at the start of each topic

New! Assessing Your Learning panels allow regular self-assessment

New!Key Terms feature throughout promotes student literacy

New! Factfiles provide extra information on topics to engage the student

New!Focus Tasks promote independent learning, research and groupwork

New!Visit sections suggest places to go to bring History alive

New and updated!People in History sections put information in context

Updated end-of-chapter exam questions reflect the latest exams

Revision plan helps prepare for house and state exams

Valuable guidance in Answering Junior Certificate History Questions section

Updated!Glossary focuses on key terms relevant to the exam

The Past Today together with its companion The Past Today Skills & Resources book provides students with their essential texts for Junior Certificate History.

FREE eBook available with this textbook! See your textbook for full information.

TEACHER RESOURCE

Online resources for teachers

New! PowerPoint presentations, using illustrations from the textbook, assist in presenting key topics

New! Worksheets for student analysis of video clips

New! Sample exam papers for extra exam practice

Updated online testing for homework and revision available on eTest.ie

The eBook blends resources available for the textbook in one place, saving you valuable time in class. These include:

• • Videos
  • Weblinks
  • eTests