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I have been teaching since 2012 and have a passion for creating interactive resources which can easily be differentiated. I enjoy making PowerPoints to engage pupils in my lessons and ensure that all the tasks are relevant and exciting to the topic being taught. I teach History, Classical Civilisations, PSHCE and General Studies. In addition to this I am also the Career Coordinator at my school and have begun creating numerous schemes of work for Years 7,8 and 9 and drop down days.

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I have been teaching since 2012 and have a passion for creating interactive resources which can easily be differentiated. I enjoy making PowerPoints to engage pupils in my lessons and ensure that all the tasks are relevant and exciting to the topic being taught. I teach History, Classical Civilisations, PSHCE and General Studies. In addition to this I am also the Career Coordinator at my school and have begun creating numerous schemes of work for Years 7,8 and 9 and drop down days.
Background to the Late Republic Exam Practice - Lesson 7 (Politics of the Late Republic )
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Background to the Late Republic Exam Practice - Lesson 7 (Politics of the Late Republic )

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This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Key Terms Glossary 1x Key Terms Test 1x Essay Planning Sheet This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. In this lesson students recap all the information they have learnt about the background to the Politics of the Late Republic and write an answer to an essay question. First students recap the key terms they have learnt by completing a key terms test. After students plan an answer to a question about the political powers of the people outside of the senate. Students do this by splitting into groups and going through their notes and then team teach other groups. This lesson works best with my other resources created on the Politics of the Late Republic, these can be found here: How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3 How was the Roman state structured? - Lesson 4 What political factions were present in ancient Rome? - Lesson 5 Why was patronage so important in Roman life and politics? - Lesson 6
Why was Patronage so important in Roman life and politics? - Lesson 6(Politics of the Late Republic)
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Why was Patronage so important in Roman life and politics? - Lesson 6(Politics of the Late Republic)

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This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Information Cards This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. In this lesson students are introduced to the idea of patronage and the significance it played in Roman politics and their daily life. Students first discuss what patronage is and then use the information cards to create a mind-map on the importance of patronage in Roman politics and daily life. Finally, students use their mind-map to answer the lesson question. This lesson works well with my other resources created on the Politics of the Late Republic, these can be found here: How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3 How was the Roman state structured? - Lesson 4 What political factions were present in ancient Rome? - Lesson 5
Homer's Odyssey - Book I: Athene Visits Telemachus
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Homer's Odyssey - Book I: Athene Visits Telemachus

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This bundle consists of everything a teacher needs to teach Book I of Homer's Odyssey. 1) Who were the Greek Gods 2) Book I: Athene visits Telemachus: Key events 3) Book I: Athene visits Telemachus: characters & themes. This bundle consists of 3x PowerPoint 3x Worksheets 1x Greek Gods information cards All of the lessons are differentiated and accessible for all ability ranges. But they also encourage the most able to extend themselves and link to Ancient Greek society.
Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (key events)
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Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (key events)

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Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Demodocus and Oral Poetry worksheet This lesson introduces students to Book VIII (The Phaeacian Games) of Homer’s Odyssey first by recalling the promise Alcinous gave Odysseus in Book VII. Students are then required to summarise the key events question the impact of Book VIII on the plot and audience. Finally students develop the theme of oral poetry through focusing on the character of Demodocus.
Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (characters & themes)
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Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (characters & themes)

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Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Plot, Language and Theme Homework Revision Questions This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book VIII (The Phaeacian Games) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students focus on the character of Odysseus and link the characteristics he shows in Book VIII to the key themes of the Odyssey. Finally students begin to question the importance of the Phaeacian episode to the Odyssey as a whole.
Homer’s Odyssey – Book X: Circe (characters & themes)
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Homer’s Odyssey – Book X: Circe (characters & themes)

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Homer’s Odyssey – Book X: Circe (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters and Themes Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book X (Circe) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on the key events of Book X by playing matching pairs to link characters and events together. Students then examine the Odysseus’ leadership, the character of Circe and the theme of Xenia. A worksheet is included for students to map out their ideas in an effective way.
Homer's Odyssey - Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous Lesson Bundle
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Homer's Odyssey - Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous Lesson Bundle

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This resource contains all a teacher needs to teach Book VII (The Palace of Alcinous) from Homer's Odyssey in detail. It contains a lesson on the key events, characters & themes and a revision quiz. There is also a homework/ revision question sheet which covers plot, language and themes. All lessons are fully resourced with PowerPoints, Worksheets and answer sheets for the quiz.
Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (key events)
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Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (key events)

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Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XII (Scylla and Charybdis) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events of Book XI through pictures and then summarise the events of Book XII using the worksheet provided. Finally, students reflect on why Odysseus would spend the time telling this story and prolonging his journey home to Ithaca.
Homer’s Odyssey – Books IX-XII Bundle (The Wanderings) 8x lesson and more
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Homer’s Odyssey – Books IX-XII Bundle (The Wanderings) 8x lesson and more

