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Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. During my 34 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
This series of lesson on the Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900 are offered a significant discount.
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The first resource is a free so that you can see the quality and style of what is on offer.
Each series of lessons comes with a PP, aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, mini plenaries and a wide range of interactivities to engage your students.
Where appropriate opportunities are flagged up for assessment using bloom’s taxonomy, which can be easily adapted to fit in with your own department’s assessment criteria.
My key focus is provide enjoyable educational experiences at an affordable price. I have published widely and made a name for my myself providing free resources. These premium resources are a bargain at less than the price of cup of coffee each in this bundle.
There are enough resources here to keep a class going for between 4 to 5 weeks on this topic. Everything is provided in Microsoft Office so they can be easily adapted.
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This literacy resource has been designed to help students to either discuss or debate in either a speech or a piece of writing. The cards can either be printed off as a worksheet or cut out to be used as set of literacy cards in the classroom. Please note that they are designed to be used in a British classroom so run it through your US spell checker.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help student discuss and debate in a speech or a piece of writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an argument from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
These graphic organisers can be printed off as worksheets or used on your Interactive Whiteboard for a wide range of subjects and topics to help students analyse sources or compare and contrast ideas.
This outstanding literacy lesson has been designed by experienced history teachers at the History Academy to help students understand why the Normans built Square Keep Castles. It forms part of a series of lessons on why the Normans built castles, which can be downloaded and purchased from our TES Shop or from the bundled link below. However, this lesson will run alongside any main stream resources on Norman castles and can be adapted to suit any similar buildings in your local historical environment.
The teaching model for this lesson to at first draw upon students prior knowledge about formal letters, persuasive techniques, Motte & Bailey and Square Keep Castles. The activities in the PowerPoint are designed to build upon this knowledge in preparation for students assessing three different letters that I have included in the pack. These letters should be printed off along with the assessment criteria grid that I have included along with various templates and writing frames for writing formal and persuasive letters.
It is always a good idea to ask your English department about what techniques they use with your students for this type of writing exercise so that you can achieve the best results with your students.
Once your students have assessed the three letters that I have included, o dubious quality, they can then have a go at drafting their own responses and then finishing them off for homework. These can then be assessed using your whole school marking policy for peer assessment and my assessment criteria grid at the start of the next lesson. They can then have ago at redrafting or typing them up and again finishing them off for homework.
The whole thing should take two lessons, but that depends upon how much lesson time you have. Once finished these letters make excellent display work as you can see from the photographs that I have included. I usually get my students to age their letters
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: How did William keep control?
Know: What are the literacy rules for writing a formal persuasive letter?
Understand: Why did the Normans build Stone Keep Castles?
Evaluate: Why did William de Warenne rebuild Conisbrough Castle?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence, Literacy & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The literacy rules for writing a formal persuasive letter
Explain: Why did the Normans build Stone Keep Castles?
Analyse: Why did William de Warenne rebuild Conisbrough Castle?
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Roy
These literacy cards or writing frames are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet to help students write a report or recount of a school visit. As with all the resources in these series, it a must have as it’s simple and it works. Have fun and check out some of my other resources.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students ‘recounr’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing a ‘recount’ of a school trip from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
Is there such a thing as a just war? Can the massive death and destruction of armed conflict ever be morally justified? Should we stand by and allow innocent people be raped and murdered in horrible acts of genocide? This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the main arguments for and against the Just War Theory. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability.
The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order and then sick into their books before they have a go at the extended writing activity / discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page, fully editable Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as fourteen carefully selected statements that can sorted under them.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: Moral Ethics and Philosophy
Know: What is the Just War Theory?
Understand: What are the arguments for and against waging a just war?
Evaluate: Are there any moral circumstances in which it s acceptable to wage war?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - The Just War Theory
Explain - the arguments for and against fighting a just war?
Analyse - Are there any moral circumstances in which it is acceptable to wage war?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This literacy mat can be printed off back to back in A3 colour and laminated to use with your students in lesson to help them structure their work using the correct sentence starters and connectives. The literacy mat also includes guidance on spelling, punctuation, structuring paragraphs using PEE and PEEL as well as the correct then, their and they’re.
This is a must have resource for any humanities teacher. The idea of a ‘mat’ is UK idea where you stick or place a resource like this one on the desks of your students to help them structure their work and avoid common mistakes. This resource was created in partnership with Lesley Anne who also has her own TES shop so please check it out as well.
Please note, it might be an idea to run this resource through your own US spell checker to avoid any common errors. E.g. we spell words like colour and neighbours slightly differently to you guys across the pond.
