AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the stability and strength of coalition governments during the ‘Golden Age’ of Germany. Students begin by assessing why this time has been called a period of political stability, with extremist group and anti-Republican parties losing support. They hava a number of statistics to analyse as well as making a judgement as to how stable the Republic really was. The election of Paul von Hindenburg will give them ammunition as well as information about the political parties to attempt some GCE question practice at the end. The plenary gives some humour to the political machinations of the Weimar Republic where students have to answer questions by splatting bubbles. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the impact of the ‘neue Sachlichkeit’ in Weimar Germany and question to what extent it was welcomed by all groups in German society. The lesson begins with an introduction to how tolerance and a reduction of censorship brought with it a new cultural and political freedom with experimentation in the arts. Students then have to prepare a essay practice question using images and information on how Germany was changing and challenging old norms. A summary diagram and some links to today are made to show how far reaching some of the changes and new ideas were. There is also some source practice as well to complete for homework if required, complete with a planning sheet and generic markscheme. The plenary uses the octagon technique to check learning and understanding from the lesson. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to judge how far Jewish people assimilated themselves into German society. Students learn about how many Jewish people became important figure in Weimar society from producers and directors in the film industry, political editors, journalists as well as being successful in finance, banking and cabinet ministers. They will also assess how events such as the Barnat scandal turned some Germans against the Jewish community and finally judge for themselves how assimilated they had become by 1929. The plenary is a flash card activity where the students link people and events to themes throughout the lesson. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to question whether the ‘new woman’ in the Weimar Republic was no more than a myth. The beginning of the lesson focuses on social welfare and who was entitled to what at the end of the war. However, students learn how many people felt cheated by the system and assess why so many different groups felt aggrieved. In the second part of the lesson, students ascertain who was classed as the new woman in Weimar Germany. They also evaluate whether the new freedoms afforded to women were in fact inconsequential in areas such as politics, employment and sexual freedom. Case studies for four women are scrutinised before students complete some exam practice, with help given if required. The plenary requires students to compete some fragmented sentences. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to judge how rebellious the youth of the Weimar Republic really was. Students are required to complete some source scholarship and evaluate a range of information to make up their minds before tackling an exam practice question. They analyse how they were educated and the provision of schooling along class lines as well as there affinity to youth groups and youth gangs. The plenary however challenges this negativity and gets students to think of positive aspects of youth culture. Some exam question practice concludes the lesson, complete with planning sheet, hints and tip and a generic markscheme. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the strength of the Weimar economy under Stresemann. Students recap in the Ruhr crisis before they had to complete sentences to predict how the economy will fare under Stresemann. They are given a exam question to plan and prepare using the information provided – they will need to focus on the economy’s short and long term strengths and weaknesses. The thinking hats plenary uses differentiated questions for the students to decide the extent of the recovery. A final source exam question can be used for a homework with a planning sheet and generic markscheme provided. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the problems Stresemann faced as Chancellor. Students are given the context to the state of Germany by the end of 1923 and the background to Stresemann’s arrival to lead the Grand Coalition. They are given four pressing problems facing Stresemann and have to prioritise what he should tackle first. A series of question will also challenge their thinking on his decisions, with answers given when required. Students will also learn the roles of Hjalmar Schact and Charles Dawes and their significance in stabilising Germany. Finally some exam practice focuses them on how Germany recovered and how the loans from America were put to good use. The plenary is an old favourite of head, heart, bin and bag. