Lesson 5 in the 2026 HE AQA 8145 Historic Environment on the Globe Theatre. The lesson begins with an image starter, asking students to identify changes throughout Elizabethan society, leading to a video exploring the links to the theatre from societal change. Students then complete a card sort, categorising various changes to themes, using this (and an additional handout) to explain how the Globe reflects societal changes (e.g. increase in patronage, rise of the gentry, increase in entertainment etc.) Finally, students answer a summary question on what the most significant change is.

Lesson 6 of the 2026 AQA 8145 Historic Environment series on the Globe Theatre. The lesson begins with a rapid recap of retrieval questions reviewing the Globe (answers included), moving to a recap of how the Globe was and was not typical of Elizabethan theatre. Students then use the mark scheme to explore how to approach the question, leading to a PEE planning grid of potential essay stems. Students then use this to plan an answer to a potential 16-mark question (focusing on increase in wealth and rise of gentry as stated factor), which can be written up at home or in class. A model answer of this will also be provided in the bundle. Finally, students explore a model paragraph as a plenary, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of this.

A knowledge organiser for the AQA 8145 2026 Historic Environment on the Globe theatre.