This Civil Rights Movement lesson investigates how Jim Crow education laws were changed by the Brown v Topeka case, Little Rock and James Meredith. Each case study is examined and an account is written at the end to show how the cases link together. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, song analysis, mini plenaries, groupwork information sheets with table to complete, case studies, a consolidation written question and thinking plenary questions about what happened to our case study people (students always like the personal touch!). Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other great Civil Rights lessons in our TES shop including the Jim Crow Laws, the KKK and Martin Luther King - many more are on their way! https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=civil rights&shop=DiscoveringHistory Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Transatlantic Slave Economy (old term: transatlantic slave trade / slavery) lesson investigates why it was abolished in 1807. Different reasons are looked at including the role of individuals like Olaudah Equiano and William WIlberforce, beliefs, media, government and money and students are asked to evaluate them in a diamond 9. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activities, mini plenaries, card sort and diamond 9 activity, a consolidation written question and a thinking plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other great Civil Rights lessons in our TES shop including the KKK and Martin Luther King - many more are on their way! https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=civil rights&shop=DiscoveringHistory We also have a growing bundle on Slavery & the Civil Rights Movement available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-and-civil-rights-movement-13116339 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Civil Rights in the USA lesson investigates how successfulness the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Students look at the causes, events and impact of the boycott. The plenary features Claudette Colvin so her legacy is not forgotten either. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenary, information sheet with mindmap to complete, a consolidation written question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other great Civil Rights lessons in our TES shop including abolition of the slave trade, Underground Railroad, Jim Crow laws, Civil Rights fight in Education (covering Brown v Topeka, Little Rock & James Meredith), the KKK and Martin Luther King - many more are on their way! All these lessons are in an amazing great value bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-and-civil-rights-movement-13116339 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened during D-day on 6 June 1944 and encourages students to evaluate why it was so significant. Students will look at what happened on all 5 beaches: Juno, Sword, Gold, Utah and Omaha. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, picture clue analysis, groupwork information sheet, consolidation explanation question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Adolf Hitler and encourages students to see the positive aspects of his leadership (negative policies are very briefly outlined but not given detail on and the students are not asked to include these in their assessment), including family policies, employment, abolishing of the Treaty of Versailles and giving German people hope. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, , mini plenary, information sheet with questions to complete, a consolidation written questions and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ’Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Winston Churchill and encourages students to evaluate whether he was a hero or a villain. Students will read short summaries of the role he played during World War II, the Bengal famine, in Ireland, the development of the Welfare State and in Wales to come to a conclusion. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenary, information sheet with table to complete, a consolidation evaluative written questions and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Chairman Mao and encourages students to evaluate whether he was a ‘great’ leader. Students will consider a variety of facts and information to evaluate the key question. The cult of personality, policies such as the Great Leap Forward, industrialisation and terror are all included. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, mini plenary, information sheet with tasks and table to complete, a consolidation source evaluative question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Benito Mussolini and encourages students to evaluate whether he deserved his fate. Students will consider a variety of facts and information to evaluate the key question. The cult of personality, propaganda, policies and terror are all included in this lesson. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenaries, information sheet with subheadings and table to complete, a consolidation evaluative written question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Hitler, Stalin and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a**** fantastic value**** bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Joseph Stalin and encourages students to evaluate whether he was a national hero or a cold blooded killer. Students will consider a variety of facts and information to evaluate the key question. The cult of personality, religion, industrialisation and terror are all included. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenaries, information sheet with table to complete, a consolidation evaluative written question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Hitler, Mussolini and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates how WWI came to an end in November 1918. It looks at the situation within Germany as well as the battlefield to tell the story of how the war ended. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to timeline, mini-plenaries, a consolidation ‘write an account’ style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and a WWI bundle which includes trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!