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the state of the Republic by 1924 as a consequences of risings from the left and right. As there is a lot of information in the lesson, students are given an overview of the learning in the lesson and what is covered. Students begin by rating how serious six political uprisings were and be able to justify their choices. They also have to summarise the reason why coalition governments made the Republic so weak, using information provided. Case studies also focus on the Spartacist Uprising, the Munich Beer Hall Putsch and political assassinations. This will enable students to tackle a source based question on the political instability of the Weimar Republic between 1919-24. The lesson comes complete with a generic marksheme and question planning sheet. The plenary is a find and fix task, recapping on learning from the lesson. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to evaluate the effects of hyperinflation upon German society. There is much debate on whether Germany had the ability to pay its reparations; students have to decide how exaggerated German woes actually were. Moreover Germany had been suffering from inflation since 1918; students again have to decide why the government pursued an inflationary policy and how this was enforced politically upon them. Students are also required to assess the winners and losers of hyperinflation and who was affected in the short, medium and long terms. Finally there is a literacy bodged plenary to complete together with some source exam question practice, with a planning sheet and generic markscheme if required. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to examine the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and assess the German reaction to it. Students begin by completing a missing word task to gauge the German ‘acceptance’ of the Armistice. They learn about Wilson’s 14 points and in groups put themselves into the shoes of the Big Three to decide how to punish Germany, with prompts given for help. Students also examine and analyse the terms of the Treaty and decide where German pride, economic and military power were challenged. They then have to determine how justified German complaints were against the Treaty and whether they were being too unrealistic. This is followed up by some exam question practice, complete with a detailed markscheme. The plenary asks them to think of answers for because, but and so questions to challenge thinking. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is twofold: to introduce the A Level course and its requirements and then to assess the strengths of Germany before 1914. The course requirements are outlined to the students and how it will be assessed through the two examination components of source analysis and essay writing. The second part of the lesson analyses the three Reich’s in Germany and how it was governed from 1871. A colour coding activity on Germany unification, questions on the impact of World War I on Germany and its political structure under the Kaiser will allow students to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Germany in 1914. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to understand the political vacuum left in Germany after the abdication of the Kaiser and the political consequences for Germany. Students begin with a definition task using some key words and phrases linked to the Treaty. They are then introduced to the political machinations of Ludendorff and the implications of the Peace Note. A chronological and multiple choice task as well as a ‘Am I a robot?’ exercise allow students to grasp the consequences of the abdication of the Kaiser and analyse the political parties vying for ascendancy in the Republic. Some exam question practice completes the lesson using sources, with a model answer given if required. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to evaluate the problems for Ebert in the very early stages if the Weimar Republic. Students begin at first by assessing the value of a speech given by Philip Scheidemann. This is an introduction to the source based question and using a COP technique, with help given if required. They are then introduced to Friedrich Ebert and have to prioritise the biggest problems he faced as leader. Students are also introduced to the Ebert-Groener Pact. They are then given numerous scenarios of which they have to decide why he needed the help of the army and justify their choices. Finally students have to decide which events posed a threat from the left or right wing. This culminates in the Spartacist rising from which they answer questions and predict the consequences for the Republic. The plenary is a true or false task on the elections to the constituent Assembly. There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution. Students are introduced to the reasons why a constitution was introduced and a new Republic set up. They then have to analyse the details of the constitution, assessing its strengths and weaknesses. This also includes deciding the winners and losers and the issues still facing Germany as a consequence. There is a focus on some key details such as Article 48 and the rule by Presidental decree as well as the survival of some undemocratic institutions. There is some exam practice to complete if required, complete with hints and tips and a generic markscheme included. The plenary concludes with a find and fix activity, There is a enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.

