PowerPoint, one worksheet & one sheet of notes that examines Prince Metternich’s attempts to manage German Nationalism in the Vormarz period between 1815-1848. Content includes the Wartburg Festival (1817), murderer Karl Sand (1819), the Congress of Troppau (1820), the Hambach Festival (1832), the Six Articles & the assault on the Bundestag Gatehouse (1833). Activities include Source analysis of Metternich’s writing to determine his attitudes to liberalism & Nationalism. Comprehension activity to complete a table on nationalist events in the period, Metternich’s reaction and the extent to which the threat was successfully managed. Source based plenary activity on whether metternich’s oppressive response to nationalism was an effective response to the threat’s posed by German nationalism. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & two worksheets that examine the reasons for the failure of the 1848 Revolts in the German Confederation. Issues under consideration include socio-economic and political divisions between the revolutionaries, the strength of the conservatives, lack of widespread support, weak leadership & the role of disease epidemics. Activities include Analysis of extracts written by historians to identify factors that explain the reasons for the failure of the 1848 Revolts and evidence to support those factors. Ranking task on the most important factor in the failure of 1848 to encourage debate. Comparison activity on the respective roles of Austria and Prussia in 1848/49 to determine who played the key role in ending the revolts in the German Confederation. Evidence based plenary discussion to support or challaneg AJP Taylor’s view of the revolts as a failure. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & worksheet that examines the extent of political, cultural & economic unity in the Holy Roman Empire in 1789. Activities include -Analysis of a map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1789. Comprehension activity on the extent of unity / division in the Holy Roman Empire in 1789, sorting the evidence into three overarching themes; economic, political & cultural. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint and three worksheets that consider whether King Arthur was a real historical figure. The lesson focuses on the utility of three key pieces of evidence in proving King Arthur’s historical existence. Activities include Starter activity in which pupils consider why English monarchs tried to impress foreign visitors by showing them the Winchester Round Table. Main activity requires pupils to fill in a grid on how useful the Round Table, Glastonbury Graves and Artognou Stone are as evidence that King Arthur existed. Pupils rank the evidence according to their relative utility. Pupils add the three pieces of evidence to the correct location on a partially completed timeline of King Arthur sources which already includes Gildas, Bede, etc. Sorting activity of the surviving evidence of King Arthur’s existence into primary and secondary sources. Conclusion in which pupils write their own justified judgment on whether King Arthur really existed. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Medieval World. Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace.

PowerPoint and two worksheets that focuses on the purpose of the Feudal System in England during the reign of William the Conqueror and who benefited from it and who did not. Activities include Reading and comprehension activity in which pupils read a passage on the Feudal System and identify evidence in the text to support a series of statements. Labeling exercise of a diagram of the Feudal System using the previous passage for support. Activity in which students link various groups in Anglo-Norman society with what they gained from the Feudal System and with what it required of them. Ranking task to consider which group or individual benefited the most / least from the Feudal System. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Medieval World. Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace.

PowerPoint with six slides and one Microsoft Word Document that considers the role of women in Britain during the First World War and the impact this had on female suffrage. Activities include Source analysis starter activity to link women to munitions work during the First World War. Discussion activity on why the Suffragettes ended their campaign of violence at the outbreak of war. Reading and comprehension activity to establish what roles women performed in Britain during the First World War. Evidence based discussion on whether women could justify being given the vote based on the sacrifices they had made during the war. An evidence based plenary discussion on the merits of the Representation of the People Act for women. **Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class. Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.**

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the succession of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1888 and Bismarck’s fall from power in 1890. Activities include Reading and comprehension exercise in which pupils consider the challenges the Hohenzollern succession posed to Bismarck in 1888. Source analysis exercise to establish the personality of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Reading, comprehension and highlighting exercise to establish reasons for, and evidence of, Wilhelm and Bismarck’s antagonistic relationship. Discussion on who was more responsible for Bismarck’s fall - the Iron Chancellor or the new Kaiser? Sorting grid on Bismarck’s legacy - successes and failures of his career. Plenary discussion on whether Bismarck was more successful before or after 1871. