<p>This is a lesson on what life was like in a workhouse. This file contains both a high-ability and low-ability version. The lesson includes the following activities: stop and think, starter activity, video comprehension activity, newspaper report/source carousel activity, judgement question. The lesson also includes differentiation in the form of: stretch and challenge question, key definitions, and sentence starters.</p>

<p>This is a lesson was made for a KS5 lesson on the impact of secularism on sexual ethics on the OCR Religious Studies syllabus. The lesson last for approximately 1hr 30mins. The lesson covers the following objectives:</p> <ul> <li>To explore and analyse Mill’s liberty principle.</li> <li>To learn about the changes in the law regarding homosexuality.</li> </ul> <p>The lesson includes the following activities: pair discussion, table activity, the creation of either a newspaper article or graphic organiser, plenary. This lesson includes differentiation in the form of differentiation by choice. Activity timings and questioning is included in the notes section of the PowerPoint.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> This lesson requires access to the OCR Religious Studies Year 2 textbook.</p>

<p>This lesson was made for a KS5 class to cover the section on Christian moral action and Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the OCR Religious Studies A Level syllabus. The lesson lasts for approximately 1 hour 30 mins and addresses the following focus questions:</p> <ul> <li>Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer and how did he resist Nazi persecution of the German churches?</li> <li>What was Bonhoeffer’s view of duty to God and duty to the state?</li> </ul> <p>The PowerPoint includes the following activities: video of Bonhoeffer quotes and hypothesis task, timelines of religious persecuyion in Nazi Germany, information on the National Reich Church, video activity, biography activity, pair work, diary entry/letter/speech/graphic organiser activity and a poem analysis as a plenary. This lessons includes differentiation by choice and extension tasks on multiple activities. Suggested timings for each activity are included in the notes section of the PowerPoint.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> This lesson requires students to refer to pages in the OCR A Level Religious Studies Year 1 textbook.</p>

<p>This lesson was made for a KS5 class to cover the section on Christian moral action and Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the OCR Religious Studies A Level syllabus. The lesson lasts for approximately 1 hour 30 mins and addresses the following focus question:</p> <ul> <li>What was Bonhoeffer’s view of the role of the Church as community?</li> </ul> <p>The main activity detailed within the PowerPoint is a group activity where each group creates either a large storyboard, paper model or TV documentary script with information on Religionless Christianity, The Confessing Church and the religious community at Finkenwalde (as allocated). Students will then complete an exhibition/market-stall activity where they fill in the included worksheets with the relevant information. The lesson then includes an essay planning activity with all, most and some differentiation and a plenary activity. Suggested timings for each activity are included in the notes section of the PowerPoint.</p> <p>NOTE This lesson requires students to refer to pages in the OCR A Level Religious Studies Year 1 textbook.</p>

<p>This is a mini-play written about the Munich Putsch/Beer Hall Putsch and Hitler’s trial after it. It lasts approximately 10-15 minutes when read aloud, and is a fun interactive way for students to understand the events of the Munich Putsch and the consequences of it. It can be performed within class, or alternatively it could be set as homework where students complete an accuracy assessment or play review on it. The main characters/roles included in the mini-play are; Hitler, General Ludendorff, Otto Von Lossow, and Gustav Von Kahr. The minor characters in the mini-play are; Von Seisser, Gertrude (Von Kahr’s wife), Judge, Hitler’s Bodyguard and SA troops.</p> <p>DISCLAIMER - The events depicted in this mini-play are based on the real-life events and the facts/statistics included are accurate, however, some artistic licence has been taken in the dialogue and the invention of some of the minor characters. Hitler’s monologue on the last page is paraphrased/based upon Hitler’s actual words/arguments he made at his trial.</p>

<p>This lesson is about what it would have been to go to a Victorian school. The lesson includes the following activities; starter activity, video activity, labelling activity, comprehension activity, and judgement activity. The lesson includes differentiation in the form of a stretch &amp; challenge activity. There are two powerpoints included (both a high-ability and a low-ability), the low-ability includes a homework task as well. There is also a fill-in handout and an information handout included.</p>

<p>This lesson explores African American civil rights through Part 1 -Awakenings 1954-56 of the Eyes on the Prize documentary. This lesson lasts approximately an hour and includes a worksheet that needs to be filled in whilst watching the documentary.</p>

<p>This is a lesson which acts as an introduction to African American Civil Rights in the USA from 1865-1992. This lessons lasts approximately 1hr 30mins and timings are included in the notes section. The lesson addresses the following focus questions:</p> <ul> <li>To understand key terms and to develop an understanding of key concepts: Civil Rights, democracy, federal.</li> <li>To be able to explain the federal/state system of government.</li> <li>To be able to identify factors and themes</li> </ul> <p>The lesson includes the following activities: Starter group discussion, factor analysis, image analysis using sticky notes, theme grouping worksheet, handout and question activity.</p>

<p>This is a marking grid which can be attached to marked pieces of work to easily present student feedback. It can be used at levels KS3, KS4 and KS5. Includes PEAL grid which could be useful to those teaching Humanities or English subjects where students use PEAL paragraphs in their work. This document also includes a teacher comments section (based on Stop, Start and Continue style of marking).</p>

<p>This lesson was made for KS5 and meant to last approximately 1hr15min to 1hr30mins. The lesson addresses the two following focus questions:</p> <ul> <li>Why did Thatcher inspire such support and hatred?</li> <li>What was the most important factor in Thatcher’s downfall?</li> </ul> <p>The lesson includes the following activities: table starter activity (in groups), class debate, ranking activity, speech analysis/annotation activity, assessment of factor’s in role of Thatcher’s downfall either through the creation of a newspaper article, graphic organiser, or mini-camaign poster, and diary entry plenary. This lesson includes differentiation in the form of differentiation by choice and extension tasks. The file includes a PowerPoint, a table and a handout. Recommended timings and potential questioning is also included in the Notes section of the PowerPoint.</p>

<p>This lesson explores the Declaration of Independence and addresses the following focus questions:</p> <ul> <li>Why did Congress not declare Independence until 1776?</li> <li>To what extent did economic factors or ideology inspire the American colonies to declare independence?</li> </ul> <p>The lesson includes the following activities: pair discussion starter, advertisement, reading comprehension tasks &amp; note-taking, moving pair debate activity (where one student stays and the other rotates around the room), my classmate is an alien plenary. This lesson lasts approximately 1hr 30mins and contains differentiation in the form of an extension activity.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> This lesson requires access to the Access to History - The American Revolution and the Birth of a Nation 1740-1801 textbook.</p>

<p>This is a fun inverstigative style lesson which can be completed in groups. It is a great addition to the end of a KS3 module on The Tudors. This lessons is based around the idea that students are investigating how Amy Dudley (wife of Robert Dudley aka Elizabeth I’s rumoured lover) died, using evidence given to them through official statements, a medical report, an expert’s opinon and a hint from a historian. Students use this evidence to complete an investigation table on arguments for and against when Amy Dudlet was killed by accident, by committing suicide, or by being murdered. At the end of the lesson the students then have to write a judgement on how they think Amy Dudley died. This lesson includes differentiation in the form of an all, most, and some activity as well as sentence starters. All handouts for the lesson are at the end of the PowerPoint.</p>

<p>This is a quiz on some of the key historical events in the 20th Century. This would be great for an end of topic review or just a fun end to a lesson! The quiz includes a multi-choice round of 20 questions, and a key individuals round where pictures of five key historical figures are shown and the students have to guess who they are. Answers are also provided at the end of the quiz.</p>

<p>This lesson looks into whether Marie Antoinette deserved to die. The activities included in this lesson include: pair discussion, comprehension and judgement activity, and a judgement question for the plenary. The PowerPoint also includes differentiation in the form of a an all, most and some activity. This file also includes a handout of the daily activities of Marie Antoinette based on the memoirs of Madame Campan.</p>

<p>This is a lesson which explores knowledge and metaphysics on the OCR Religious Studies syllabus. The lesson lasts approximately 1hr 30mins, timings are included in the notes section of the PowerPoint. The lesson addresses the following learning objectives:</p> <ul> <li>To learn the different types of knowledge.</li> <li>To learn the difference between knowledge &amp; belief</li> <li>To learn what metaphysics is</li> </ul> <p>The lesson includes the following activities; devil’s advocate starter, table activity, video activity, mind map activity and group discussion plenary. The lesson includes differentiation via extension tasks.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> Access to the OCR Religious Studies Year 1 textbook is required for this lesson.</p>

<p>This lesson explores Christian teachings on premarital and extramarital sex in the OCR Religious Studies syllabus. The lesson lasts approximately 1hr 30mins, and timings and questioning is included in the notes section of the PowerPoint. The activities included in the PowerPoint are: starter activity, the creation of a mind map/poster/flowchart/graphic organiser, judgement scale, table activity, yay or nay activity. plenary judgement activity. This lesson included differentiation in the form of differentiation by choice and an extension task.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> Access to the OCR Religious Studies Year 2 textbook is required for this lesson.</p>

<p>This lesson explores sexual ethics and ethical theories in the OCR Religious Studies syllabus. This lessons last approximately 1hr 30mins. The lesson includes a market stall activity and a plenary activity.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> This lesson requires access to the OCR Religious Studies Year 2 textbook.</p>

<p>This lesson explores philosophy and logica and is part of the OCR Religious Studies syllabus. This lesson lasts approximately 1hr 35mins, and containings timings and questioning in the notes section of the PowerPoint. The lesson addresses the following focus questions:</p> <ul> <li>What are the four branches of philosophy?</li> <li>How did Aristotle define logic?</li> </ul> <p>The lesson contains the following activities: group discussion, didactic teaching og the background of philosophy, mind map, definition and disccussion task, video &amp; note-taking activity, argument scenarios, the creation of either a mind mind/flyer/leaflet/mini-poster, and a plenary activity.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> Access to the OCR Religious Studies Year 1 textbook is required for this lesson.</p>

<p>This lesson explores the extent to which the federal government advanced African American civil rights from 1865-1992. The lesson focuses on exam style questions for the OCR syllabus and how to answer them. The lesson is approximately 1hr 30mins and timings are included in the notes section of the PowerPoint. The lesson includes the following activities: discussion starter, example essays analysis, living graph (which students’ will have to draw themselves) activity, plenary judgement question. Differntiation is included in this lesson in the form of an all, most, some activity and an extension task.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em> it is recommended that students should have prior knowledge of the civil rights movement in America in order to complete this lesson.</p>

<p>This is a marking grid which can be attached to marked pieces of work to easily present student feedback. It can be used at levels KS3, KS4 and KS5. Includes PEAL grid which could be useful to those teaching Humanities or English subjects where students use PEAL paragraphs in their work. This document also includes a self-assessment section, and a teacher comments section (based on Stop, Start and Continue style of marking).</p>

<p>This is a lesson on the Iron Curtain Speech and explores the impact it had on post-war Soviet-Western relations. This lesson was made for KS5, and the OCR Britain 1930-1997 specification, and lasts approximately 1hr15min to 1hr30min. This lesson includes the following activities: cartoon analysis in groups, speech analysis task, group task on US/British/Russian response, Thinking Hats activity (based on Edward De Bono’s 6 Thinking Hats theory), and a plenary question. Differentiation is included in this lesson by differing difficulty of cartoon, extension tasks and a scaffold table of information. Suggested timings and potential questioning is also included in the notes section of the PowerPoint.</p> <p><em>DISCLAIMER</em> This lesson is based on students having a prior knowledge of Churchill’s relations with the other allied leaders during the war. It is also based on the teacher/students having access to a copy of the OCR Britain 1930-1997 textbook, pupils will also need to be supplied with a copy of the Iron Curtain speech to read through.</p>