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Lesson 2: The Founding of Rome, Romulus and Remus
THIS LESSON INCLUDES:
• Lesson teacher tutorial video for this lesson (for homework/home school learning)
• Literacy & Numeracy settler
• Contextual information (to assist teacher talk)
• Reading comprehension text and activity
• Guidance for cartoon strip activity
• Class discussion and activity for the other factors
• Paragraph writing skills activity.
• All resources required included at the end of the PowerPoint file.
• Online self marking quiz to assess understanding
OTHER LESSONS IN THE SERIES:
Lesson 1: Roman Intro
Lesson 3: Roman Roads
Lesson 4: The Roman Army
Lesson 5: Punic Wars
Lesson 6: Pompeii & Roman Life
Lesson 7: Roman Government (The Republic)
Lesson 8: Medicine and Public Health
An 8 lesson series guiding Key Stage 3 through some of the fundamentals of the Roman Empire. Tried and tested over a number of years. See details of each lesson below the initial list.
Each lesson focusses on the Video – Resource – Quiz structure to allow for maximum support for teachers and parents – and maximum independence for students.
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Lesson 6: Pompeii & Roman Life
THIS FULLY RESOURCED LESSON INCLUDES:
• Lesson teacher tutorial video for this lesson (for homework/home school learning)
• Literacy & Numeracy settler
• Contextual information and maps (to assist teacher talk)
• Documentary clips activity with extension task
• Team teach activity with resources (Group work/breakout rooms)
• Knowledge check plenary
• All resources required included at the end of the PowerPoint file.
• Online self marking quiz to assess understanding
OTHER LESSONS IN THE SERIES:
Lesson 1: Roman Intro
Lesson 2: The Founding of Rome, Romulus and Remus
Lesson 3: Roman Roads
Lesson 4: The Roman Army
Lesson 5: Punic Wars
Lesson 7: Roman Government (The Republic)
Lesson 8: Medicine and Public Health
An 8 lesson series guiding Key Stage 3 through some of the fundamentals of the Roman Empire. Tried and tested over a number of years. See details of each lesson below the initial list.
Each lesson focusses on the Video – Resource – Quiz structure to allow for maximum support for teachers and parents – and maximum independence for students.
WolseyAcademy.com, 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.
This lesson is from the 10-lesson series below:
10 fully resourced lessons designed to cover in depth the first chapter of the Cambridge IGCSE History Modern World. Designed for both in person and virtual teaching. Each lesson includes:
• A Literacy/Numeracy/Think settler question
• A context slide to allow for some (valuable) direct instruction
• A range of resources which include the likes of categorisation tasks, source questions and writing activities with model answers (focus on flexible PEEKA paragraphs).
• An online recap quiz
• Each lesson also includes a scholarship and further reading page to really engage the higher-level students.
Lessons in the series:
WW1 Recap
The State of Germany in 1918
The German Revolution 1918
Paris Peace Conference 1919 – Motives Overview
Wilson’s 14 Points
David Lloyd George at Versailles
Terms of the Treaty – Germany
Reactions – Source work
The other treaties
Was it fair?
Also ideal for KS3 and other GCSE studies when considering the TofV – the Cambridge spec asks for a lot more depth on this topic that Edexcel seem to – so can easily be diluted a little for Edexcel, or used to push higher level classes.
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Lesson on Colonial America with a focus on the differences between the Plymouth colony settled by the Puritans and the Jamestown colony settled by commercial interests.
Lesson Includes:
A lesson video (for distance learning)
Recap activity on Spanish explorers lesson
Teacher Talk Stimulus Context Slide
Source comprehension questions for Jamestown and Plymouth settlements.
Settlers motivation categorisation task.
Guided Reading task for both colonies.
Video task.
PEEL writing task with teacher example for analysis before writing.
Google quiz (self marking)
Keyword flash cards.
Part of a wider bundle of lessons on American History.
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Lesson on the Hungarian Revolution, can stretch over 2 or 3 lessons.
