PowerPoint, one worksheet & one sheet of notes that examines Prince Metternich’s attempts to manage German Nationalism in the Vormarz period between 1815-1848. Content includes the Wartburg Festival (1817), murderer Karl Sand (1819), the Congress of Troppau (1820), the Hambach Festival (1832), the Six Articles & the assault on the Bundestag Gatehouse (1833). Activities include Source analysis of Metternich’s writing to determine his attitudes to liberalism & Nationalism. Comprehension activity to complete a table on nationalist events in the period, Metternich’s reaction and the extent to which the threat was successfully managed. Source based plenary activity on whether metternich’s oppressive response to nationalism was an effective response to the threat’s posed by German nationalism. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & worksheet that impact of the Congress of Vienna in 1815 on the development of Germany. Activities include Group based decision making and debate exercise in which pupils decide what to do about the Holy Roman Empire, Poland, the Rhineland & Saxony after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Comparison exercise on the nature of the Holy Roman Empire vs the German Confederation. Discussion on whether the Congress of Vienna was a turning point for German unity considering three overarching themes; economic, political & cultural unity. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & 3 worksheets on the impact of Napoleon Bonaparte on the development of German Nationalism at the start of the 19th Century. Activities include A chronology task ordering events related to Napoleon & Germany Comprehension activity on the extent Napoleon was beneficial or detrimental to the development of Germany Source analysis exercise on King Friedrich William III of Prussia’s letter to his people Sorting activity on the importance of the Wars of Liberation to the development of German Nationalism Discussion activity on Napoleon’s management of German nationalism. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr x 2 depending on pace.

PowerPoint and worksheet that examines the extent of the Romantic Movement in the context of German Unification 1789-1919. Activities include -Quick quiz on the Holy Roman Empire in 1789 -Analysis of Sanssouci & what it suggests about the place of German culture in the Holy Roman Empire in the 18th Century. Source analysis of examples from the Romantic Movement to consider how they aided the development of German Nationalism Ranking activity to consider how accessible the Romantic Movement was to Germans in order to stimulate discussion. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & worksheet that examines the extent of political, cultural & economic unity in the Holy Roman Empire in 1789. Activities include -Analysis of a map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1789. Comprehension activity on the extent of unity / division in the Holy Roman Empire in 1789, sorting the evidence into three overarching themes; economic, political & cultural. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint and three worksheets that examines Sino-Soviet Relations between 1900 and 1972. Material covered includes Russia and the Boxer Revolt, Cominform, the United Front and the Northern Expedition, The Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance, Mao’s relationship with Stalin and Khrushchev, Soviet support for the First Five Year Plan and the Great Leap Forward, the Sino-Soviet Split, the border conflict of 1969 & Nixon’s visit in 1972. Activities include Analysis of a passage on Sino-Soviet Relations to identify evidence to support various statements related to the topic. Pupils to complete a line graph showing the changing nature of Sino-Soviet relations over the period. Gap fill on the labels for the line graph. Discussion on key turning points in the relationship. Ranking activity on how positive/negative different periods of the relationship were over the period. Essay question that could be set for homework. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 2 Breadth Study B4 China: Conflict, Crisis and change, 1900-89. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & two worksheets that examines the extent King Henry VIII was successful in achieving his foreign policy aims between 1509-1513 by going to war against France & Scotland. The extent to which Henry achieved glory through war, conquered territory in France and prevented Scottish interference are all considered. Activities include Ranking activity on the relative importance of Henry’s aims to the King himself. Comprehension / highlighting activity to identify evidence of success and failure from the events of 1509-1513 in Henry achieving his aims. Table to be completed in which students judge the extent of Henry’s success in achieving his aims during every stage of of his foreign policy including the Battle of the Spurs, the sieges of Therouanne & Tournai and the Battle of Flodden. Plenary activity in which pupils consider Henry’s achievements in comparison to the early campaigns of King Francis I and Emperor Charles V. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr 30min depending on pace.

PowerPoint & two worksheets that examine the threat posed by the Yorkshire & Cornish tax rebellions to King Henry VII. Activities include Comprehension activity on the relative causes, threat, Government response and outcome of the rebellions in order to complete a table. Source analysis of Perkin Warbeck’s explanation of the causes of the Cornish Rebellion to evaluate reliability. Discussion / debate on the most threatening rebellion Henry VII faced based around a line of continuum that covers all the rebellions Henry faced. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint (with 8 slides) and three Word Documents that examines the Lady Jane Grey Plot including why Edward VI named Jane over Mary Tudor, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary Queen of Scots or Francis Grey, the role of the Duke the Northumberland, the reasons why the plot failed and the issue of who was the rebel; Jane or Mary. Activities include Starter activity connecting Henry VIII’s Acts of Succession with the correct description (based on prior learning) Analysis of the Tudor Family tree to complete a table on the suitability of potential heirs to Edward’s throne in 1553. Analysis of Edward’s Device for the Succession to consider how the document changed and why. Source analysis to identify the Duke of Northumberland’s motives in supporting Lady Jane Grey. Comprehension activity on the events of the plot to identify causes of failure and three overarching factors Evidence based discussion / debate on who was the rebel in 1553; Jane or Mary? Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr x 2 depending on pace.

PowerPoint and two worksheets that examines the role of gender in Mary’s reign looking at Wyatt’s Rebellion, the marriage to King Philip II, John Knox’s attack on female monarchs. Activities include Source analysis of the the Monstrous Regiment of Women by Knox Evaluation of the key events of the reign to determine whether or not gender caused Mary’s problems or limited her ability to deal with them. Source analysis of the marriage treaty between Mary & Philip. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: Two 1hr lessons approx.

PowerPoint and worksheet that examines the causes of Thomas Cromwell’s fall from power including the Anne of Cleves marriage, Cromwell’s religious policies & faction. Activities include Analysis of the view of a secondary historian An evidence based card sort to determine the key factors in Cromwell’s fall Source analysis to determine the relative importance of factors. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: 1hr approx.