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Homer’s Odyssey – Books IX-XII Bundle (The Wanderings) 8x lesson and more This resource contains: 4x Key Events PowerPoints 4x Characters & Themes PowerPoints 4x Key Events Worksheets 4x Characters & Themes Worksheets 4x Plot, Language and Theme Homework Revision Questions This bundle of resources comes with all the resources needed for teachers to teach Books IX-XII (The Wanderings) of Homer’s Odyssey. Each lesson is fully resourced with its own worksheet and homework revision questions to reinforce the knowledge learnt in the classroom. These lessons will create excellent discussion between the students in your classroom as there is single, paired and group work too. Lessons are accessible to all abilities with ‘aim higher’ questions to extend the most able.
Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (characters & themes)
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Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (characters & themes)

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Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XII (Scylla and Charybdis) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what key themes are shown in Book XII and then examine how they are developed by Odysseus’ actions. Students finally examine the leadership qualities of Odysseus and question whether or not he is to blame for the death of his crew.
Athenian Democracy: The Persian Wars and development of democracy 490-480
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Athenian Democracy: The Persian Wars and development of democracy 490-480

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A PowerPoint and series of worksheets which cover the Battle of Marathon in 490BC, the interwar period and the Battle of Salamis in 480BC. Most of the worksheets can be completed with any textbook which has information on the Persian Wars (I used Pamela Bradley - Ancient Greece) and a single worksheet of questions is based on Herodotus' account of Marathon. All the worksheets can be edited to fit your classes ability but they are automatically differentiated with different sections in which different pupils fill out to teach each other (some harder than others).
Athenian Democracy: Kleisthenes' Reforms - revision cards
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Athenian Democracy: Kleisthenes' Reforms - revision cards

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An excellent revision tool for revising Kleisthenes' reforms when studying Athenian Democracy. The cards can be printed onto different colours to show the different reforms and once grouped discuss the positive and negative consequences of each reform to promote higher thinking and analysis. My Year 12 students found these excellent as a quick revision toll to trigger their knowledge of Kleisthenes' reforms.
Athenian Democracy: A SOW and resources for Solon's reforms
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Athenian Democracy: A SOW and resources for Solon's reforms

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A series of PowerPoints and worksheets on Solon's reforms and their consequences. The topics covered are: Problems before Solon in Athens; Why Solon was and his background; Solon's aims in his reforms; Solon's economic and political reforms; the consequences of Solon's reforms and a multiple choice test to check the pupils knowledge on the reforms. All PowerPoints have written comments in the notes section when certain sheets or ideas could be used. The books used to find the information for the worksheets are Pamela Bradley (Ancient Greece) and Thorley (Athenian Democracy) - these are core texts for the AQA Athenian Democracy specification. However, these sheets and PowerPoints can easily be adapted to fit other textbooks.
AS Level - Athenian Democracy Revision Booklet
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AS Level - Athenian Democracy Revision Booklet

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This is a revision guide created for the AQA Athenian Democracy AS Level Course, however it is good for any exam board covering Athenian Democracy. Also, top end GCSE students. This booklet covers how Athens was before the reforms of Solon, the reforms of Solon, the Peisistratids and Kleisthenes. It has key information and is set out in a way that is extremely friendly.
Homer's Odyssey Key Events Revision
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Homer's Odyssey Key Events Revision

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This resource is a fun game activity to revise the key events of Homer's Odyssey. I have done this with my Year 12s and they really enjoyed it, it create great discussion and also showed them where they need to focus their future revision to fill gaps they had. For each group I ensured the resources were also on their own colour so they no cards got mixed up.
Homer’s Odyssey Key Characters Revision Placemats (x6)
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Homer’s Odyssey Key Characters Revision Placemats (x6)

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Homer’s Odyssey Key Characters Revision Placemats (x6) This resource contains 6 Revision placemats covering all the key characters in Homer’s Odyssey (excellent revision for the OCR Classical Civilisations New A-Level exam). The placemats cover the following characters: Penelope Athene Minor Gods Telemachus Minor Mortals Odysseus These are excellent revision tools and can be used to support the learning of students both within and outside of the classroom. I have printed them off for all my students on card and they often comment on how useful they are.
Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games (3x Lessons) [New OCR A-Level: ‘The World of the Hero’]
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Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games (3x Lessons) [New OCR A-Level: ‘The World of the Hero’]

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Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games (3x Lessons) [New OCR A-Level: ‘The World of the Hero’] This resource contains: 3x PowerPoints (2x Key Events, 1x Characters and Themes 5x Worksheets 1x Revision Questions This resource contains 3 lessons covering the core content of Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games. All of the lessons are completely resourced and contain extension tasks to promote outstanding outcomes and results.
Homer’s Odyssey Key Events Revision Placemats (x18)
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Homer’s Odyssey Key Events Revision Placemats (x18)

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Homer’s Odyssey Key Events Revision Placemats (x18) This resource contains 18 revision placemats covering Books I, V-XIV, XVI-XIX and XXI-XXII (all the books required for the OCR Classical Civilisations New A-Level exam and will also work for GCSE students) Each placemat contains the following: Summary of the key events of the Book The key characters in each Book How key themes are developed in each Book These are excellent revision tools and can be used to support the learning of students both within and outside of the classroom. I have printed them off for all my students on card and they often comment on how useful they are.