This is part of a series of 7 lessons (and 3 Guided Reading Activities) about the New Deal. It is aimed at A Level/IB students and focusses on the New Deal’s policies, their impact, the opposition to them and the historiography of them since. All the lessons contain all the resources within them required for the students to successfully research and answer the questions. Where external sources have been used for evidence, they have been cited. The other lessons in the series are as follows: What was it? > A deep dive look at the key alphabet agencies and their impact. Impact of the New Deal > A look at 4 cross sections of US society/economy and the impact the alphabet agencies had, for better or worse. The Second New Deal > An investigation into the reasons why a Second New Deal was required and how they laid the foundation for the modern welfare state. Opposition to the New Deal > A research exercise (with materials to research) of the key opposition figures to the New Deal and their philosophies. The impact of the Second World War > How the Second World War ‘saved’ FDR from the ‘Roosevelt Recession’ and how it changed the political landscape. Included in this lesson is the Guided Reading activity for the War’s impact (resource 8) The historiography of the New Deal > A look at two opposing interpretations (resources 9 and 10) and then an activity looking at six different historical interpretations of the New Deal followed by a class debate. An essay question focussing on the impact of the New Deal – was it mostly economic or political in nature? Students are guided through the process of preparing, structuring and then writing the essay. An extended reading activity on the Second World War’s impact on the New Deal An extended ready activity looking at criticism of the New Deal An extended reading activity looking at support for the New Deal, especially the WPA. We hope these resources help you teach this vital and interesting topic. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. If you teach History, Business or ICT we have superb resources ready to go on our website – we also have 5 free to play History games that are ideal for engaging lower (and older) year groups in History. We hope it helps.

A straight forward lesson taking students through the factors that led to the Great Depression using a video and a table with six factor information cards. Students then analyse the relative importance of each factor before using a diamond 9 to determine their order of importance. An essay write up is supported with three modelled paragraphs (intro/factor/conclusion) and a structured writing page. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Part of the African Civilizations topic which we use to introduce key historical concepts to students – they have been developing their basic historical skills and using PEEKA for developing their writing. We build on those in this lesson and prepare ourselves for the Roman topic – which will use more source-based inquiries. Lesson outline: Map conversation - why did geography help the Aksum Empire? Guided Reading (text included) Poster Making - Prompts and Suggestions PEEKA Paragraphs - Why did the Aksum Empire fall? Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Part of the African Civilizations topic which we use to introduce key historical concepts to students – they have been developing their basic historical skills and using PEEKA for developing their writing. We build on those in this lesson and prepare ourselves for the Roman topic – which will use more source based enquiries. Lesson outline: Recap activity – building on last lesson and cementing learning of keywords. Video Recap (if nec) Think/Pair/Share of Int 1 and build on class discussion with the table. Same for Int 2 and encourage discussion and debate of the provenance (use keyword slide to reinforce the theme of the lesson) Comparison activity (resources on ppt) – completing the table as they go – working in distanced pairs – covid restrictions applying. Feedback and place interpretations on the reliability line Create presentations with ref. to 3 of the sources. Use PEEKA paragraph writing skills (As before) to write their final conclusions on the question using the sources. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

5 History Quizzes with PowerPoints (and an extension literacy task for each one). UK Prime Ministers (up 20 2016!) British Monarch Quiz US Presidents Quiz Tudors and Stewarts Quiz Historical Leaders Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

5 Activity Booklets that allow students to work through the excellent History Free Roam RPG games found at wolseyacademy historyworlds. This innovative games that allow students to walk the streets of historical periods, talking to characters from the time while completing activity booklets that build on/prepare them for their lessons have proven extremely popular. The five games are: 1066 Battle of Hastings and Norman Invasion Thomas Becket King John Medieval Life Black Death Wolsey Academy’s mission is to share great resources to improve teaching and engagement. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope they help.

A superb homework task for students studying the Black Death. Students download this booklet and answer the questions in it while exploring the free to play Black Death RPG game found at Wolsey Academy’s website (just Google us) There are 4 separate mini games each one focusses on a different aspect of the Black Death Causes Symptoms Treatments Consequences These activities have proven wildly popular in every school that has adopted them. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

10 Revision flash cards and access to an online quiz activity (self marking). This is to be used in conjunction with the incredible Medieval Life Role Playing Game at Wolsey Academy (Google us) If you have not tried them yet - do so now. Students play a medieval character and roam around a Medieval village talking to the characters and learning about how they learned their lives, completing activities as they do. A really engaging way to get students involved and it makes an excellent homework task. Hope it helps.

A short PowerPoint designed to help students and teachers use and play the incredible free game at Wolsey Academy The game allows students to explore a medieval village, talking to the people and completing a grid. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps.