The Holocaust The aims of this lesson are to explain how Jewish people rose in rebellion or resisted against Nazi atrocities during the holocaust. The first part of the lesson examines the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, using a thinking quilt to challenge ideas and ask key questions about the motivation and determination to succeed against overwhelming odds. The second part of the lesson analyses resistance in the extermination camps in particular events in Sobibor, Treblinka and Auschwitz. Students are then asked to justify the best and most effective ways to resist from passive to active resistance. Finally a find and fix activity checks understanding and the 3 R’s. The central enquiry of this and subsequent lessons in the bundle is to ask who was to blame for the holocaust? Students will map out their ideas each lesson (which can be plotted in different colours or dates to show the progress of their learning and centred around a lightbulb) and build up a picture of how difficult it is to blame a single individual or event for this catastrophe. The resource comes in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. I have also included suggested teaching strategies to deliver the lesson.

The Industrial Revolution The aim for writing this lesson is to challenge the traditional view that Jack the Ripper targeted prostitutes or sex workers in Victorian London. Whilst much has been written about the Jack the Ripper and how clever he was to avoid detection, very little has been written about the lives of his victims. Therefore with this in mind, students will learn how difficult it was for Victorian women to lead comfortable lives as marriage, children, work, alcoholism, the workhouse and poverty took its toll on them. Students begin the lesson with an overview by learning what is known about Jack the Ripper, who he killed and how the police had little evidence or clues to go on. There is a video link and a true or false activity to complete this. They will then have to use a number of images to decide how hard life was for Victorian women and the pressures they were under. A differentiated missing word activity can be completed to piece together many of these problems, based on the lives of the five women murdered. A case study of Annie Chapman, the Ripper’s second victim, will centre around her privileged life before alcoholism took over, forcing her to separate from her husband and children as she moved from a village near Windsor Castle to the doss houses of Whitechapel. Here, students have to colour code the main factors and problems which affected her life. An extended writing task can then be completed, with a writing structure and key words given to help if required. The plenary poses some differentiated questions from the learning completed in the lesson. The resource comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. I have also included suggested teaching strategies to deliver the lesson and there are differentiated materials included. A big thank you goes to Hallie Rubenhold, whose fabulous book ‘The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women killed by Jack the Ripper’ inspired me to write this lesson.

Who was Genghis Khan and how did he rule the largest land area in history? Students learn about his early life and background and how he became such a powerful ruler. They are required to judge two things about him; how good a leader was he and was he was unifier who brought peace and stability or did he bring chaos and destruction to his Empire? They are required to debate and complete an extended piece of writing with argument words and a scaffolding structure to help them decide. The plenary consolidates their learning about Genghis Khan with key words used in the lesson, from which examples must be given for each. This lesson includes: Fun, engaging and challenging tasks Links to video footage Printable worksheets Differentiated tasks Suggested teaching strategies PowerPoint format, which can be changed to suit

The aim of the lesson is to question if Japan was justified in attacking Pearl Harbour without a declaration of war against the United States. This question is revisited later in the lesson to see if the students have changed their minds. As this is a new theatre of war and not in Europe, the lesson sets out clearly where the war was fought in the Pacific, the location of Pearl Harbour and its significance to the USA. Students are required to discover what Japan wanted and the reasons behind their surprise attack with a choice of options available to piece the jigsaw together. An excellent activity of Pearl Harbour in numbers, which is an idea from KNNTeach, enables students to clearly recognise the initial damage done to Pearl Harbour by the Japanese attack. There are video links to film footage as well as a plenary activity from which the students have to make up questions to the answers given on post it notes. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format is there is a wish to change and adapt.

Norman Conquest The aim of this lesson is to understand how successful William was controlling England through his survey. Students will learn how he needed to find out as much as he could about the Anglo-Saxon population. They are encouraged at the start to answer a series of questions (a survey) of what they own; this is exactly what William did, but minus the enthusiasm shown in the class to list all their belongings! Through a study of horrible history video footage and source analysis, students realise just how intrusive this new book was and they have to justify, whether in written form or orally, why people in medieval society began to resent it. For homework they have a chance to find out about their own area and what it offered in 1086 with an exemplar given. This is a fun, interactive and challenging lesson in which all the students can take part and make their own conclusions. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end using a rate ‘o’ meter to show the progress of learning. The resource comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. I have also included suggested teaching strategies to deliver the lesson and there are differentiated materials included.

The aim of the lesson is to analyse the power struggles between Edward II and his barons. Students begin by discovering the problems of Edward II, which they will rate in order of seriousness (and will find they were mostly brought on by himself!). They then complete an extended writing task with key literacy words given to help them. Students will learn about the central character of the story, a leading nobleman named Roger Mortimer and complete a missing word activity to find out why and how he escaped his imprisonment in the Tower of London. They then have to rate how much power the King had, in the struggles with this leading nobleman and his own wife, Isabella. Some hinge questions and a literacy task complete the lesson. They continue to plot the power struggle between the king, the church, the barons and the people on a graph. In a sequence of lessons they answer the question – who ruled in medieval England? This lesson includes: Fun, engaging and challenging tasks Printable worksheets Differentiated tasks Suggested teaching strategies PowerPoint format, which can be changed to suit