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The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. During my 35 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
This outstanding resource is designed to get students decide what the causes and consequences of the Glorious Revolution. It is suitable for the full ability range and is a fun and interactive resource with which to engage your students. It can be uses as a starter, plenary or homework activity and should work alongside any main stream resource on this topic.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word Document, which contains instructions, a learning objectives, two activities, two heading cards labeled cause and consequence and eight information cards to be cut out and sorted underneath them.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: Making of the UK
Know: What were the causes and consequences of the Glorious Revolution?
Understand: Why did James II become increasingly unpopular?
Evaluate: How significant was the Glorious Revolution in 1688?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: What were the causes and consequences of the Glorious Revolution?
Explain: Why did James I become increasingly unpopular and what impact did the revolution have on Catholics living in Britain?
Analyse: Begin to make a judgement on the significance of the Glorious Revolution?
This resource should appeal to a range of abilities and learning styles. It shouldn’t take more than 10 to 12 minutes for a middle ability class to cut out the cards and sort them.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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This great lesson is designed to help students assess how successful the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act of 1559 was at promoting peace and stability in England? This is potentially a difficult topic to teach, but these resources approach the topic in a fun and engaging way that is suitable for the full ability range. They also link up the religious changes from previous Tudor monarchs and will allow students to predict what problems would face the Stuarts.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a PowerPoint with thirteen slides. These include aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, thinking skills activities, pictures, templates and information slides. When you deliver this lesson, you can choose from a selection of starters which include a snowballing starter of the key words or a thinking fork template on attitudes towards the death of Queen Mary. The next activity involves getting your students to draw a religious seesaw and then sorting various statements from the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act and deciding whether they would satisfy either Catholics or Protestants. Once complete, students can draw a line to decide which side the changes benefited the most. Later on in the course, you can refer back to this diagram whilst looking at either James or Charles I and draw links and conclusions as to how they were unpicking the compromise and laying the foundations for the English Civil War. The next activity gets students to sort through a series of cards to help them evaluate how successful the Elizabethan Church Act was at reducing religious tensions. For more detailed information, please refer to the detailed preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: What were the consequences of the break with Rome?
Know: What were the terms of the Church Settlement Act of 1559?
Understand: Who opposed the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act?
Evaluate: How successful was the Church Settlement Act at maintaining peace?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: What were the successes and failures?
Explain: Who opposed the Church Settlement Act and why?
Analyse: How far was the Church Settlement Act a success?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together, along with this one to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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This outstanding lesson has been featured at various history teacher conferences across Europe and featured on several well known websites as an example of outstanding practice. It has also been used as a training resource on how to teach the difficult topic of historical interpretation to students.
The aim of this exciting lesson is to help students assess just how bloody Queen Mary I was by evaluating the views of both eye witnesses from the time and historians. It is suitable for a range of abilities, but mainly core and advanced.
When you download this lesson you will have a PowerPoint as well as word document with 12 primary and secondary sources about the reign of Queen Mary I 1553 - 1558.
The PowerPoint includes a snowballing and pair and share starters, slides on why Mary I executed the protestants and why she is such a controversial historical figure. This is followed up with links to carefully selected video clips which can be used with your students.
Afterwards, you then have the luxury of deciding whether to do the card sort exercise either a continuum, pro and con organiser or as a simple sort. I would recommend printing off the appropriate slides on A3 to go along with these activities. Sometimes, I allow my more able students to decide individually which organiser they wish to use, but you could always decide for different groups as part of your differentiation.
Once this has been complete, students can then have a go at answering the assessment question in activity 4: Does Mary I deserve the title, ‘Bloody Mary’? This slide also includes a suggested structure for answering the question, along with possible connectives. I've also thrown in my award winning literacy and persuasive literacy mats to help sweeten the deal. The final plenary slides looking at how history is written will help your students draw their own conclusions about just how bloody was Queen Mary I.
The Aims & Objectives are:
Theme: Consequences of the break with Rome?