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and one word document that examines the aims of the Black Panthers, and their successes and failures as part of the wider Civil Rights Movement. It also considers whether the FBI’s view of the organisation as dangerous was accurate. Activities include Starter activity on what a photo can tell us about the Black Panthers. Source analysis exercise on the aims of the Black Panthers. Reading, comprehension and highlighting activity on the successes and failures of the Black Panthers. Interpretation activity testing the FBI’s view of the Black Panthers. Plenary discussion / ranking activity on the most important reason for the failure of the Black Panthers as an organisation. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 4 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the success of Leo von Caprivi’s New Course in Germany between 1890 and 1894. The lesson considers attitudes to Catholics, socialism, tariff policy, relations with Russia, army reform and the Chancellor’s relationship with the Kaiser. Activities include A quick quiz covering prior learning on Bismarck’s fall from power. Reading and comprehension exercise in which pupils complete a comparison table on Caprivi’s approach to various policy areas in comparison to Bismarck’s. Discussion based evaluation activity to judge whether the different elements of the New Course represented continuity or change and success or failure. Conclusion on whether the New Course did more to divide or unit Germany. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 45min depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 4 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the causes of the Women’s Rights Movement in post war America. It considers the contributions of scientific and technological developments and the roles of Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Friedan in inspiring movement. Activities include Starter thinking activity on what other protest movements may have inspired the Women’s Rights Movement. Source analysis activity on the status of women based on an extract of The Feminine Mystique. Connection activity on the consequences of scientific and technological developments for women. Reading and comprehension activity on the roles of Roosevelt & Friedan in inspiring the movement. Concluding judgment on the relative importance of the individuals in causing the movement. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 45min depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and one Word Document that examines the achievements of the Women’s Rights Movement in post-war America in relation to equal pay, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, domestic violence and women’s depiction in the media. The roles of NOW and Women’s Lib are also covered. Activities include Odd one out starter activity that tests earlier elements of the course; Red Scare, Civil Rights etc. Connection activity linking the problems facing women, the actions of the Women’s Rights Movement and the extent of success. Matching activity on the actions of Now and the Women’s Liberation Movement. Ranking activity on the relative achievements of the Women’s Rights Movement. Reading and comprehension activity on the reasons for opposition to Women’s Rights Movement linked to the aims and actions of the Movement. Concluding judgment on the relative importance of NOW and the Women’s Lib to the success of the movement. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 3 slides) and one Word Document that examines the causes of and consequences of the Luxemburg Crisis of 1867 between France and Prussia. The lesson also considers whether Bismarck was in control of events as part of the wider historical debate on whether he master planned German unification. Activities include Starter activity in which pupils analyse a cartoon depicting the Luxemburg crisis. Reading and comprehension exercise in which pupils identify reasons for French hostility towards Prussia after the Seven Weeks War between Austria and Prussia. Pupils evaluate alternative interpretations of Bismarck’s behaviour during the crisis. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 35min depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and two Word Documents that examines Hitler’s reorganisation of the Nazi Party in the 1920s after his release from prison. The lesson also considers how popular the Nazi Party was by 1928 as a result of these changes. Activities include Quick Quiz Starter activity on prior learning; the Munich Beerhall Putsch. Source analysis exercise to identify Hitler’s change in approach to gaining power after the failure of the Putsch. Gapfill on the key ideas in Mein Kampf. Connection activity linking changes to the Nazi Party during the Golden Twenties with their purpose. Plenary discussion on the extent the Nazis became popular between 1924-1928 based on statistical evidence such as book sales, seats in the Reichstag and party membership figures. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 3 Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45. Lesson Length: 45min depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and one Word Document that examines Anglo-German relations under Kaiser Wilhelm II before 1914. The lesson covers the Kruger Telegram, the Naval Race, the Moroccan Crises, developments in the alliance system and the Daily Telegraph Interview. Activities include Quick quiz starter activity on prior learning. Source analysis exercise on the Kaiser’s personal reasons for disliking Britain including his relationship to his mother and the death of his father. Source analysis on why Germany’s aims/approach to Anglo-German relations was flawed. Reading and comprehension exercise on the major incidents in Anglo-German relations to complete a table. Discussion on who was more responsible for the decline of Anglo-German relations. Plenary discussion with source analysis to consider the extent Germany’s approach to Anglo-German relations were a success. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