Features:
Settler questions
Recap activity
Guided Reading task
Video questions
Quiz-Quiz-Trade Keyword cards
Key figure table and information complete activity
Google Quiz (self marking, online)
Source based question (compare two sources and comment on what is surprising)
Chronology card sort activity.
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This lesson uses a range of activities to study at how Berlin was isolated (the three Rs, Road, Rail and River) and the Allies response with the airlift.
This lesson includes:
5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8
a. Lesson Activities
b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary
c. 5 keyword Flash Cards
From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence.
1. Cold War Origins 1/8
a. Lesson Activities
b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary
c. 7 key word flash cards
d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets
2. Grand Alliance 2/8
a. Lesson Activities
b. 4 question Google quiz plenary
c. 4 keyword Flash Cards
3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8
a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson)
b. Lesson Activities
c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary
d. 5 keyword Flash Cards
4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8
a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson)
b. Lesson Activities
c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary
d. 5 keyword Flash Cards
5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8
a. Lesson Activities
b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary
c. 5 keyword Flash Cards
6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8
a. Lesson Activities
b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary
c. 6 keyword Flash Cards
7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8
a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions)
b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary
c. 4 keyword Flash Cards
8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8
a. 4 x Revision Tasks
b. 32 x keyword flash cards
c. 32 Question Google Quiz
Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons.
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7 Lessons and a workbook for an online role playing adventure game that explores the life of King John and the causes of the Magna Carta (and it’s impact).
The lessons are as follows:
Richard I, Crusades & John (Plantagenet map relay, round robin Crusader battle reports, reading comprehension tasks, consult the codex activity).
John’s Early Life (John v Longchamp card sort/PEEKA paragraph practice and assessment/consult the codex activity)
John & Taxes (‘Be the teacher’ activity/essay construction practice/consult the codex activity)
John & War (Army recruiter role play presentations & Bouvines video)
Magna Carta (Baron grievances card sort/prioritisation tasks/PEEKA writing development)
The Baron’s War (Round the Room battle reporting/descriptive writing task/videos)
End of Unit Assessment (Planning and prep for a Narrative Analysis, Edexcel style Q on John’s legacy).
Hope it helps,
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A lesson designed to get students to study one of the campaigns/battles that do not usually get taught in History lessons in much detail. Students choose one of these ‘forgotten campaigns’ and create a presentation on it. The presentation must meet a set criteria – which is then used for peer assessment when the groups come to present. The criteria includes a PEEKA paragraph (of which an example is included) and using the key word flash cards that are included in the PowerPoint that refer to their specific campaign. Any additional research is seen as a bonus and is encouraged.
Also includes a Google Form plenary quiz.
We’ve had lots of success with this lesson and the students really embrace learning about a new topic and presenting to their classmates. The use of a peer criteria check list ensures all students are focussed when their peers are presenting. It can get quite competitive… !
Hope it helps,
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A lesson from the Wolsey Academy series on the First World War.
It includes:
A context slide and map
A ‘plan your own blockade’ activity
Discussion of ‘contraband’ and its uses
Guided Reading Task (higher level literacy task)
Video and comprehension questions
Comprehension questions and PEE paragraph writing activity
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Napoleon, Nelson and Trafalgar
1 lesson from a series of 7 on the Napoleonic Wars, The Royal Navy and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The lessons are as follows:
Napoleon and the threat to Britain
The Making of Nelson’s Navy
Nelson v Villeneuve
Life in Nelson’s Navy
The Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon and Trafalgar Pokémon revision game
Each lesson works as a standalone, but they are designed to be taught in sequence, with each lesson adding a new layer of context and skills ready for the final writing task in lesson 4. Each lesson comes with 4 Pokémon style key word cards which are all gathered with a range of factor and skill word cards in the 5th lesson – this allows students to use them in their writing.
Each lesson includes a range of activities and resources all contained within the same PowerPoint file for ease of use.