Know: Why did Queen Mary I burn protestant heretics?
Understand: How has Mary been viewed by both contemporaries and historians?
Evaluate: Does Mary I deserve the title 'Bloody Mary'?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: Which sources support / disagree with the 'Bloody Mary' interpretation?
Explain: Why do people disagree about how 'Bloody' Mary I was?
Analyse: How far does Queen Mary deserve the title 'Bloody Mary?'
If you like this resource, check out some of my other resources on this topic such as the 'consequences of the break with Rome' for middle and lower ability students and my blood thirsty resource on 'why were people prepared to die for their beliefs in the sixteen and seventeenth centuries?'
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Roy
These great resources look at a range of topics including the Roman Army, Hadrian’s Wall, Roman Roads and Trade in the Empire. I’ve also included some card games as well which make great starters and plenaries.
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Roy
This resource offers interactive revision flashcards known as Dingbats, which focus on the essential aspects of the GCSE History course, The American West. These flashcards are crafted to help students concentrate on key terms and facts, transforming the revision process into a social and enjoyable experience. By utilizing Dingbats, students can move away from solitary studying, as these cards promote teamwork and peer assessment, making learning more engaging and effective. Regular usage of these cards, along with strategies outlined in the accompanying PowerPoint, will enhance memory skills and foster crucial connections for achieving exam success.
Dingbats are ideal for starter activities, providing a fun game at the beginning of lessons or serving as a mini plenary to assess understanding and reinforce learning. Their versatility allows them to be included in revision booklets or printed for easy storage in students’ pockets or envelopes. Students can also use them independently for personal revision.
Upon downloading this lesson, educators will receive a Word document featuring 20 Dingbats specifically designed for The American West, along with an 18-slide PowerPoint presentation detailing effective methods for utilizing these flashcards. The resource includes two engaging games: Game 1 involves one player reading key words while another guesses the topic, enhancing memory recall, while Game 2 challenges players to describe the topic without using key words, increasing difficulty. Additional competitive activities, such as Pictionary and Charades, further engage students. The lesson concludes with strategies for conducting a one-minute class talk and tips for creating personalized Dingbats, supported by suggested homework tasks. Both documents are available in PDF format for easy printing and sharing.
Aims and Objectives of the Lesson:
Theme: GCSE Revision, The American West
Know: How to use Dingbats and flashcards for revision
Understand: Various card games that can be played
Evaluate: The effectiveness of these methods for revision
Skills: Revision techniques, competition, and collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Describe: How to use Dingbats and flashcards for revision
Explain: Different revision techniques applicable with Dingbats
Evaluate: The most effective strategies for your learning needs
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This card sort resource is designed to help students understand the arguments for and against women having the vote in 1900. Once students have cut out and sorted the statements they can they organize them into one of two graphic organizers that I have provided in the worksheet. The final task gets them to pick the top five arguments and gets them to write a speech either for or against which can then be peer assessed. You may wish to also download my persuasive literacy writing mat.
I would advise printing off the statements on A4, whilst printing off the pro and con organizer on A3.
The aims and objectives for the this lesson are:
Theme: Women's Suffrage 1900 - 1918
Know: What were the arguments for and against women having the vote in 1900?
Understand: What were the arguments for and against women having the vote?
Evaluate: Why was it difficult for women's suffrage movements to make progress in the 1900?
WILF: What and I Looking For?
Identify: Some of the arguments for and against women having the vote in 1900?
Describe: Some of the arguments for and against women having the vote in 1900?
Analyse: Why was it difficult for women's suffrage movements to make progress?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
This resource is designed to help both KS3 and KS4 students understand Hitler's foreign policy aims. It can be used both as a teaching and a revision resource.
The worksheet contains all the key information students need to know about the different aims about Hitler's foreign policy. They are then expected to complete a summary exercise to demonstrate their understanding.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
This resource can be used both as a class and revision guide to help students studying why support for the Nazis increased from 1923 - 1932.