Two lessons made up of two PowerPoints (each with 5 slides) and two Word Documents that examines what was buried at Sutton Hoo, whether the Saxons responsible were barbaric or civilised, whether the focus of the burial was Christian or pagan and who specifically was likely buried in Mound 1. Activities include Lesson 1 Starter activity in which students work out what was buried at Sutton Hoo based on a photograph from the 1939 dig. Analysis of a source to identify the meaning of the term ‘barbaric’. Analysis of the objects found in Mound 1 to complete a table on whether the culture responsible were civilised or barbaric. Discussion, based on the objects, on what type of person was buried in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo. Lesson 2 Starter activity in which students analyse an image of a pagan burial to consider differences with modern burial practices. Reading and comprehension exercise to understand the meaning of the term pagan. Analysis of the objects found in Mound 1 to determine whether the culture responsible were pagans or Christians. Discussion of why objects from both faiths were found in Mound 1. Analysis of the objects found in Mound 1 in conjunction with a timeline to identify who was most likely buried at Sutton Hoo. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the Medieval World. Lesson Length: Two 1hr lessons depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two word documents that examine the causes of the Great Fire of London, who specifically was responsible and its consequences for the development of London. Activities include Quick Quiz starter activity on some Great Fire of London key facts. Source analysis exercise on the causes of the Great Fire. Source analysis exercise (A-G) to investigate who was responsible for the Great Fire; Thomas Farriner or Robert Hubert. Discussion based exercise on whether Hubert received a fair trial. Discussion based exercise on why Christopher Wren and Valentine Knight’s plans for rebuilding London were impractical. Conclusion on how far the Great Fire had a negative impact on London. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of Stuart Britain / Early Modern Europe. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with six slides) and two Word Documents that examine what caused the mid-Tudor economic crisis. The lesson focuses on economic problems including debasement, enclosure, unemployment, population growth, war, declining trade, inflation, disease and famine. It considers the social consequences of these problems, government attempts to deal with them and ultimately who was responsible. Activities include Quick quiz focused on events from the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII that link to economic problems in the mid-Tudor period. A reading and comprehension task that requires students to connect the economic problems with the correct social impacts & government attempts to deal with them. A connection task requiring students to consider the interrelated nature of mid-Tudor economic problems. A judgment task to determine who or what was responsible for each economic problem. A judgment task to determine which figure in Tudor government was most responsible for the Mid-Tudor economic crisis. A reading and evaluation exercise to determine the utility of common contemporary commentators on the mid-Tudor economic crisis. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: 1hr lessons approx. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with six slides) and a Word Document that examines the extent of success Thomas Wolsey achieved in placing his master, King Henry VIII, and England at the centre of European diplomacy between 1514 and 1520. The lesson considers the treaty of Saint Germain en Laye, signed with France in 1514, the Treaty of London in 1518 and the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520. Activities include Starter activity discussing why English foreign policy switched from war to peace in 1514 based on prior learning. Analysis of the terms of the Anglo-French treaty of 1514, and the events that occurred soon after, to identify supporting evidence for various interpretations offered about the territorial, economic and diplomatic success England enjoyed as a result. Evidence sorting activity to determine the extent the Treaty of London was a success for King Henry VIII and Wolsey given their aims. Source analysis exercise to consider whether the Field of the Cloth of Gold achieved English aims. Plenary ranking activity to stimulate discussion on the practical benefit for England of the three different examples of Wolsey’s peace policy considered over the lesson as well as the reputation benefit to King Henry VIII. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint (with 9 slides) that examines whether the Germans were justified in sinking the Lusitania during the war at sea during the First World War. Activities include: A quick quiz on previous learning focused on examples of other civilian deaths in the various topics we cover. Feel free to edit to fit your circumstances. A source based analysis activity on why Germany targeted Britain with unrestricted submarine warfare. A source based analysis activity on whether Germany adequately warned passengers of the dangers of journeying to Britain by sea during the war. A source based analysis activity on whether the nature of the Lusitania’s cargo justified Germany’s actions. A discussion activity on how the second explosion helped Germany justify its actions. A source based analysis activity on the extent of British responsibility for the sinking of the Lusitania. A timeline analysis activity to consider the extent the sinking damaged the German war effort. Concluding discussion on the extent the Germans were right to sink the Lusitania. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 2 A1 The Origins and Course of the First World War, 1905-1918. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.