The activities are as follows:
Lesson 1: Napoleon and the threat to Britain
• French Revolution context
• Trading card keywords activity
• Napoleon info cards and CV writing task
• Napoleon’s conquests and the Continental System
• Comprehension questions
Lesson 2: The Making of Nelson’s Navy
• Age of sail video and question/answers
• Assemble a fleet discussion task with prompts
• 8 Factors of success – table fill
• PEE prioritisation task
• Writing a letter to family task
• Trading card keyword activity
• Reading comprehension questions
Lesson 3: Nelson v Villeneuve (and life on a sailing ship)
• Nelson video and question/answers
• Reading comprehension questions
• Trading card keyword activity
• Nelson’s Victories place and describe map activity
• Nelson: Hero and Villain extended reading and debate task
Lesson 4: Life in Nelson’s Navy
• Video and questions
• Teach Roulette – life as a sailor group task
• Nautical English terms task
• Write a diary entry as a sailor task
• Trading Card Activity
Lesson 5: The Battle of Trafalgar
• Recap task
• Events of the day info slides (enabling teacher talk)
• Extended reading – Bernard Cornwell – the gruesome side of a war at sea
• Cartoon strip of the battle with info slides
• Why did Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar? Essay task to include all factors studied thus far (the recap reminder sheet from activity 1 is useful here).
• Trading Card Activity
Lesson 6: Battle of Trafalgar Keyword Trading Card Game
• 20 Pokémon style keywords
• 11 General factor history and skill cards
• An excellent and engaging way to stimulate writing tasks!
Bonus: Trafalgar History Club Activity
• Flag making – Re-create Nelson’s famous flag signals!
• Battle Snowballs – create the line of battle, act out the fight and see who wins in the rematch!
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy
We are a non=profit with all our earnings going to support one the charities found on our website.
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The Computer Revolution -
Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below).
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments.
The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy.
The lessons are as follows:
Enigma and Turing (free)
The History of Women in Computing (free)
The Microchip and Moore’s Law
The PC, GUI and Microsoft
How Video Games Shaped Our World
Mid-Unit Test and Revision
Impact of the Internet
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free)
Covid Track and Trace
Quantum Computing (free)
Artemis and Space X
Facial Recognition
Digital Divide
DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free)
Emerging Technologies and their impact
Cybersecurity case studies
Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment.
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The History of Ancient Persia
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to enable students to engage with the content of the Persia Empire while building up transferable skills in historical writing, source analysis and creative projects. Each lesson also includes model answers, criteria and stretch/support activities.
The lessons are as follows:
The Artifacts of Persia. A collection of primary sources that students study. They then create a presentation on the question “what type of people were the Ancient Persians?”
The King of Kings: An overview of the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes.
Life in Persia: A project-based lesson with all the materials needed for students to present on Persian law, religion and the role of women.
The Fall of Babylon: A brief look at the Babylonian Empire, a timeline of its fall to Persia and a study of the causes, events and consequences surrounding the fall of the Great city.
The Age of Kings – A look at the magnificence and splendour of the travelling household court of the Persian Kings
Persia v Athens and the Battle of Marathon: What happened, why did it happen and what legacy did it leave?
Athens & Sparta: The allies that kept Persia at bay, a look at their similarities and differences.
Battle of Thermopylae: How did it create the legend of the 300? Is there any truth in it?
Battle of Salamis: How did the Greeks defeat a much larger Persian army?
Persian achievements: Art, Science, Architecture, Mathematics.
Persian Medicine
Alexander the Great
The sacking of Persepolis
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This is one lesson from a completely fully resourced and integrated series of 17 lessons on the Russian Revolution. It was designed for GCSE History but has also been used very effectively at KS3 level.
Each lesson contains as a minimum:
• Recap from previous lesson
• Keyword flashcards (in a unique ‘Pokémon card style’ template!)
• Writing skill challenges building up to fully developed PEEKA paragraphs (these increase in complexity as you move through the lessons)
• Text with comprehension questions
• A ‘reverse engineer’ essay question task.