The first section looks at how the Beer Hall Putsch and Hitler's trial launched his political career, whist the second section looks at the impact of the Great Depression on increasing support for the Nazis. The third section allows students to study several key sources to help them analyse why the German people started voting for the Nazis.
These activity section at the end of this resource is designed to help students summarise their learning. and discussions.
The worksheet is provided as a word document and can be easily adapted to suit your students. The text level would support the able at KS3 and middle ability at KS4.
These outstanding resources have been designed to help students studying why women in Britain wanted the vote in 1900. They have been designed to suit a range of abilities and include a variety of tasks that can be easily adapted.
When you purchase this resource you will receive a PointPoint presentation which includes the aims, objectives, starters, plenaries and activities which drive the lesson. You will also be able to download a worksheet which will work along side the presentation and a card sort on arguments for and against women having the vote.
There are a total of eight activities built into this lesson including a snowballing starter of the key words, a collaborative exercise around the sister suffragette video, source questions with support, a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting why both rich and poor women wanted the vote and finally a persuasive speech activity along with a writing frame support and peer and self assessment activity sheets. Please see previews.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Aims and Objectives:
Know: Why did women want the vote?
Understand: Why different social groups wanted the vote for women?
Evaluate: Why did the women’s movement split into two groups?
What am I looking For?
Describe: Why some women wanted the vote?
Explain: Why different social groups wanted the vote?
Analyse: Begin to form a judgment on why the women’s movement split?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
These literacy cards are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet or writing frame to help students write a report . As with all the resources in these series, it is a must have, as it’s simple and it works. Have fun and check out some of my other resources in this series.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students ‘report’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing a ‘report’ from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
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The aim of this activity is to get students to sort through a series of key turning points in the history of black people from 1865 to 1970 and assess how far their changed their status and position within US society. It can be used as an introduction or as a plenary exercise.
I’ve included two resources, a PowerPoint with the aims. objectives, outcomes of the lesson and the living graph templates and a word file that includes two pages of cards that can be cut out for the activity.
I would recommend printing off the living graph templates on A3, but they also work on A4. Please note that I have created two living graphs spanning the periods 1865 - 1940 & 1945 to 1970. This suits they way in which we approach the topic, however you can easily adapt and edit the template as well as the cards to suit your own curriculum. I would suggest that students fold the cards in half before sticking them to the graph.
If you would like some other resources on these topics then please check out my revision cards or dingbats on US Civil Rights or my revision booklets.
Theme: Civil Rights in the USA 1865 – 1985
Know: What were the key turning points the US Civil Rights of Black people?
Understand: How did the status and position of black people change?
Evaluate: How far did the status and position of black people change?
What Am I Look For - WILF
Identify & Describe : What were the key turning points in US Black Civil Rights 1865 – 1970?
Explain: Why did the legal and social status and position of black people change?
Analyse: How far did the status and position of black people improve for the better 1865 - 1970?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
This brilliant lesson has been field tested many times and has never failed to engage my students who love this topic. The lesson focuses on why was the Roman Army so successful and looks at all the key areas from organisation, recruitment, training and equipment. I usually follow this lesson up with an extended piece of writing or get get my students to design a Roman Army recruitment poster.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a four page worksheet as well as an accompanying PowerPoint. They both include information, historical sources, task and activities. However the PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries and a homework task.
The aims of this lessons are:
Theme: The Roman Empire
Know: The different roles within the Roman Army?
Understand: What was it like to be a soldier in the Roman Army?
Evaluate: Why was the Roman Army so successful?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: The different roles within the Roman Army?
Can you Explain: What it was like to be a soldier in the Roman Army?
Can you Evaluate: Sources for their utility?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
This interactive lesson has been designed by experienced teachers to fun and engaging to help students understand and analyse the causes of the English Civil War, through the medium of a card sort. It has been extensively field tested in the classroom with middle and upper ability students aged 11 - 18. We have also included a short PowerPoint with additional tasks and activities so that this activity could be used as the key focus for a lesson. If this resource isn’t suitable for your students, please do check out our other lessons on this topic.
