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The British Empire

This lesson focuses on the upheaval of the lives of the indigenous peoples of Australia with the coming of the Europeans.

The lesson starts by looking at their customs and traditions and how these were quickly attacked through the attitudes and settlements of the colonists. A ‘Horrible Histories’ version of events is also scrutinised and questioned on its accuracy.

I have included some comprehension questions and source scholarship using an extract from the brilliant ‘Empireland’ by Sathnam Sanghera which explains the atrocities committed in Tasmania by the colonists.

Paintings from Governor Davey of Van Diemen’s Land can also analysed so the students are able to prioritise the most significant changes the colonists made to Australia and the legacy of the British Empire.

The lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching and learning strategies, differentiated materials and is linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate.

The lesson is enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning.

The lesson is fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.

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British Empire Bundle

With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of resources which focus on ’the development of the British Empire' with depth studies on India and Australia. <br /> <br /> Furthermore I have been inspired to review and adapt these teaching resources due to recent debates about the impact of the British Empire on the indigenous peoples it conquered and the legacy of Empire and how it influences us still today. <br /> <br /> I would like to thank Sathnam Sanghera for his brilliant book ‘Empireland’ and his enlightened debate on the British Empire and how and why it should be taught in schools.<br /> <br /> This bundle includes historical concepts such empire and colonisation, continuity and change with a focus on the East India Company, the causes and consequences of British rule in India, similarities and differences within the British Empire, the analysis of sources and different interpretations of colonisation such as Australia and finally the significance of people such as Robert Clive, Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Kitchener and their legacy today.<br /> <br /> The 13 lessons are broken down into the following:<br /> 1) An introduction to Empire<br /> 2) The American War of Independence<br /> 3) The British East India Company<br /> 4) Robert Clive<br /> 5) Focus Study – India<br /> 6) Gandhi and Indian independence<br /> 7) Focus Study - Transportation to Australia<br /> 8) The colonisation of Australia<br /> 9) The Scramble for Africa<br /> 10) The Zulu Wars<br /> 11) The Boer War<br /> 12) Apartheid and Nelson Mandela<br /> Bonus lesson: <br /> 13) Empire soldiers in World War 1<br /> <br /> Each lesson comes with suggested teaching and learning strategies, retrieval practice activities, differentiated materials and are linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate.<br /> <br /> The lessons are fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be adapted and changed to suit.

£25.00

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lfcteach

5 years ago
5

Comprehensive lesson about the British impact on aborigines.

maggiedomon

7 years ago
4

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