• A model paragraph with a ‘how can you improve?’ task
• Stretch questions.
• Video links.
The 17 lessons are as follows:
Russia and its discontents (free)
1905 Revolution (free)
The First World War (free)
Rasputin
February Revolution
Mid-Module Revision Tasks and Knowledge Check
Provisional Government
October Revolution
Bolsheviks & Constituent Assembly
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War – Why did the Reds win?
Russian Civil War – War Communism
Russian Civil War – Kronstadt Naval Mutiny
Russian Civil War – New Economic Policy
Russian Civil War – Lenin’s Legacy
End of unit – all revision cards, revision tasks, assessment questions, models and criteria.
Hope they help.
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The History of Ancient Persia
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to enable students to engage with the content of the Persia Empire while building up transferable skills in historical writing, source analysis and creative projects. Each lesson also includes model answers, criteria and stretch/support activities.
The lessons are as follows:
The Artifacts of Persia. A collection of primary sources that students study. They then create a presentation on the question “what type of people were the Ancient Persians?”
The King of Kings: An overview of the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes.
Life in Persia: A project-based lesson with all the materials needed for students to present on Persian law, religion and the role of women.
The Fall of Babylon: A brief look at the Babylonian Empire, a timeline of its fall to Persia and a study of the causes, events and consequences surrounding the fall of the Great city.
The Age of Kings – A look at the magnificence and splendour of the travelling household court of the Persian Kings
Persia v Athens and the Battle of Marathon: What happened, why did it happen and what legacy did it leave?
Athens & Sparta: The allies that kept Persia at bay, a look at their similarities and differences.
Battle of Thermopylae: How did it create the legend of the 300? Is there any truth in it?
Battle of Salamis: How did the Greeks defeat a much larger Persian army?
Persian achievements: Art, Science, Architecture, Mathematics.
Persian Medicine
Alexander the Great
The sacking of Persepolis
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.
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The History of Ancient Persia
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to enable students to engage with the content of the Persia Empire while building up transferable skills in historical writing, source analysis and creative projects. Each lesson also includes model answers, criteria and stretch/support activities.
The lessons are as follows:
The Artifacts of Persia. A collection of primary sources that students study. They then create a presentation on the question “what type of people were the Ancient Persians?”
The King of Kings: An overview of the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes.
Life in Persia: A project-based lesson with all the materials needed for students to present on Persian law, religion and the role of women.
The Fall of Babylon: A brief look at the Babylonian Empire, a timeline of its fall to Persia and a study of the causes, events and consequences surrounding the fall of the Great city.
The Age of Kings – A look at the magnificence and splendour of the travelling household court of the Persian Kings
Persia v Athens and the Battle of Marathon: What happened, why did it happen and what legacy did it leave?
Athens & Sparta: The allies that kept Persia at bay, a look at their similarities and differences.
Battle of Thermopylae: How did it create the legend of the 300? Is there any truth in it?
Battle of Salamis: How did the Greeks defeat a much larger Persian army?
Persian achievements: Art, Science, Architecture, Mathematics.
Persian Medicine
Alexander the Great
The sacking of Persepolis
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.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
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The History of Ancient Persia
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to enable students to engage with the content of the Persia Empire while building up transferable skills in historical writing, source analysis and creative projects. Each lesson also includes model answers, criteria and stretch/support activities.
The lessons are as follows:
The Artifacts of Persia. A collection of primary sources that students study. They then create a presentation on the question “what type of people were the Ancient Persians?”
The King of Kings: An overview of the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes.
Life in Persia: A project-based lesson with all the materials needed for students to present on Persian law, religion and the role of women.
The Fall of Babylon: A brief look at the Babylonian Empire, a timeline of its fall to Persia and a study of the causes, events and consequences surrounding the fall of the Great city.
The Age of Kings – A look at the magnificence and splendour of the travelling household court of the Persian Kings
Persia v Athens and the Battle of Marathon: What happened, why did it happen and what legacy did it leave?