When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a two page Microsoft Word document which includes a lesson objective, instructions, three heading cards labeled ‘Political’, ‘Economic’ and ‘Religious’ as well as 24 information cards that can be cut out and sorted by your students. I usually give out page one to my middle ability students and give out page two extended my middle and higher ability students. Page two also includes a thinking skills review triangle to help students prioritize which factor was the most important as well as a consolidation extended writing activity. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries and instructional slides for the activities in the card sort.
The aims of this lesson are:
Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War
Know: Why did the English Civil War break out in 1642?
Understand: What were the political, economic and religious causes?
Evaluate: Which cause was the most important?
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why did the English Civil War started in 1642?
Explain: What part did political, economic and religious factors play?
Analyse: What was the most important cause of the English Civil War?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that are important to you!
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This card sort activity gets students to weigh up events, facts and quotations from the life of Al-Capone to help them decide how far he was a businessman or gangster. I have included a PowerPoint with aims, objectives, outcomes, a starter as well as some background information to help introduce the task. This resource is designed to work along side any main stream resource on this topic, but the linked YouTube Video works really well alongside it. I would watch the first 25 min.
The aims and objectives are:
You will learn:
Theme: Why did Prohibition fail?
Know: Who was Al Capone?
Understand: What role did he play in helping prohibition fail?
Evaluate: How far was Al Capone a businessman or a gangster?
Skills: Chronology, Source Evaluation & judgement
What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify / Describe – Who was Al Capone?
Explain – What role did he play in helping prohibition fail?
Analyse – How far was Al Capone’s activities those of a businessman or a gangster?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This great little worksheet has never failed to grab the attention of my core and foundation students. It looks at the issues surrounding the failure of prohibition and includes a range of information, sources and cartoons to grab their attention.
The aims and objectives of the lesson are:
Theme: Why did Prohibition fail?
Know: Who was Al-Capone?
Understand: What role did he play in helping prohibition fail?
Evaluate: Why did prohibition fail?
Skills: Chronology, Source Evaluation & judgement
What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify / Describe – Who was Al-Capone?
Explain – What role did he play in helping prohibition fail?
Analyse – Why did prohibition fail?
The resource looks at the role of organised crime in corrupting officials and the failure of the USA government to put in enough resources to make it a success.
I have also produced a PowerPoint to work along side this resource which is particularly good at extending the more able and includes a past paper question fro OCR as a well as an appropriate mark scheme and starters and plenaries. This can be downloaded separately or as a package / bundle from the TES website.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
These bundled lesson resources looks at the reasons why prohibition failed and includes information, maps and sources that can be easily adapted to suit any course. The worksheet is specifically aimed at foundation and core students. The PowerPoint includes a snowballing starter, information, cartoons, graphic organisers as well as OCR past paper questions and mark schemes. Finally, it also includes a thinking skills review triangle exercise which an be used as a plenary exercise or trigger for a class discussion on the topic.
The aims and objectives are:
You will learn:
Theme: Why did Prohibition fail?
Know: Who was Al-Capone?
Understand: What role did he play in helping prohibition fail?
Evaluate: Why did prohibition fail?
Skills: Chronology, Source Evaluation & judgement
What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify / Describe – Who was Al-Capone?
Explain – What role did he play in helping prohibition fail?
Analyse – Why did prohibition fail?
If you've used any of my resources before, then you'll know that they are all made to a high standard and are designed to support a wide range of learners. Have fun and check out some of my other resources on my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This bundle includes a series of lessons on Prohibition. The first looks at the origins of the movement, the second on its immediate impact of the USA and the third explores why it failed. Each lesson comes with a worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint, which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starter, mini plenary and plenary. These resources are pitched at foundation and core students, but the PowerPoints also contain Oxford and Cambridge past paper questions and student mark schemes. For more information, please click on the individual lesson.
