**This lesson has a focus on the role of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and the Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (1965). There is a strong emphasis this lesson on exam skills with practice questions for Section B of the exam paper. ** I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-4: Image recap activity Slide 5: An overview of the three main presidents and their involvement in civil rights Slide 6: An background information slide about the roles of Kennedy and Johnson with helping the progress of the civil rights movement Slide 7: Main student activity sheet Slide 8-10: Student overview of the ‘How useful’ question with two practice sources and printable answer sheets for students. Slides 11-14: An overview, structure guide and printable answer sheets for the two interpretation questions Slide 15: A student structure guide to the final question 3d Slide 16: Learning Review quiz Slide 17-18: Two fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 20-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 3 Period Study exam for Weimar and Nazi Germany and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the Weimar and Nazi Germany question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘What can you infer’ source-based question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question type. Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How useful’ source-based question type. Slide 12-16: An outline of the two 4-mark interpretation questions. Slide 17-19: An outline of the final 20 mark ‘How far do you agree with the interpretation’ question. Slide 20: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

This lesson examines the key events of the Freedom Summer (1964) , the Mississippi Murders (1964) and the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Students analyse how these key events caused publicity as well as the continued opposition towards black voter registration from groups such as the KKK and WCC. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-7: Recap Activities covering Campaign C and the March to Washington with printable student version and answers Slide 8 : Starter Task Discussion about the importance of black Americans gaining the vote. Slide 9-10: Background information and tasks covering the Freedom Summer and Freedom Schools Slide 11: Background information about the Mississippi Murders Slide 12-15: Background information about voting rights in Selma and the march to Montgomery Slide 16: Discussion and task covering the various pressures placed on President Johnson for further civil rights laws. Slide 17: Student worksheet/question sheet about the events covered in the lesson. Slide 18: Source analysis question sheet (includes two sources) Slide 19-20: Learning Review Statistic Match Up Slide 21-22: Fact Sheets created in line with the Edexcel specification. Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson examines two key civil rights events during 1963 - King’s Campaign C in Birmingham, Alabama and the following March on Washington DC. Students examine the events as well as think about the significance of them for the progress of civil rights in America. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-4: Previous lesson recap quiz with answers revealed Slide 5: Martin Luther King Source Starter Task Slide 6-7: Picture Quiz - Identify which civil rights events caused publicity in America? Slide 8: Brief background information about Campaign C and a map showing the location of Birmingham in the Deep South Slide 9: Instruction sheet for the timeline exercise Slide 10: Printable student worksheet for students to organise the events into the correct chronological order Slide 11-12: Two different style timelines Slide 13: Follow up challenge questions Slide 14-15: Photographic evidence of the March on Washington Slide 16: Inference practice question Slide 17: ‘I have a Dream’ source analysis Slide 18: Learning Review activity Slide 19-20: Fact sheets based on Edexcel specification Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson examines the Greensboro Sit-in (1960), the Freedom Riders (1961) and the case of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi (1963). The main aim of the lesson is for students to understand the events as well as explain their significance to the progress of civil rights in the 1960s. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson structure is: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-5: Recap of Key Terms used in Unit 1 with answers and student friendly printable sheets Slide 6: Source Starter Task: A photograph of the Anniston Bus Bombing of 1961 with discussion questions Slide 7: A map of where the main events happened. Slide 8: Brief background outline of the Greensboro Sit in Slide 9-10: Brief background information about the Freedom Riders Slide 11-13: Brief background information about the case of James Meredith Slide 14: Example ‘How useful’ question and source Slide 15: Student printout page for the ‘How useful’ question Slide 16: Example/Modek answer for the ‘How useful’ question Slide 17: Student Task - A table for students to fill in about the three events Slide 18: Student Task 2 - A worksheet for students to use alongside their fact sheet Slide 19: Follow Up/Challenge Task using two sources about the James Meredith case Slide 20-21: Learning Review - Students need to decide which event each statement belongs to Slide 22-23: Lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