A fully resourced and innovative lesson looking at Medieval Life in Europe. The focus is on the life of peasants, the nobility and the role of the church. It has been used with incredible success for many years to high school students across Europe, America and Asia. The centre piece of the lesson is the use of the Medieval Life History Role Playing Game which is free to play and is hosted (along with other such games) at Wolsey Academy (Google us) if you do not already include these games in your curriculum then it is never too late! The learning episodes for this lesson are as follows: Recap on prior-learning activity Straight into the game world – complete the table in the resources section as students explore the medieval village online. Peer Assistance Task (Cops and Robbers stealing…) 14 comprehension questions with stretch task. Villein and Church Crucial Info Class discussions Source-Based Activity – Use the 6 source cards to add further notes to their game tables. Back to the future activity. Write an account of a time traveler’s experience spending a day in a medieval village, use all of the ten keywords. Peer recap and revisit the initial task. Blooket quiz using the 10 REVISION FLASH CARDS in the resources to help prepare students! Hope it helps! Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A fully resourced lesson which looks at everything needed for a thorough study of Operation Barbarossa. Learning episodes are as follows: Molotov - Ribbentrop recap/discussion Key stats match up activity Video activity Guided Reading (Extended Reading Article with tools to break it down). Fortunes Graph - plot the events of the battle on a time/fortune graph to show the shift in the battle) Factors sort activity (two ways - long/short - Nazi/Soviet) Image source to factor match up activity. Writing Task - with structure plan, PEEL paragraph sentence starters and an example paragraph broken down and analysed. Focus on appositive sentences to improve literacy. Peer Assessment Extended task - blog reading Video plenary task. It has been used effectively in high schools over a number of years and I have recently updated it. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. Hope it helps.

A 20 mark assessment designed for Year 8. 4 x multiple choice questions, 2 x 8 mark ‘GCSE’ style explain questions. One on Cortes and the Conquistadors and one on the English colonies Jamestown and Plymouth. This is designed to be completed at the end of the Americas Conquest series of lessons found here. It includes the question paper, a mark scheme and a revision knowledge organiser. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A fully resourced lesson looking at the rise of the Nazi PArty between 1920-22. It features: A recap activity to Stresemann’s foreign policy (last lesson’s work) A brief intro A presentation task with 4 information cards and a PEEKA writing frame to support. A source based writing task (with 3 sources) Link to a Blooket recap quiz. This is a fully resourced lesson that includes everything you need in the ‘resources’ section at the end of the PowerPoint. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson looking at Chinese Civilisation before the British involvement, their empire and the decision to stop the Treasure Fleets. It then goes on to study in depth the Causes, Events and Consequences of the Opium War 1842. Lesson activities are as follows: Teacher intro Extended reading task and comprehension discussion Note taking exercises 2 Source Questions Opium War debate prep Opium War debate Opium War written responses This is a fully-resourced lesson that includes everything you need in the ‘resources’ section at the end of the PowerPoint. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

One lesson in a series on the History of Germany from 1918, designed for GCSE/IGCSE but ideal for any course of study. This lesson includes: A recap activity on Stresemann’s domestic policies A team teach task that looks at the Locarno Pact, League of Nations and the Kellogg-Briand Pact. A source question. Opposition to the treaties - writing exercise Blooket recap quiz. All resources required contained in the resources section at the end of the PowerPoint. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson introducing the EIC, the role of Robert Clive and their long term impact on India. It includes. Source image questions Context slides Extended Reading Task Video link and Robert Clive discussion task Table assessment of key facts PEEKA paragraph writing frame Peer assessment. All resources required contained in the resources section at the end of the PowerPoint. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Indian Independence, Indian Partition and the British Empire – 5 fully resourced Lessons A lesson from a 5-part sequence on the British Empire, Indian independence and Indian Partition. The lessons, and the activities included are seen below. The British Empire in 1900 (5 key theme match up > Round Robin > Class Debate > Paragraph writing skills > retrieval practice). The First World War and Empire (Map questions > Guided Reading > Source Activity > Appositive sentence task > Blooket quiz). Causes of Indian Independence (Cops & Robbers Retrieval > Quiz Quiz Trade > Timeline task > Prioritisation Discussion > Paragraph writing skills) India, Gandhi and the Second World War (Narrative World Building > Comprehension Questions > Gandhi speech analysis > Pamphlet Writing > Extension Reading) Indian Partition (Recap Task > Dual Coding Writing Task > Ms Marvel Case Study > National Archives Source Study > Paragraph Writing skills). Hope they help. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Indian Independence, Indian Partition and the British Empire – 5 fully resourced Lessons A lesson from a 5-part sequence on the British Empire, Indian independence and Indian Partition. The lessons, and the activities included are seen below. The British Empire in 1900 (5 key theme match up > Round Robin > Class Debate > Paragraph writing skills > retrieval practice). The First World War and Empire (Map questions > Guided Reading > Source Activity > Appositive sentence task > Blooket quiz). Causes of Indian Independence (Cops & Robbers Retrieval > Quiz Quiz Trade > Timeline task > Prioritisation Discussion > Paragraph writing skills) India, Gandhi and the Second World War (Narrative World Building > Comprehension Questions > Gandhi speech analysis > Pamphlet Writing > Extension Reading) Indian Partition (Recap Task > Dual Coding Writing Task > Ms Marvel Case Study > National Archives Source Study > Paragraph Writing skills). Hope they help. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Indian Independence, Indian Partition and the British Empire – 5 fully resourced Lessons A lesson from a 5-part sequence on the British Empire, Indian independence and Indian Partition. The lessons, and the activities included are seen below. The British Empire in 1900 (5 key theme match up > Round Robin > Class Debate > Paragraph writing skills > retrieval practice). The First World War and Empire (Map questions > Guided Reading > Source Activity > Appositive sentence task > Blooket quiz). Causes of Indian Independence (Cops & Robbers Retrieval > Quiz Quiz Trade > Timeline task > Prioritisation Discussion > Paragraph writing skills) India, Gandhi and the Second World War (Narrative World Building > Comprehension Questions > Gandhi speech analysis > Pamphlet Writing > Extension Reading) Indian Partition (Recap Task > Dual Coding Writing Task > Ms Marvel Case Study > National Archives Source Study > Paragraph Writing skills). Hope they help. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.