Worksheet to support the lecture: 6 Resistance or Rebellion (Or, what the heck is happening in Boston?) by Professor J.Freeman of Yale University. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire 1763-1914: OCR, The Loss of the American Colonies, 1773-1783 and AQA, Challenging British Dominance: the Loss of the American Colonies, 1754–1783 .
This is used as a teaching and enrichment resource to stretch the more able, introduce students to lecture based learning and ensure independent study outside of the classroom.
Link to Youtube Lecture: www.youtube.com/watchv=gGRW5nF2Mqs&list=PLDA2BC5E785D495AB&index=6
Worksheet to support the lecture: 8 The Logic of Resistance by Professor J.Freeman of Yale University. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire 1763-1914: The Loss of the American Colonies, 1773-1783. This is used as a teaching and enrichment resource to stretch the more able, introduce students to lecture based learning and ensure independent study outside of the classroom.
Link to Youtube Lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=akWmZuLRwQA
Worksheet to support the lecture: 3 Being a British American by Professor J.Freeman of Yale University. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire 1763-1914: OCR, The Loss of the American Colonies, 1773-1783 and AQA, Challenging British Dominance: the Loss of the American Colonies, 1754–1783 . This is used as a teaching and enrichment resource to stretch the more able, introduce students to lecture based learning and ensure independent study outside of the classroom.
Link to Youtube Lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9xzYVDWO0o
Trench warfare is one of the defining features of the First World War, but why? Dan Snow and One Show regular Michael Douglas find out why they were necessary - with the help of paintball guns.
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the sheet can be edited and saved as a PDF for A4 printing
War Walks - Waterloo - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary with Richard Holmes
Wellington’s victory against Napoleon in 1815 ended the most powerful European empire since the Romans. Professor Holmes visits the farms and fields where history hung in the balance.
Written in Publisher to an A3 format, the resource can be fully edited and saved as a PDF for A4 printing. I also include a Word document for ease of use on Google Classroom
Worksheet to support the Richard Holmes BBC Documentary Ep3. The War moves South
This resource has been written to support both the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE British America Empire & revolution as well as independent learning for the gaining and Losing an Empire A Level course
Written in Publisher to an A3 template, the worksheet can be amended and edited to be saved as a PDF for A4 printing
Worksheet to support the Richard Holmes BBC Documentary Ep4. The World turned upside down
This resource has been written to support both the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE British America Empire & revolution as well as independent learning for the gaining and Losing an Empire A Level course
Written in Publisher to an A3 template, the worksheet can be amended and edited to be saved as a PDF for A4 printing
GCSE History 9-11: Medicine through time, c1250–present - Plague - Worksheet to support the Channel 4 Plague Documentary - Fire, Plague and Treason narrated by Brenda Blethyn.
Battlefield Britain: The Armada - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary.
Presented by father and son team, Dan and Peter Snow, this BBC series looks at the world of British Military history uncovering weapons tactics and personalities behind the battles. This episode examines the attempted Spanish invasion of England in 1588
Andrew Marr - Mega Cities - Ep1 - Living in the Cities - Worksheet to support the BBC documentary
‘For the first time in history, more people live in cities than the countryside. Across the globe, we have 21 cities with more than 10 million people, and these numbers are set to increase - busy, noisy, crowded megacities are the future. In a fascinating three-part series, Andrew Marr finds out how these heaving mega-metropolises feed, protect and move their citizens.
In the first episode, Andrew looks at how people live in five of the world’s biggest megacities: London, one of the world’s oldest megacities; Dhaka, the world’s fastest-growing megacity; Tokyo, the largest megacity on Earth; Mexico City, one of the most dangerous cities in the world; and Shanghai, arguably the financial capital of the world.’
The worksheet is written to provide independent learning and enrichment opportunities through a variety data collection and analytical tasks.
The worksheet has been written in Publisher to an A3 format but can be amended and printed as a PDF to accomodate A4 printing. I have included an A4 Word document version to allow for use in Google Classroom
Crime & Punishment GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 4: c1900 - Present, Modern Britain
These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’.
The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the:
a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units
b) support the need for increased literacy demands
c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles
The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit).
Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of:
Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words
Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions.
Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box.
Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images.
Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection.
A confidence thermometer is also included as a prompt to identify student confidence in the topic.
The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through:
Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available
Examiners levelled mark schemes
Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
Worksheet to support the BBC TV Dan Snow Documentary on London. Students to watch and work through the tasks or set as an independent / flipped learning task.
Written to support the GCSE 9-1 Medicine Though Time GCSE Paper 1 - Thematic study and historic environment
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3printing the resource can be saved as a PDF for A4 printing
9-1 Medieval Apocalypse - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary for GCSE History on the Black Death and its impact on Europe.
The documentary case studies its impact on Italy, France and England The worksheet contains a variety of data collection activities and higher order question tasks .
The worksheet is formatted for A3 printing in Publisher but can be edited and saved as a PDF for printing in A4
The Nazis: A Warning from History - Chaos and Consent- GCSE History 9-1 Support Worksheet for BBC TV Documentary
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the worksheet can be edited and saved as a PDF for A4 printing
Also includes an additional 30 MCQ word document and answers
Battlefield Britain :The Battle of Naseby - Supporting Worksheet for the BBC Documentary
Worksheet to support the BBC Jon and Dan Snow documentary. The sheet can be used for extension/ independent/ enrichment work using a variety of data collection and higher order thinking tasks
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 it can be edited and amended and saved as PDF for A4 printing. I additionally include a Word version for ease of export to Google Classroom
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary
The Russian Revolution of 1917 is one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. Three men - Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin - emerged from obscurity to forge an entirely new political system. In the space of six months, they turned the largest country on earth into the first Communist state. Was this a triumph of people power or a political coup d’etat that led to blood-soaked totalitarianism? A hundred years later, the Revolution still sparks ferocious debate. This film dramatizes the 245 days that brought these men to supreme power. As the history unfolds, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Martin Amis, Orlando Figes, Helen Rappaport, Simon Sebag-Montefiore and China Mieville, battle over the meaning of the Russian Revolution and explore how it shaped the world we live in today.
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the document can be saved as a PDF for A4 printing
Worksheet to support the BBC TV programme hosted by Nick Knowles. Students will follow the story and evidence to determine whether or not Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators were victims of a conspiracy or failed terrorists.
Written in publisher and formatted to A3 it can be edited and saved as a PDF for A4 printing
9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Weimar and Nazi Germany - Topic 3 - Co-ordination and Control
These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’.
The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the:
a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units
b) support the need for increased literacy demands
c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles
The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit).
Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of:
1. Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words
2. Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions.
3. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box.
4. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images.
5. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection.
6. A confidence thermometer is also included as a prompt to identify student confidence in the topic.
The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through:
1. Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available
2. Examiners levelled mark schemes
3. Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemat for Early Elizabethan England: 1558 - 88 Topic 1 - Queen, Government and Religion 1558 - 69
Written in PowerPoint
(The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit).
These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’.
The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the:
a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units
b) support the need for increased literacy demands
c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles
The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit).
Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of:
Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words
Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions.
Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box.
Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images.
Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (e.g. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection.
The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through:
Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available
Examiners levelled mark schemes
Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
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The period up to and after the Norman invasion was perhaps the most turbulent in the history of law. But in the 150 years from 1066, the legal system was transformed. This period saw the signing of the Magna Carta and the establishment of the three major planks of a modern legal system: independent judges, trial by jury, and English common law.
Written to provided extension/ enrichment / independent learning options
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the worksheet can be saved as a PDF for A4 printing