**This lesson examines the reasons why there was opposition to the civil rights movement in the 1950s and with this includes a study of the murder of Emmett Till. ** I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The presentation includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-5: Unit Recap of the main civil rights groups with answers and printable resources Slide 6: A higher ability starter task which recaps the main civil rights groups Slide 7: A Source Inference practice question Slide 8: A ‘How useful’ practice question with help to structure and answer the question Slide 9: Model answer to the ‘How useful’ question. Slide 10: Printable student answer sheet for the ‘How useful’ question Slide 11: Think & Discuss question Slide 12-14: Animated background information about the murder of Emmett Till and growth of opposition to civil rights Slide 15: Printable student worksheet (including source based questions about Emmett Till) Slide 16: Printable table for students to make notes about the reasons for opposition and evaluate their role Slide 17-18: Practice 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question with advice about structure and how to answer the question Slide 19: Challenge question Slide 20-21: Unit 1 recap quiz of the key individuals and name included in unit 1. Slides 22-23: Lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson examines how the success of the Montgomery bus boycott led to the 1957 Civil Rights Act as well as the formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Council. Students assess the impact of the Civil Rights Act and also have an opportunity to contrast two different interpretations. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson presentation includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3: Recap activity timeline of key events Slide 4: Recap activity answers Slide 5-6: Exam Skill Practice - Two different interpretations about the impact of the bus boycott. Student printout version included. Slides 7-11: Engaging and animated background knowledge about the SCLC and Civil Rights Act with discussion questions included. Slide 12: Worksheet based question sheet Slide 13-14: Learning Review Activity Slide 15-16: Two fact sheets including all the information needed for the lesson based on GCSE specification Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson specifically examines the main reasons why the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful in achieving its aim of desegregating buses in 1956. As well as other activities, students will then have an opportunity to answer a 12 mark practice exam question on this topic. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The presentation includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-4: Key Term Match Up Recap and answers Slides 5-7: Previous Learning about the Bus Boycott Chronology Activity with printable sheet and answers Slide 8: Source Starter Task Analysis Slide 9: Source Starter Task Analysis Student Print Out Slide 10: Background information about the success of the case Slide 11: Class discuss and source about why the boycott was successful Slide 12: Basic comprehension style worksheet about the court case Slides 13-16: An overview of the 12 mark question and how to structure (includes a model answer PEE paragraph) Slide 17: A printable table for students to organise their notes about the reasons Slide 18: Challenge Follow Up Questions Slides 19-20: True or False Learning Review Slides 21-22: Fact Sheets for the lesson Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson examines the causes and main events/features of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955-56. Students have an opportunity to analyse the main causes as well as look at the details of the groups and individuals involved. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. Included in the lesson: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-4: Previous Learning about Brown vs Topeka & Little Rock quiz with answers revealed Slide 5: Student discussion and outline diagram of all of the methods used to oppose segregation so far covered in the course Slide 6: Source Inference Starter Task about Martin Luther King Slide 7: Source Inference Starter Task about Martin Luther King in an exam question format Slide 8-11: Animated and engaging background information about the bus boycott Slide 12: Student discussion questions about the impact of the boycott Slide 13: An outline and instructions to the learning task Slide 14: A print out version of the main learning task Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Questions and further source analysis Slide 16-17: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed Slides 18-19: Lesson Fact Sheets based on the Edexcel specification Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson follows on from the Brown vs Topeka Case (1954) and examines the events at the Little Rock High School (1957) and the Little Rock Nine. It then allows students to analyse the outcome of desegregation in US schools and school boards’ attempts to prevent integration. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Key Questions for the lesson Slide 3-4: Previous lesson recap gap fill with answers included Slide 5: Gap fill student print out Slides 6-12: Fully animated and engaging backgound information about the events at Little Rock Slide 13: Discussion ‘Why was there opposition to desegregation?’ Slide 14: Storyboard style print out about the events for lower ability students Slide 15: Printable worksheet (all answers can be found on the fact sheets) Slide 16: Think & Discuss Question Slide 17: Learning Review Pyramid Slide 18: Practice Exam Question - Interpretation difference Slides 19-20: Fact Sheets Please note that ALL images included in the lesson are copyright free and can be found in the public domain unless I have attributed them in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me in person in the first instance to resolve any issues.

