Exploration of the impact of the Nazis on society. Starter considering who may or may not have benefitted, two hyperlinked videos explore positives and negatives of Nazi society, group task exploring one area and focusing on positive/negative impacts then team teaching others, judgement on how far Nazi Germany benefitted and judgement line/post-it plenary.

Picture reveal starter showing an auction scene, source analysis of slave sale posters, layers of inference analysis task, clip form Roots with note sheet (video on youtube), discussion over how useful video eveidence is, building to a WWW/EBI answer about the utility of Roots with opportunity for peer/self-assessment and improvements.

Exploration of the start of the slave trade. Starter focusing on sources and inferences, group task exploring the roles various groups like the British and Portuguese played in the slave trade, source analysis of the experience of slavery and empathy plenary. Research homework task built in.

Whiteboard starter, hyperlinked video showing the Warsaw ghetto, source analysis of images of the ghettos to build a picture of life there, use of "lessons from the Holocaust" DVD (on youtube also) and "describe" question on the ghettos, use of 'the Holocaust KS3' textbook to discuss morality of life in the ghettos, plenary link to ghettos and the final solution.

Exploration of the sides in the civil war, analysis of the weaponry and which was most effective. Culminates in a judgement on which side pupils would like to have fought on.

Picture starter, recap on 1920s and 30s society, carousel activity exploring aspects such as cinema, advertising, rock and roll music, application of knowledge in an 8 mark "in what ways were" question and an interpretation plenary. Model answer to question attached - used as a starter in the following lesson.

Lesson analysing the impact of the black death on England. Rally-robin source starter, data capture task exploring what the BD was, how it spread and the impact, card categorising task on short, medium and long term impact, horrible histories video plenary linked to building an argument for and against the idea that the high death toll was the WORST impact of the BD.

Lesson exploring social and economic policies of Kennedy and Johnson. JFK picture starter, analysis of JFK quote, highlight successes and failures of 'new frontier', assessment of success of this, analysis of Johnson quote, card sort on Great Society Programme - used to create a positive/negative table, video interpretation of the Great Society (opportunity to analyse provenance), justification plenary on who made a larger impact to society in the 1960s - Kennedy or Johnson.

Lesson exploring the immediate events after the battle of Hastings. The starter focuses on different groups in society and how they would perceive William (e.g. Norman knights, Saxon earls etc). The video introduces methods William used to keep control (built on in subsequent lessons). Pupils then analyse the actions of William after Hastings and say advantages and disadvantages for each, leading to a judgement on how William was able to consolidate his power. Pupils then have a choice of differentiated questions to answer leading to a review of the key groups in society as a plenary after these actions.

AQA 8145 - exploration of the threats Puritans posed - symbol poster activity with all relevant worksheets included. Assessment account question on puritan threat included.

Link to the modern day with Donald Trump video (Mexico wall), exploration of Sacco and Vanzetti using the Woodie Gutherie song and a video on the Red Scare, table exploring different reasons US society was afraid of immigration building to an overall judgement.

Exploration of why prohibition failed - use of the Simpsons Beer Baron episode promotes discussion of utility, card ranking exercise exploring significance of causes of the failure. Overall judgement activity on why prohibition failed.

Introduction to Thatcher - images starter, two videos comparing interpretations (hyperlinked in), spider diagrams on key aspects of Thatcher's leadership, source analysis of Thatcherism (content, tone and provenance), impact of Thatcher judgement. Homework included to research one minister with view to present findings next lesson - summary sheet to give out also attached.

Lesson exploring the impact of Thatcher's economic policies - information hunt carousel, leading to a card sort thematically categorising the impact of her policies, judgement regarding the overall economic legacy of Thatcher and homework assessment source on economic realignment.

AQA 8145 - Full lesson analysing the different developments caused by WW1 - video hyperlinked in, coding into themes and judgement line continuum plenary.

Video starter on the Boer War, exploration using source material of the chnages caused to Britain by the Boer War, reduction task summarising the impact of the war in less than 50 words.

Lesson exploring changes in hospitals. Starter recapping medieval treatments, describe the changes using the information hand out, comparison of medieval hospitals/treatment to new methods, case study and video of Florence Nightingale and her impact, significance post-it plenary.

Two lesson sequence exploring medieval public health. Town picture starter labelling positives and negatives, hyperlinked video exploring positives and negatives, group task comparing towns to monasteries - swap and share in a marketplace or carousel activity, table creation of similarities and differences of towns and monasteries, judgement on why monasteries were healthier and corners plenary.

Decision making starter - what would the US, south Vietnam and north Vietnam want in peace talks, video on paris peace talks and hand out, explanation of who gained most and why, video on fall of Saigon and hand out, spider diagram on why Saigon fell in 1975, interpretation plenary on the end of the Vietnam conflict - which view is most convincing?