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GCSE History for Edexcel
Was British rule in India positive or negative?
PowerPoint, differentiated resources and writing frame. Lesson is easy to follow and students enjoy the activities.
Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations & Cold War L13 'Why was there a crisis in Berlin, 1958-61?'
This lessons looks at the reasons for the refugee crisis, the Soviets response and how the events between 1958-61 affected superpower relations. Students learn about living standards in Germany before working out where various people lived based on their knowledge. This activity is reinforced by some open ended questioning to challenge the more able. Students then study the key events in the years and plot these on a tension graph. They annotate their decisions. They end the lesson by completing an 8 mark narrative question (support included for less able as well as a student friendly mark scheme). As always there are clear instructions and high-quality resources.
World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 5 'Why did the RAF win the Battle of Britain?'
Students work out what the key factor was in the RAF's defeat of the German Luftwaffe. Activities include a fact file task, categorising, ranking and a Venn diagram. They then examine a quote from Simon Schama who gives his view on why Britain won. The students use their knowledge and evidence and develop their GCSE skills to either argue against his view or agree. Literacy support included with a writing frame for the less able. As always there are step by step instructions and differentiated resources which come with literacy support.
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE - Weimar and Nazi Germany Student Revision Guide UNIT 3
Unit 3 Student Study Guide
Contains detailed top level Grade 9 knowledge on all aspects of the course, covering the specification from Edexcel
Easily accessible for all levels
Includes a wide range of exam questions with a ‘how to’ guide for each question aw well as tips and literacy support
Exam questions broken down (easily accessible for all levels)
Self-assessment tasks for each unit
Key term documents for each unit
High-quality, well presented and student friendly, differentiated resources
The entire specification covered
Can be used for revision, homework, exam preparation or simply used as a point of reference within class teaching
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE - Weimar and Nazi Germany Student Revision Guide UNIT 2
Unit 2 Student Study Guide
Contains detailed top level Grade 9 knowledge on all aspects of the course, covering the specification from Edexcel
Easily accessible for all levels
Includes a wide range of exam questions with a ‘how to’ guide for each question aw well as tips and literacy support
Exam questions broken down (easily accessible for all levels)
Self-assessment tasks for each unit
Key term documents for each unit
High-quality, well presented and student friendly, differentiated resources
The entire specification covered
Can be used for revision, homework, exam preparation, flipped learning, or simply used as a point of reference within class teaching
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE - Weimar and Nazi Germany Student Revision Guide UNIT 4
Unit 4 Student Study Guide
Contains detailed top level Grade 9 knowledge on all aspects of the course, covering the specification from Edexcel
Easily accessible for all levels
Includes a wide range of exam questions with a ‘how to’ guide for each question aw well as tips and literacy support
Exam questions broken down (easily accessible for all levels)
Self-assessment tasks for each unit
Key term documents for each unit
High-quality, well presented and student friendly, differentiated resources
The entire specification covered
Can be used for revision, homework, exam preparation or simply used as a point of reference within class teaching
World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 7 'Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour?'
Students begin by creating a fact file about the event (directed and differentiated). They then look at several reasons why Japan might have attacked Pearl Harbour. They need to sort these reasons into categories or factors that motivated the attack. They eventually decide which factor was key and link this to the best supporting evidence before writing up their findings in a telegram. Literacy support and differentiated resources included as well as clear step by step instruction.
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Tudor & Stuart Complete Unit of Work (15 fully resourced)
15 lessons on the Tudors and Stuarts. Each lesson is fully resourced with a powerpoint presentation, worksheets, activities, card sorts, differentiated activities, literacy support etc). There is also an assessment linked to the new 9-1 assessment criteria. I have taught all of these lessons and they are student focused, encourage independent learning, critical/ deeper level thinking and incorporate GCSE skills as well as literacy skills.
Medieval Realms: 'Who was to blame for the state of Medieval towns?'
Easy to follow lesson on Medieval towns. Starter activity requires students to identify problems from an image and consider adjectives to help describe the town. They then analyse a range of sources that relate to the town’s residents and give each a blame rating for their role in the poor living conditions before writing a PPE paragraph about who their chief culprit is. the main task is a TripAdvisor review for the town (success criteria and literacy support provided).
The Slave Trade: How did people justify slavery in the 18th century?