This lesson covers the topic of the Brown vs. Topeka case (1954) and its significance to the progress in civil rights in the USA. It covers what the Brown vs. Topeka Case was as well as its short term and long term impact in the USA. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-4: Previous lesson recap quiz & answers Slide 5: Source Starter Activity Slides 6-8: Engaging background information about the case Slide 9: Printable worksheet Slide 10-11: Exam Skill Activity - What is the difference between the interpretations? Slide 12-13: Exam Skill Activity - Why are the interpretations different? Slide 14-16: Exam Skill Activity - How useful are Sources B and C Slide 17-18: Learning Review Quiz Slide 19-20: Fact Sheets Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This lesson examines the role of civil rights organisations such as CORE, NCAAP, RCNL, the Church and to a lesser extent the role of universities. It looks at their main aims, their methods as well as the attitude that white Americans had towards them. I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson. The lesson is as follows: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3: Last lesson recap activity Slide 4: Source based last lesson recap - inference question Slide 5-10: Background information about the civil rights organisations Slide 11-12: Task One Table fill explanation and resources Slide 13: Learning Task Two questions Slide 14: Creative Challenge Task (To produce a CORE leaflet) Slide 15: Source Inference Practice Slide 16-17: Key Term Match Up Activity Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 19: Differentiated Lesson Fact Sheet Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

This is the first lesson of Edexcel’s Paper 3 Modern Depth Study topic The USA, 1954-1975: Conflict at Home & Abroad. The lesson provides a useful outline for students of the issues of racism, discrimination and segregation in the USA, in particular in the South. You will have no need for any text books as all resources and information (in the form of a fact sheet) are provided in the lesson. Slide 1: Title slide - Discrimination and Segregation in the South in 1950s USA Slide 2: Key Question included in the lesson Slide 3: Essential key term match up & discussion activity Slide 4: Sources Inference starter task Slide 5: A clear map of America showing the areas known as the South and Deep South Slide 6: A blank, printable map of America for students to shade and identify key states Slide 7-9: Background information about discrimination and segregation in the USA during the 1950s. Slide 10: ‘Pause, think & discuss’ questions Slides 11-13: Usefulness and Inference practice sources and questions linked to the exam skills Slide 14: Student Question/Worksheet for the lesson Slide 15: An alternative creative task Slides 16-17: Learning Review activity with answers revealed Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.

These resources have been designed to be used to help students revise all of the main topics included in The USA, 1954-75: Conflict at Home and Abroad. Each resources is an A4 Power Point and where appropriate, the answers are given in the ‘notes’ section of each slide. This pack includes: 1: Civil Rights and Race Relations Timeline Fill Activity 2: Vietnam War Timeline Fill Activity 3: Civil Rights Key Individuals Match Up Task 4: Vietnam War Key Individuals Match Up Task 5: Civil Rights Groups Match Up Activity 6: Vietnam War Groups Match Up Activity 7: Civil Rights Key Events Summery Sheet 8: Vietnam War Key Events Summery Sheet 9: Vietcong Tactics Knowledge Organiser 10: Civil Rights Key Term Glossary Fill (x2 sheets) 11: Vietnam War Key Term Glossary Fill (x2 sheets) 12: Statistics Quiz 13: Exam Practice ‘Explain why’ task 14: Event Organiser Sheet (more suitable for lower ability) 15: The role of US President in Civil Rights and Vietnam 16: Civil Rights Knowledge Checker (taken directly from the specification) 17: Vietnam War Knowledge Checker (taken directly from the specification) Please note that all images (clipart/icons/photos) used in these resources are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise stated in the notes.

This useful timeline clearly displays all of the main events covered in the Edexcel Paper 3 topic The USA, 1954-1975: Conflict at home and abroad. The resource can be used as a revision tool, book insert or high quality display for your classroom. Once purchased you will receive: 1 x full colour timeline (Power Point) 1 x black and white timeline which can be then adapted or coloured by students 1 x PDF version of the above I would really appreciate a review of the resource if you feel it has been useful. I will also soon be begin publishing lessons and bundles for this topic (April 2023).