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Roy
This great resource is designed for foundation and bottoom end of middle ability students. It contains a range of engaging activities to help students understand the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and reaction to it in both Britain and Germany. The questions, tasks and activities are pretty straight forward and include missing word activities as well as simple questions, which develop in difficulty as the learner moves through them. The PP contains additional tasks along with graphic organisers in order to extend their understanding and provide support for writing extended answers. At the end of the booklet, I have included some source analysis questions. There is enough work in this booklet for about 3 lessons.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a word documents which can printed off as well as an accompanying PowerPoint which include aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, templates, information slides, tasks and activities. Both resources also includes cartoons, maps and both primary and secondary sources on the relevant topics.
The overarching aims and objectives of these resources are:
Theme: The Impact of the First World War
Know: What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
Understand: How were they supposed to stop Germany starting another war?
Evaluate: How fair was the Treaty of Versailles?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
Explain: How were they supposed to stop Germany starting another war?
Analyse: How fair was the Treaty of Versailles?
IIf you like this resource, check out my booklet on the end of the FWW as it contains similar activities and tasks for KS3 students. I have also created a range of card sorts and graphic oprganisers on this topic. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This study guide and assessment for learning resource looks at 'Why did the League of Nations fail. In the study guide it contains all the key information that students need to know for their exams along with tasks and activities to test their progress. It is suitable for students of all abilities and includes both differentiated activities such as heads and tails, as well as graphic organisers and thinking skills activities.
The second section include Oxford and Cambridge exam board past paper questions, pupil mark schemes and question guides. These could be easily adapted for other exam boards. The study guide itself is worth its weight in gold so this is an outstanding resource at a bargain price and should keep a class going for half a Semester on 3 hours a week.
If you like this resource then why not download the PowerPoints that I have created to accompany this topic?
The resource addresses the following aims: To what extent was the League a success 1919 - 1936.
It addresses the following questions:
What were the aims of the League?
How successful was the League in the 1920s?
How far did weaknesses in the League’s organisation make failure inevitable?
How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
Why did the League fail over Manchuria and Abyssinia
It is set out in the following way:
Revision Notes Pages
1. Aims and organisation 3 - 6
2. Strengths & weaknesses of the organisation 7 - 8
3. The work of the League of Nations during the 1920s 9 – 11
4. Japanese invasion of Manchuria 12 - 15
5. Italian invasion of Abyssinia 16 - 20
6. Compare & contrast table of the 1920s & 30s 21
7. Why did the League of Nations fail in the 1930s 22 - 23
Past Paper Questions Sections A & B
1. Cartoon questions on the League of Nations 24 – 30
2. Describe, Explain & Evaluate Questions 31 – 37
3. Mark scheme and advice for cartoon question [7] 38
4. Mark scheme and hints for tackling explain question [8] 39
5. Mark scheme and hints for tackling describe question [4] 40
6. Mark scheme and hints for tackling explain question [6] 40
7. Mark scheme and hints for tackling evaluation question [10] 41
This lesson is designed to get students to assess how happy each of the peacemakers were with the final treaty and the popular reaction back home. It is also designed to help students understand why Germany felt humiliated. Students are expected to have studied the aims of the peacemakers beforehand along with the main aims of the peacemakers. There are several activities, but the main activity is designed to be used by foundation, core and gifted and talented students. Its aim is to get students assess a series of statements about how happy each of the peacemakers were with the Treaty of Versailles and score them 1 to 10. This can be done individually, in pairs or groups before feedback back to class discussion.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word document which includes the table activity as well as a fourteen slide PowerPoint Presentation. The PP includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, task and activities. Please see the preview slides for more information.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Know: What did each of the peacemakers hope to achieve?
Understand: How satisfied were each of the ‘Big Three’?
Evaluate: Why did Germany feel humiliated?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The aims of each peacemaker at Versailles.
Explain: How happy was each of the peacemakers with the final outcome?
Analyze: Why did Germany feel humiliated?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy