This is an A-level History revision tool as well as an activity to help A-Level students build AO1 knowledge about Political Development for the whole period of 1783-1885 - AQA Industrialisation and the People; Edexcel Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform. This 21-page REVISION resource also includes QUESTIONS + ANSWERS as well as a BLANK TEST. Students go through all the questions and answers for each ‘Section’. Then, with a study-buddy, test each other verbally. Students then take the written test, swap with their partner and peermark. There is also a timeline activity where students add all their SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE and annotate! The test includes events and knowledge such as demographic setup of the House of Commons, the franchise, pocket borough, rotten borough, mince-pie administration, parliamentary reform, Pitt, Peel, Prime Minister Liverpool, Liberal Tory Government , Whigs, Liberal Party, Conservative Party, Reform Act of 1832 , Great Reform Act, Ladies of the Bedchamber incident. Specific questions such as 'Why did Peel win the 1841 election?', What other issues (aside from Corn Law repeal) had triggered the breakdown of the Tory Party? , Why did Robert Peel's Maynooth Grant proposal help destroy his political career.

This is a 50 minutes Year 7 History Exam on the Crusades. The exam is based solely on sources and challenges students to answer questions ranging in difficulty, for example from ‘What reasons can you see why people wanted to go on a crusade? 4 marks’ to ‘How useful is Source E to historians studying the history of the Crusades? 9 marks’. There is a ‘Help box’ (help sheet) for each of the questions should the students wish to get a helping hand. There is also a teacher mark scheme. Good source analysis assessment.

The impact of World War upon Surgery: The pioneering work of Harold Gillies This reading comprehension task deal with ‘the impact of World War upon Surgery’ and the work of Harold Gillies, linked to the British Sector Paper 1 of Medicine Through Time. It is created as a reading comprehension for GCSE History students and comes with follow-up questions and correct answers (on a separate page), but it could also be used as homework, a lesson task or a cover resource. Resources included: Reading Comprehension Word and PDF versions Instructions and Peer Assessment slide with Correct Answers Key knowledge covered: Gillies background Plastic Surgery ward at Aldershot Hospital Treatment of Wille Vicaragre and William M. Spreckley Tubed pedicle

This 120-minute lesson is also about the development of the first organised police force (Bow Street Runners) but is framed around the issue of highway robbery as it was a significant problem and symptomatic with crime in the mid-1700s and the work of the Fielding brothers was one reason why highway robbery disappeared. The starter gets students to explore the 1860 painting by William Powell Frith “Claude Duval’ (prompt questions included). The next task asks students to become GCSE Examiners and they have to mark and feedback on an exemplar answer. This quick 5-6 minute activity looking at the issues of Early Modern policing (e.g. weak constables, watchmen) and what the Fielding Brother did to improve law and order (Bow Street Runners). Two further tasks: a NOPCUR Source Analysis Task on the Bow Street Runners - could be a good assessment (resource included); Diamond 9 task examining reasons why highway robber disappeared (this could be a homework task!). These two lessons work well for any Early Modern, Crime and Punishment schemes of learning and the source analysis resource could become an assessment piece as well. If you like these resources please take a look at our other resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/HumanitiesResources

This is an extensive A-Level revision or lesson resource for Y13 or Y12 History studying Britain during the 1780-1880s. The resource provides specific information for the theme of ‘ECONOMY’ across the whole time period. Students use the booklet to revise or learn new knowledge. They can then test each other, followed by a written test of the information. The task could either be used across two lessons or if homework is set, one lesson consolidating the theme of economic development. Statistics, individuals, inventions and much more are included for example: industrial revolution, Cartwright, water frame, Samuel Crompton - the ‘Mule’, Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny, golden age of agriculture, impact of enclosures, Free Trade/Laissez-faire, development and impacts of the railway, Robert Stephenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Great Exhibition.

**Reading Comprehension - Homework - or Lesson Activity ** This task deal with ‘Medical Advancements during WWI’, linked to the British Sector Paper 1 of Medicine Through Time. It is created as a reading comprehension for GCSE History students and comes with follow-up questions and suggested answers (on a separate document), but it could also be used as homework, lesson task, or cover resource. Key knowledge covered: Aseptic surgery X-Rays Blood Transfusions The resources comes with the following files: HPA/MPA version LPA version Suggested answers

**What was it really like onboard the Titanic? ** Discover with this resource pack what it was really like onboard the Titanic. The pack includes: Reading Comprehension: a full article about the different areas, social classes, life before the voyage, life onboard the Titanic, social contrasts. The Reading Comprehension also includes a differentiated version for LPA students. There are double-sided PDFs and single-sided PDF of the article too. Reading Task Worksheet: this accompanies the reading comprehension. Students read the article again and scans the text for information about each of the classes onboard the Titanic. There is a PDF and an editable Word version. Voices from the Titanic: An Interview Across Classes. This task gets students to take on one of three characters who resided onboard the Titanic and complete a task together as a group (or individually). The fourth student becomes the journalist leading the interview. Character Cards: as part of the interview, students receive a ‘Character Card’ to discover what their individual was all about: John Astor IV: A first-class passenger and one of the wealthiest men aboard. Lawrence Beesley: A second-class passenger and later an author of one of the most famous firsthand accounts of the sinking, “The Loss of the SS Titanic.” Annie Kelly: A third-class passenger and an Irish immigrant.