Athens & Sparta: The allies that kept Persia at bay, a look at their similarities and differences.
Battle of Thermopylae: How did it create the legend of the 300? Is there any truth in it?
Battle of Salamis: How did the Greeks defeat a much larger Persian army?
Persian achievements: Art, Science, Architecture, Mathematics.
Persian Medicine
Alexander the Great
The sacking of Persepolis
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.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
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The History of Ancient Persia
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to enable students to engage with the content of the Persia Empire while building up transferable skills in historical writing, source analysis and creative projects. Each lesson also includes model answers, criteria and stretch/support activities.
The lessons are as follows:
The Artifacts of Persia. A collection of primary sources that students study. They then create a presentation on the question “what type of people were the Ancient Persians?”
The King of Kings: An overview of the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes.
Life in Persia: A project-based lesson with all the materials needed for students to present on Persian law, religion and the role of women.
The Fall of Babylon: A brief look at the Babylonian Empire, a timeline of its fall to Persia and a study of the causes, events and consequences surrounding the fall of the Great city.
The Age of Kings – A look at the magnificence and splendour of the travelling household court of the Persian Kings
Persia v Athens and the Battle of Marathon: What happened, why did it happen and what legacy did it leave?
Athens & Sparta: The allies that kept Persia at bay, a look at their similarities and differences.
Battle of Thermopylae: How did it create the legend of the 300? Is there any truth in it?
Battle of Salamis: How did the Greeks defeat a much larger Persian army?
Persian achievements: Art, Science, Architecture, Mathematics.
Persian Medicine
Alexander the Great
The sacking of Persepolis
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.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
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The History of Ancient Persia
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to enable students to engage with the content of the Persia Empire while building up transferable skills in historical writing, source analysis and creative projects. Each lesson also includes model answers, criteria and stretch/support activities.
The lessons are as follows:
The Artifacts of Persia. A collection of primary sources that students study. They then create a presentation on the question “what type of people were the Ancient Persians?”
The King of Kings: An overview of the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes.
Life in Persia: A project-based lesson with all the materials needed for students to present on Persian law, religion and the role of women.
The Fall of Babylon: A brief look at the Babylonian Empire, a timeline of its fall to Persia and a study of the causes, events and consequences surrounding the fall of the Great city.
The Age of Kings – A look at the magnificence and splendour of the travelling household court of the Persian Kings
Persia v Athens and the Battle of Marathon: What happened, why did it happen and what legacy did it leave?
Athens & Sparta: The allies that kept Persia at bay, a look at their similarities and differences.
Battle of Thermopylae: How did it create the legend of the 300? Is there any truth in it?
Battle of Salamis: How did the Greeks defeat a much larger Persian army?
Persian achievements: Art, Science, Architecture, Mathematics.
Persian Medicine
Alexander the Great
The sacking of Persepolis
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.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
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William Penn, a wealthy Quaker and son of an admiral, founded Pennsylvania in 1682 as a refuge for Quakers and other persecuted religious groups. Penn’s principles of religious tolerance, fair treatment of Native Americans, and democratic governance influenced the development of the United States. Pennsylvania became a prosperous colony and played a vital role in the American Revolution.
In this lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study real (and some fictional) quotes from the people involved and discuss what they reveal about the past.
Categorise factors that led to, or shaped, the past.
Prioritize those factors during group work.
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
This is a lesson in a large series of American History lessons created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully for a number of years.
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.
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We hope it helps.
The Stono Rebellion was a slave revolt that occurred near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1739. A group of enslaved Africans rose up against their masters, killed several white plantation owners, and attempted to escape to freedom in Florida. The rebellion was quickly suppressed, and its leaders executed. The event highlighted the harsh realities of slavery in colonial America.
In this lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study real (and some fictional) quotes from the people involved and discuss what they reveal about the past.
Categorise factors that led to, or shaped, the past.
Prioritize those factors during group work.
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
This is a lesson in a large series of American History lessons created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully for a number of years.
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.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.