Full lesson Pupils are given a budget and key features of a castle, they must make their own castle and then must attack their partner's castle. Aimed at year 7 pupils studying life in Norman England.

Introductory lesson for Henry the Eighth. Pupils compare reasons Henry is remembered as a good and a bad king to come to a conclusion as to how they think he should be remembered. Pupils also answer an interpretation question - training for the new GCSE reforms. WALT: Explore the type of king Henry VIII is remembered as. Level 3: Identify what makes a good king. Level 4: Describe the type of person Henry VIII was. Level 5: explain how features of Henry’s personality made him a good king. Level 6: assess the main difference between two interpretations.

THIS FULLY DIFFERENTIATED LESSON HAS BEEN PLANNED TO FIT HALF WAY THROUGH THE WW1 MEDICINE UNIT (AFTER THE CHAIN OF EVACUATION) BUT WILL ALSO BE DELIVERED AS A REVISION LESSON AT THE END OF THE COURSE TO CURRENT EXAM CLASSES. I HAVE USED MY KNOWLEDGE AS A PAPER THREE MARKER TO CREATE A ‘HOW TO GUIDE’ FOR ANSWERING THE 8 MARK UTILITY QUESTION. WALT: explore the key skills needed to reach full marks on a how useful question. Recall the stages of the chain of evacuation. Describe how to structure a how useful question using the mark scheme. Explain how useful a source is to a historian enquiring about the chain of evacuation. Analyse our work using the mark scheme to identify successes and targets. task one: pupils put the chain of evacuation into order and describe each stage using key words only task two: pupils annotate a mark scheme, can be done under a visualiser, using the same method as the examiners of paper three (Judgement, analysis, knowledge) discussion with pupils about what key things mean within the mark scheme. task three: pupils annotate the sources in pairs, question prompts on the board to support less able (underline three key facts etc) before going over it on the visualiser task four: Pupils answer a how useful question in timed conditions - this can be marked or I have included a peer/self assessment activity where pupils mark their own work and improve it using colour coding and a full mark answer. i have included a worksheet summarising the chain of evacuation in case this is being used as a revision lesson rather than within original teaching - this may be useful for lower ability pupils within a normal scheme of work as well.

Revision lesson designed to last one hour. Homework included that analyses the Oklahoma Land Rush and gives pupils a choice of three exam questions - narrative, consequence or importance. Pupils: define push and pull factors and explain why people moved west analyse a timeline of key features of the migration west describe the Mormon migration, Exoduster movement and Donner Party Analyse the importance and the consequences of the Homestead Act

Revision lesson based around building knowledge of government Acts and Treaty’s Pupils create a timeline using either worksheets or carousel (both options included). They colour code key features and consequences so that it is easy to revise from. Time permitting, pupils can then write exam questions that relate to the information they have studied SAMS questions included as examples to talk through with the group. Homework could then be to complete one of these questions.

An American West mock that follows the new specification, questions cover a breadth of knowledge and target pupils to answer questions about key developments of the unit. I plan to deliver this half way through teaching (after cattle industry) and will follow it with another at the end of the unit. There is a full feedback lesson included that focuses on pupils ability to answer and understand the examination questions, could be used as a walking talking mock for GCSE revision. In addition, there is a narrative account homework included (differentiated) to link to the last task.

This revision session is part of a series of sessions aimed at building pupils knowledge and understanding of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman England unit for Edexcel 2016 specification. As part of this session pupils will gain an overview of: Saxon society Edward the Confessor and the kings power Law and order Economy Power of the House of Godwin The Normandy Embassy The Revolt against Tostig 1065

WALT: Evaluate the power of the Godwin family.2-3: Recall key facts about the Godwin family. 4-5: Describe the importance and power of the Godwins in England. 6-7: Explain what happened during Harold’s embassy to Normandy and why it might cause problems. 8-9*: analyse how useful Norman sources are to a historian. Pupils examine the power of the Godwins and how their influence both helped and hindered Edward’s rule They then explore the Normandy embassy using the Bayeux tapestry and the Norman and Saxon interpretation of the event.

WALT: Examine the events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge and evaluate its significance. 1-2: Identify pros and cons for Harold travelling to York. 3-4: Describe the events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge. 5-7: Explain why Harold was able to claim victory. 8-9: Evaluate the significance of the Battles of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge. Pupils evaluate whether Harold should have travelled to York before watching a video that examines the events of Stamford Bridge (Video worksheet included) they then explain the main reason that they think Harold won the battle before evaluating the impact the battle may have on the Battle of Hastings.