This resource pack will help your students revise for the Historic Environment of Notting Hill section of the Paper 1 topic Migrants in Britain. There are 10 different activity sheets ready for students to use. Answers, where appropriate, have been given in the notes section of each slide. The activity sheets are as follows: Activity 1: Notting Hill Key Individuals Match Up Activity 2: General Notting Hill Glossary Fill Activity 3: Migrants in Notting Hill Glossary Fill Activity 4: Notting Hill Types of Evidence Activity (useful for the follow up & usefulness question) Activity 5: ‘Follow Up’ Question Practice Activity 6: Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 7: ‘Two Features’ Practice Questions Activity 8: Notting Hill Fact Question Sheet Activity 9: The Big Notting Hill Quiz Sheet Activity 10: Topic Mini Mind Maps Activity 11: Notting Hill Crossword I also have a revision resource pack available for the Thematic Study of Migrants in Britain which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829683

This pack of resources will help your students revise for their Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1 topic ‘Migrants in Britain’. The each resource comes ready to print on A4 paper and where appropriate answers are given in the ‘notes’ section of each slide or on a duplicate slide. The resources are as follows: Activity 1: A blank but structured timline with an optional set of key dates for students to write on their timeline. Activity 2: A timeline key dates fill Activity 3: Migrants in Britain key monarchs/leaders match up Activity 4: Influential migrants in Britain match up Activity 5: ‘Which migrant group are we?’ activity Activity 6: Migrant Contributions Table fill Activity 7: Reasons for Migration (push & pull factors) diagram fill Activity 8: Migrants in Britain Glossary Fill (Medieval & Early Modern) Activity 9: Migrants in Britain Glossary Fill (18th & 19th century and Modern) Activity 10: Migration in Britain Laws & Policies Match Up Table Activity 11: Similarity & Difference Exam Question Practice Activity 12: ‘Use your brain to explain’ - 12 mark explanation practice Activity 13: ‘Which era?’ Table fill - students match each migrant group to the correct era they arrived. Activity 14: Migrant Group overall experiences, reasons and impact table Activity 15: First and Second World War Quiz Sheet I also have a revision resource pack available for the Notting Hill Historic Environment part of this exam which can be found at:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12831488

This useful timeline clearly displays all of the main events covered in the Paper 1 Thematic Study of Migrants in Britain. The resource can be used as a revision tool, book insert or high quality display for your classroom. Once purchased you will have: 1 x full colour timeline (Power Point) 1 x black and white timeline which can be used by students to colour/create their own key of the main events) 1 x PDF version of the above I would really appreciate a review of the resource if you feel it has been useful.

This resource pack includes a wide range of revision activities on A4 which can be used by students in the classroom or at home. The revision pack includes the following activities: Activity 1: A blank timeline covering all of the main eras in the study which students can add key dates to. Activity 2: Anglo-Saxon key individuals match up activity Activity 3: ‘Who are we?’ - Students guess the group by their description. Activity 4: Anglo-Saxon & Norman Key Event Research Sheet Activity 5: William I’s Actions Diagram Fill Activity 6: Anglo-Saxon England Glossary Fill Activity 7: Norman England Glossary Fill (x2 sheets) Activity 8: Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 9: ‘Use your brain to explain’ activity to help prepare for 12 and 16 mark questions. Activity 10: Two Features Practice Questions Activity 11: ‘What’s the Question’ Activity Activity 12: Battle of Hastings Crossword Activity 13: Anglo-Saxon Quiz Sheet Activity 14: 1066 Quiz Sheet Activity 15: William I’s Control of England Quiz Sheet Activity 16: Norman England Quiz Sheet Where possible, answers have been provided either in the notes section of each slide. Further Anglo-Saxon and Norman England revision resources can be found at: Anglo-Saxon & Norman Timeline:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825103 Anglo-Saxon & Norman Fact Sheets:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12225783 Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.