I provide resources for a range of Humanities subjects, mainly Sociology, Politics, and History, but also some Geography, Media Studies and Global Perspectives.
My resources have been the basis of my students achieving a number of Outstanding Learner Awards from Cambridge International Exams.
I provide resources for a range of Humanities subjects, mainly Sociology, Politics, and History, but also some Geography, Media Studies and Global Perspectives.
My resources have been the basis of my students achieving a number of Outstanding Learner Awards from Cambridge International Exams.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on the causes, events and consequences of the 1905 Revolution in Russia. All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. The lesson looks at the impact of the Russo Japanese War, Bloody Sunday as well as the living conditions in Russia, with a range of tasks including source analysis, card sorting, and considering change over time. All told, there are nine activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT, but are also included in the Zip File.
This is a fully scaffolded lesson exploring the second batch four key concepts of the IBDP Global Politics course; Human Rights, Justice, Liberty and Equality. There are five tasks all together, with all resources provided. Very discussion based, so should take at least two hour long lessons.
The lesson starts with putting students into groups to complete basic Lord of the Flies tasks where they set up their own society. The class then examines the concepts through a number of issues, such as China and the Uyghurs, Gun Rights in the USA, and Migrant Labour in Qatar.
This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is easily adaptable and editable as there is no branding or fancy gimmicks on the slides. It will transfer easily to Teams, Google or any other online format. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.
Presentation and a couple of tasks focusing getting students to consider the potential influences and impact of media owners. Focuses on Rupert Murdoch.
This is suitable for AQA A2 Sociology and CIE AS Sociology. The powerpoint is adapted from something I found and updated to include some mention of Trump and Theresa May and generally make it more accessible to A-Level students. Some knowledge from the teaching perspective about various things is assumed.
This is predominantly designed to work in a UK school but should be accessible around the world.
This is a one page Powerpoint slide designed to be printed off as a full slide, laminated and kept on the desks in a classroom. It could also work as a display.
It contains key terminology, explanations of command words, spelling guide, useful connectives for essay writing, golden rules etc.
Predominantly for A-Level but could easily be used elsewhere. Also useful to give electronically to students.
This is just designed to help students structure a research project in Year 10. It’s designed to have students go over previous topics, then work to put some ideas together. Some of it will need adapting, the section on Chinese consent forms probably not relevant to a lot of people.
Insert the PPT where the blank page is.
This is a whole lesson for TOK based on Climate Change, Natural Science and Contested Knowledge.
Follow the PPT. Check the notes for the link to YouTube videos and the relevant articles.
It should follow on from the Natural Science lesson I did on Space which is uploaded as well.
Two or three lessons worth here on Human Rights violations.
First lesson is dedicated to comparing Slavery in Mauritania and the UK. The rationale is to get the students to think of this topic in a truly global context.
Second and third lesson focus on different types of Human Rights violations and placing them in a theoretical and conceptual context.
Lots of videos. Links in the notes. Activities on sheets and integrated in.
Full lesson on the ECHR. Very simple. Links to videos in the notes. The lesson should take one hour
I’ve written a full paper 1 (for DP Global Politics Paper 1) as part of this. It is attached in the booklet along with the sources.
Two lessons of structured work designed for specifically for IB Global Politics, though it can easily be switched to another course/syllabus.
The focus is on Bangladesh as a case study, and students should know about things like the World Bank, and theory before doing this.
This is a lesson designed for both online and in-class learning. The lesson is highly structured, with scaffolding and modelling to support EAL students as well as across the ability range.
The lesson is easily adaptable to fit the needs of your class. I designed with this an entirely EAL, mixed ability Year 9/Grade 8 class in mind.
A full lesson designed for online learning and in class learning comparing Ancient Rome to Ancient Egypt. This presupposes that Ancient Egypt was taught before Rome. The lessons are easily adaptable, and contain full scaffolding and modelling.
Designed for the end of Grade 6/Year 7, but can be used and adapted for higher or lower.
This is the entire unit of work for IB History Paper 2 Authoritarian States Cuba.
16 topics are covered
US Control over Cuba
The Regime of Batista
Cuba before Castro
Ideology of Fidel Castro
Assault on Moncada Barracks
The Cuban Revolution
Castro’s Consolidation of Power
US Response and the Bay of Pigs
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Political Opposition in Cuba
The Role of Women in Cuba
The Role of Education in Cuba
Religion in Castro’s Cuba
Castro’s Economic Policy
Was Castro an Authoritarian Leader?
End of Topic Essay Planning
Also included is a timeline task, essay feedback sheets, and two summative assessments.
All lessons are easily adaptable and editable for your needs, with clear lesson objectives. Links to videos are included in the notes section. Comparative tasks with other Authoritarian Leaders are also included. TOK and CAS Links are also included.
I have adapted some resources here.
Start the lesson by giving out the article and getting students to highlight specific examples of sexism in the family.
The PPT has numerous images to start with to discuss.
There is a sheet on the PPT which will need printing off, it's the one about how liberal feminists can achieve their aims. Some students might need directing on that.
And then there's a worksheet to go through. Students will need knowledge of Murdocks 4 functions in order to complete.
Just a ppt and some videos to do in the first lesson to stimulate discussion about Global Politics in general.
Covers:
Ukraine Counteroffensive
Prigozhin being killed
Niger Coup
Trump Arrests
Summer Heatwave
Barbenheimer
Only has PPT and vids, no worksheet, though you might want to print the last task on an A3 piece and have them work in groups.
This is the basis of a CPD session I led on how to integrate and embed Theory of Knowledge across all subjects and age ranges across the school. It is a short powerpoint and some written resources which can be shared amongst colleagues.
The video is me speaking through the PPT explaining the examples I have used.
I have edited this as the PPT wasn’t working. Should work now 29.09.22