WALT: Evaluate why the Nazi Party only received 2.6% of the vote in 1928. Identify the meaning of the phrase ‘ Lean Years’. Describe features of the period 1924-28. Explain why circumstances in Germany lead to little support for the Nazis. Evaluate why the Nazi Party only received 2.6% of the vote in 1928. Starter: Pupils complete a freya model with the meaning of 'lean years’ Task one: Describe features of the period 24-28 - pupils complete a carousel task, differentiated worksheet and answer sheet provided Task Two: Explain why circumstances in Germany lead to little support for the Nazis (see cover photo for activity), WAGOLL and answer slide provided to go through with pupils Task three: Evaluate why the Nazi’s received 2.6% of the vote: Explain why exam question with sentence starters for PEEL structure.

Fully differentiated lesson about the New Woman in Nazi Germany Students will: WALT: evaluate how far women’s lives improved in the 1920s.Identify visual changes to women by 1925. Describe how areas of women’s lives changed. Explain how society reacted to these improvements for women. Evaluate how far you agree with a statement. Students complete the screenshotted task before analysing a how far do you agree statement using a ‘agree’o’meter’. Students are also given the opportunity to look at source work and analyse whether the changes were positive or negative for women.

Pupils will: WALT: Examine challenges to the Weimar government by the left and right. Identify features of left and right wing politics. Describe the Spartacist Revolt and the Kapp Putsch. Explain why Germany was weak after the attacks. Analyse a source to explain why it is useful. Included is a fully differentiated how useful question including differentiated structure strips.

WALT: Revise key aspects of WW1 and evaluate the utility of sources. Identify the chronology of WW1 battles. Describe the chain of evacuation. Explain how useful a source is. Evaluate source utility including content and provenance, use and limitations. Starter: Put battles into chronological order - AFL slide with key features of each battle Task one: Create a paper chain of the chain of evacuation, include the key features of each chain - AFL slide with answers Task two: How useful question - guided annotation of sources, exemplar answer for source A and then complete source B independently

These quizzes have been designed as 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 tasks to drop into other lessons. The idea is to use them as a way to interleave prior knowledge into current topics and ensure that knowledge is returned to frequently to develop knowledge retention. The 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 structure gives students instant formative assessment in which they can then choose a topic to ‘pledge’ to revise that week as part of their homework. Every quiz has a green pen slide with answers to go through with students to support the teacher. Students find these tasks very fun and engaging and can see where their strengths and weaknesses across a topic lie. I have designed the task to revise important concepts briefly at least once by the time they have completed all of the starter activities. The activities could also be used as a building block to help students identify what they will be doing for the rest of the lesson (to be used closer to exams when completing revision tasks).

WALT: Explain why there was change and continuity in Renaissance medical preventions. 4-5: Describe features of continuity in preventions 1500-1700. 6-7: Explain why there were changes in preventions 1500-1700. 8-9: evaluate why there was change to preventions during the Renaissance. STARTER: 4 mark similarity Q with new knowledge, green pen slide included with two WAGOLL’s and a 4/4 challenge for students to spend time improving their work. INFORMATION GATHERING: Students create a leaflet imagining that they are an apothecary advising people how to avoid getting sick, leveled differentiation and challenge task. APPLY TASK: I do, we do, you do, 12 mark Q

Whole lesson aimed at KS3 exploring Elizabethan/Tudor entertainment. Pupils examine an image of bear baiting and infer what they think is happening they read a source and add to/alter their description they self assess it they explore other types of entertainment finally they apply their knowledge by creating a poster for a spectator-fest in their Tudor village WALT: Explore methods of entertainment available in Elizabethan England. Level 3: Infer what you can learn from a source. Level 4: Describe types of entertainment available in Tudor England. Level 5: Explain why these sports were dangerous. Level 6: Evaluate which sport was most popular and compare why you think this is the case.

This lesson follows a pupil led investigation in which they discover what has happened to the ice mummies - this lesson builds upon this knowledge and develops skills of working with interpretations prior to baseline assessment - this lesson is part of a series of lessons that build upon use of sources, interpretations and finally a baseline assessment. These can be found separately or as part of a bundle in my tes shop. WALT: apply knowledge of the Ice Maiden to interpretations about what happened to her. L3: Recall key facts about the Ice Maiden. L4: Describe what an interpretation is and how a historian creates it. L5: Create an interpretation about what happened to the Ice Mummy. L5-6: Analyse interpretations that we will use in our assessment to plan why we agree and disagree with them.

Lesson 8 and 9 in slavery scheme of work. Worksheets included within the lesson powerpoint as hidden slides. Homework: Profile of a famous abolitionist. Lesson 1: Abolition in Britain - Focus on Slave Trade Act 1807, reasons for and against, William Wilberforce Lesson 2: Abolition in America - focus on comparison of Britain and America, Abraham Lincoln, civil war

Designed to teach pupils the meaning of the word consequences - reflection of the command words for new specification at GCSE. Why were slaves treated brutally? How were they punished? What actions were punishable? Consequences of misbehaving.