Students are introduced to the concept of slavery and to the factors that led to the use of slavery in the Americas through a card sort activity. The focus of the lesson is on encouraging students to make a judgment based on evidence and to develop literacy and exam skills. There are a set of additional sources that can be used to supplement the card sort for G & T students who want to develop their arguments by adding additional evidence/ quotes to their arguments. Literacy support provided. As always there are clear step by step instructions
The Slave Trade: 'How effective were the early civil rights campaigns?'
A lesson on the early civil rights campaigns. A range of deeper level thinking and critical thinking tasks included, which lead into an extended response question whereby students practice and develop GCSE skills by weighing up evidence and reaching judgements based on the information given. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
The First World War: 'What was life really like in the trenches during World War One?'
Students label a WW1 trench system. extract evidence from a Horrible Histories sketch about life in the trenches, before analysing sources to determine how accurate HH are in their interpretation of trench life. The main task is writing a letter to the producers to explain how the sketch could be improved. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
The English Civil War: L3 'Which side was likely to win the English Civil War in 1642?'
Easy to follow lesson on the Civil War. Students are introduced to some facts about each side in 1642 which they use to collect evidence and score each side’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of the war. They record this data in a table which they then use to make a trump style trading card game for a royalist or parliamentarian. They add an annotated illustration (resources for this included in PowerPoint). The final task is writing up their findings by responding to the lesson’s question.
The English Civil War L6: Should King Charles I be executed?
A lesson on the reason for and against the execution of King Charles I. Students weigh up evidence before looking at the events of the execution. They use sources and images to get a sense of events. The main activity is using their data to create a newspaper report that explains the reasons for the execution and describes and explains the events and the crowds reactions. Literacy support, differentiated resources included.
The Industrial Revolution. L4 'Why were the cities so dirty during the industrial revolution?'
This lesson looks at the key factors that led to such poor living conditions during the industrial revolution. Students are introduced to a comic of a London street in 1890 which they use to identify problems. The main activity requires the students to complete a matrix of the problems that they find in the towns and cities and why these issues exist. They do this by extracting evidence from a range of different people's views about the problems. Finally the students use the data to write a report about what the issues are, why they exist and what should be done. Literacy support included.
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Early Elizabethan England : Lesson 18 Why did attempts to colonise Virginia fail?
Students learn about the two failed attempts to colonise Virginia. They analyse the decisions made on each voyage and critics these before creating a guide book for people wanting to undertake a successful voyage to the New World. This sets them to answer the lesson’s question (a 16 mark exam question). There is also a homework activity. As always there are step by step instruction, high-quality differentiated resources and exam support. This lesson concludes the Unit of Work. I’ll be uploading exam support material during the Christmas holiday so keep your eyes on my page for details.
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE - Early Elizabethan England Unit 1 REVISION GUIDE & WORKBOOK
A 33 page study guide and workbook for Unit 3 of the Early Elizabethan England GCSE course. This booklet includes a range of student-led activities, such as card sorts, Venn diagrams, categorising tasks, ranking/ decision making activities, multiple choice and key word quizzes, follow-up questions, information sheets, exam style questions with hints and tips, a question types document, a key term glossary. These booklet can be used to teach the entire unit (around 8-9 lessons worth of resources and activities) or for flipped learning/ homework tasks, or simply given to students to revise independently before the exams. These resources take many many hours to create, so please leave a review.
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Nazi Germany & the Rise of a Dictatorship Unit of Work
This Unit of Work includes 15 lessons, fully resourced with a powerpoint (including step by step instructions and activities), high-quality worksheets, card sorts, information sheets, student-led activities, fully differentiated with GCSE skills incorporated throughout. This sequence of lessons is ideal for Year 9 and is excellent preparation for the Weimar and Nazi Germany GCSE course. No textbook required.These lessons took many hours to plan and prepare and they are constantly being developed, so please leave feedback. Once purchased you will have access to these resources indefinitely, so please check for updates. I do post updates on my TES feed so if you follow me you will receive these notes. Finally, I hope you find and your students find these resources helpful.
The Tudors & Stuarts. L15 How useful is Samuel Pepys' diary for learning about the Great Plague?
Easy to follow lesson which uses extracts from Pepys’ diary. Firstly students organise his extracts into chronological order and then fix them to a living graph to show how the extracts link to the progress of the Plague. They then use the extracts to find information and compare this to fact cards. Plenty of student discussion before discussing how useful the document is. Clear step by step instructions included