<p>Fully editable lesson on the role of popular culture as a propaganda tool during the Cold War.<br /> The lesson includes two options for starter activities, a video task including questions, a source-based task using popular culture references the children would have heard of (e.g. Captain America, James Bond, Star Trek etc.), and an exam-style question to practice answering about source utility +plenary.<br /> This lesson is part of my complete Cold War SOW - available as a unit to buy from my author page. It’s cheaper to buy them together!</p>

<p>This is a <strong>complete and fully-resourced</strong> unit/scheme of work for KS3 including 9 lessons:</p> <ul> <li>Prep lesson to link WW2 (previous topic) to new topic, documentary about atom bomb<br /> - Providing context<br /> - Main task: watch documentary and answer questions</li> <li>L1: How did the East and West fall out?<br /> - Intro to the topic<br /> - Main task: comprehension task using information sheet</li> <li>L2: What was the impact of containment for the Cold War?<br /> - Exploring the rivalry in terms of politics &amp; economics<br /> - Main task: comparing interpretations</li> <li>L3: How did the arms and space race contribute to the Cold War?<br /> - Main task: board game to be played in groups, followed by “how far do you agree”-style question</li> <li>L4: What was the role of pop culture during the Cold War?<br /> - Exploring other dimensions of the cold war, other than weapons<br /> - Main task: using pop culture sources (how useful is this source)</li> <li>L5: Where did the Cold War “heat up”?<br /> - Opportunity to bring postcolonial discussions - other parts of the world did experience actual fighting<br /> - Main task: group presentation about proxy wars</li> <li>L6: How did the Cold War “thaw”?<br /> - Ending and impact of cold war<br /> - Main task: timeline of end of cold war in comic book format</li> <li>Revision lesson</li> <li>Unit knowledge assessment lesson</li> </ul> <p>The file also includes:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge organiser</li> <li>Instructions on how to use the knowledge organiser effectively.</li> <li>Detailed Scheme of Work document explaining the rationale for each lesson, including ideas for homework using SatchelOne corresponding to each lesson (These homework tasks are shared in the community resources within Satchel so you can use it).</li> </ul> <p>All resources are fully editable and can be easily adapted for different abilities. Specific instructions are included in the notes of PowerPoint slides.</p>

<p>Introductory lesson to link WWII to the Cold War. Documentary ‘Days that shook the world’ (available on DailyMotion) plus <strong>question sheet</strong> to be completed during film. Also includes context on the war in the Pacific, discussion and plenary.</p> <p>This is the first lesson in my Cold War unit of work, which includes 9 lessons. It is cheaper to buy them together - please visit my author page for more details.</p>

<p>Complete and editable lesson on four of the main proxy wars (Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Afghanistan) during the Cold War.</p> <p>Includes: starter activity, context on proxy wars and why they were common during the Cold War, independent research task to find out more about them, and a plenary.</p> <p>It also includes a final task which links together all lessons in this unit of work. You can find the rest of the lessons in my author page - it is cheaper to buy them together!</p>

<p>Fully editable lesson on the end of the Cold War.<br /> The lesson includes two options for starter activities, some context on the Berlin Wall (with photos and a video), a template for a comic book-style task including a model and scaffolding, text with the main events towards the end of the Cold War + plenary.<br /> This lesson is part of my complete Cold War SOW - available as a unit to buy from my author page. It’s cheaper to buy them together!</p>

<p>Complete and fully-editable lesson on the origins of the Cold War. Includes starter activity (and embedded knowledge organiser to help students complete the rest of the unit), video task with feedback on the differences between capitalism and communism, comprehension task on the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences plus the atomic bomb (also includes extension task and feedback), and a plenary.</p> <p>Also includes an overarching final task to be completed after each lesson of this unit. You can find the complete unit of work in my author page - it is cheaper to buy them together!</p>

<p>Complete and editable lesson introducing the concept of containment and contextualising the rest of the Cold War.</p> <p>It includes: starter activity, definition of containment with political and economic examples (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan), exam-style comparing interpretations, task to create own containment propaganda, plenary. It also includes an overarching final task to rank each country’s power at the end of each lesson of this unit of work.</p> <p>This lesson follows from ‘How did the East and West fall out?’ - you can buy all my lessons in a bundle or the complete scheme of work by vising my author page (it is cheaper to buy them together!)</p>

<p>Complete and editable lesson (‘How did the arms race contribute to the Cold War?’). Includes: two options of starter activity, context on arms &amp; space race, <strong>board game including: instructions, board, quiz questions and important milestones in space and arms race</strong>, exam-style question on the space race, plenary.</p> <p>All instructions are included, but in my experience teaching this lesson it would be a good idea to print the game and play it once first and make sure you understand the rules before explaining it to your students.</p> <p>This lesson is part of a wider unit of work available on TES. It is cheaper to buy them together - have a look at my author page to find out more.</p>