Whitechapel Historic Environment Introduction - Crime & Punishment - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 1

This lesson introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to study the Historic Environment of Whitechapel c.1870-c.1900. This unit is part of the Edexcel’s GCSE History topic Crime & Punishment.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Source Information Sheet
• 1 x 18 slide Main Power Point Lesson
• 1 x A4 Workbook Page (PDF & PPT)

The PowerPoint lesson includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: What is the Historic Environment study?
• Slide 3: What will I learn about Whitechapel?
• Slide 4: An outline of the question types for this Historic Environment
• Slide 5: Information about the location of Whitechapel
• Slide 6: Task 1 - Source analysis of Charles Booth’s poverty map for students to begin thinking about the environment of Whitechapel.
• Slide 7: Task 1b - Source analysis of a front page of an illustrated newspaper covering Jack the Ripper murders.
• Slide 8-10: Task 2 - An activity to help students understand what is required of the ‘follow up question’ with instructions and printable sheets.
• Slide 11-13: Task 3 - Background information quiz about the Metropolitan Police in Whitechapel in the 1880s with printable question sheet and answers.
• Slide 14-16: Task 4 - Practice follow up exam question sheets
• Slide 17: Learning review discussion task

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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