How Did the Depression and the New Deal Affect Black Americans? This A-Level or top ability GCSE History lesson will challenge students to consider the impact the depression and New Deal had on African-Americans. This is a full 60 minute lesson including all the resources you need to actively engage your students to think hard. The lesson gets A-Level students up from their seats, quizzing each other whilst learning new knowledge. The final main task includes a Venn Diagram which asks students to categorise information. The lesson ends with the class consolidating their understanding in a Tweet! This has been used in 'review' and 'observation' lessons with 'exceptional feedback'. Success criteria: Can give examples of what the New Deal did for black Americans. Can analyse what factors affected black Americans the most.

This is a 25-page student workbook which should be used alongside the main AQA History text for the course (ISBN: 978-0-19-835453-6). This first booklet includes learning activities for Pressure for Change 1783-1812. This booklet has been used successfully for Flipping the Classroom: set the work to be completed before the lesson and then work on essays and conceptual knowledge. If a students has missed a lesson, just direct them to the appropriate part of the booklet. The booklet contains guided questions and activities using AQA’s textbook Industrialisation and the People 1783 - 1885. The booklet includes a range of tasks including comprehension questions linked to specific pages of the book, mind-maps, essay planning tasks, article and sources extracts with follow-up questions, historiography, timeline task and more. The download is fully editable.

This 60-minutes full A-Level lesson teach students about historian's views on how far Disraeli was committed to social reform; get students to identify arguments, support with evidence and contextual understanding (printable resource included). The second part of the lesson explores the question 'How Democratic was Britain by 1867' and starts with a chronology task on political reforms after 1867. A series of tasks and teacher exposition build up students understanding and the lesson culminates with an Exit Ticket where students conclude their thinking around the issue of how far Britain was indeed a democracy by 1885. Editable.

In this part of our series on 20th Century History Lessons, students are taught about the different experiences of world war 2 children and the various experiences of being an evacuee. The lesson starts with a riveting video showing thought-provoking images (with beautiful music from Elgar 'Nimrod') which will have students thinking right from the start of the lesson. The lesson gets students exploring why world war 2 children were evacuated and there are two further activities challenging the class to consider why experiences for ww2 child evacuees were so different. Great for Key stage 2 and Key stage 3.

In this part of our series on 20th Century History Lessons, students investigate sources around the question 'Freedom fighting or Actions of Terror?'. Two case studies are used: King David Hotel Attack 1946 and the suicide bombing of Maxim Restaurant, 2003. The resources is a great opportunity for class discussion! They have to rate each source and place it on a sliding scale; how they think each source support the idea of 'Freedom Fighting' or 'Terrorist Attack'. This is a lesson resource that can easily be adapted with more recent acts of terror.

In this part of our series of 20th Century History lessons, students explore reasons why some Suffragettes applied violent methods in their quest for equality. A case-study towards the end of the lesson challenges students to consider if Emily Davison committed suicide - amazing class discussion! The lesson includes full resources: stretch and challenge sources which provides opportunity to 'dig deep'; Venn Diagram giving students a chance to compare and contrast evidence; assessing how far Emily Davidson was pushed gets students actively engaged with historical evidence and using continuums to make up their minds. The lesson ends with a brief assessment opportunity: a write-up using a PEEL paragraph structure.

This 60-minute lesson gets students investigating the witchcraft -craze of the 1600s. The main focus is centred around Matthew Hopkins Witch-finder General and includes a source analysis task as well as a thinking-skills mystery on why the witchcraft craze began. There is a fact and sources sheet which students use to support their learning of new knowledge when completing the source task. The MYSTERY 'Why did old women hang from oak trees in 1645?' could be used as a stand alone activity for schemes of learning on witchcraft and Tudor history as well. If you like our resources why not check out the other KS3, KS4 or A-Level History resources? Link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/HumanitiesResources

This 60-minute lesson for either KS3 or KS4 will teach students about how the Tudors dealt with vagrancy and what policies they introduced. Students will use Nature, Origin and Purpose (NOP) to analyse sources material to find out about issues around poverty. The class explores the question 'Why did the number of poor people increase during the Early Modern period?' and will use a handout to complete a research task. Finally, students complete a Living-Graph to investigate the treatment of the vagabonds in the Tudor period. They decide whether the treatment became increasingly harsh or soft as the period progressed. This is an engaging lesson which challenged students to think hard.

This 60-minute A-Level lesson consolidates knowledge around three questions: Why did Russia declare war against Japan? What were the reactions to 1905 and what the the causes? Why did Nicholas II issue the October Manifesto? The lesson also includes a TASK where students categorise reasons for the October Manifesto, colour-coding into LONG/SHORT and IMMEDIATE reasons. This A-Level lesson is suitable for exams groups and specifications such as Edexcel: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924; Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin; Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991. AQA: 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 ; 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 . OCR: Russia 1894–1941; Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964

This 60-minute A-Level lecture deals with the opposition to Alexander II in great detail. The information is suitable for the following exam boards and topics: Edexcel: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924; Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin; Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991. AQA: 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 ; 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 . OCR: Russia 1894–1941; Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964. Why not try our other Russia resources? https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-russian-history-war-with-japan-1905-revolution-october-manifesto-11528690

GCSE: The American West This is a lesson activity that would be useful to consolidate work