I have posted this resource at a low price as I believe that it is a must have - give it and go and enjoy. It will impress your principle.
In terms of PEE, I always get me students to structure their paragraphs using either PEE or PEEL which stands for Point - Examples - Explain - Link.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This great little resource / puzzle is designed to help develop students' knowledge of the events in 1066 from the Norman perspective by getting them to match the captions with the scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry. This outstanding story boarding activity will also give students the opportunity to discuss, self and peer assess their understanding of one of the worlds most famous primary sources.
Objective: To sort the story of what happened in 1066 into its correct chronological order using the pictures from the Bayeux Tapestry.
Instruction: Cut out the pictures and captions. Match the pictures to the captions. Then place them in order to tell the story of the key events of the Tapestry. There are 13 captions and 13 images
I have provided two documents for this activity - but you only really need the first one as I wanted to be able to show case the high quality images that I have carefully selected, so that they would photocopy for classroom use in either greyscale or colour.
I would recommend getting students to stick their work on to A3 paper, but they could just as easily span a double page spread in an A4 exercise book.
This activity is suitable for abilities of students, but I have deliberately included some challenge in this activity so that students will have to work collaboratively and look closely at the source.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This great resource speaks for itself - it contains a series of PowerPoint slides which can be printed off for display purposes or used as cards to help students improve their debating skills.
The sentence starters include:
To agree
To disagree
To Generalise
To Make Exceptions
To Ask Explanations
To Make Connections
To Ask to Clarify
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
This literacy resource has been designed to help students to explain an issue or a topic by providing them with a series of sentence starters which can be printed off as cards or as a worksheet which students can refer to as a writing frame.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students ‘explain’ in an extended piece of writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an explanation from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
The bundle of outstanding resources includes everything that I have uploaded on the USA in the 1920s. They are suitable for a range of abilities from 14 to 18.
Each resources comes with it's own description of how I would use it as well as aims and objectives. If you click on the resource you can download a preview as well as read the relevant information.
By buying these resource buddle, you will be making a significant saving as some of the attached resources have already been buddled together and discounted.
If you like these resources then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
These oustanding resources have been developed by our team of experienced history teachers and field tested in their classrooms. They are based upon best practice and are a must have for any history teacher looking to resource their lessons on this topic, whilst have a wide range of differentiated strategies and ideas to add to their teachers toolkit.
When your purchase these resources you will have enough resources for at least 12 hours of lesson time, more if you decide do the extension and homework exercises.
If you would like to know more then click on the individual resource previews for more information or follow The History Academy on Facebook or Twitter.
Our aim is simple, to produce high quality resources for the price of a cup of coffee or a happy meal, so that you can spend more time on the things that mater to you!
These excellent resources have bundled together to give you outstanding value. The over a range of social, moral, spiritual and cultural issues that relate to a number of subjects.
If you would like to know more then please click on each resource. They are aimed at the fully range of ability. You can cut them out and put them into an envelop for students to sort or you can get them to cut, sort and stick them into their books. Failing that they can create a key or use highlighters and stick the information into their books.
Whenever possible, I have linked in videos that are suitable for classroom use that cover both sides of the debate and can be previewed alongside our resources.
Everything is supplied in word and can be easily customized to suit your students .
These literacy cards are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet to help students write a report. They can be printed off as a worksheet or cut out as cards.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This literacy resource has been designed to help students to produce an instructive piece of writing or speech through a series of sentence starters. These cards can either be printed off as cards or as a worksheet which students can then refer to.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students ‘instruct’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an argument from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
This literacy resource has been designed to help students to argue in either a speech or a piece of writing. The cards can either be printed off as a worksheet / writing frame or cut out as pack of literacy cards that can be kept in an envelope.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help student argue a case. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an argument from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
These literacy cards or writing frames are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet to help students write a report or recount of a school visit. As with all the resources in these series, it a must have as it’s simple and it works. Have fun and check out some of my other resources.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a full editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students ‘recounr’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing a ‘recount’ of a school trip from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
These literacy cards or writing frames are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet to help students write an argument four and against a topic. They are designed to be cut out and kept in envelops or if you prefer they can be printed off as a worksheet. Each card contains a sentence starter appropriate for arguing a case in an extended piece of writing.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a fully editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students argue a case ‘for’ or ‘against’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an argument from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
These literacy cards are designed to be printed off and used by students to help guide them through different types of writing.
These cards can be printed off as a worksheet or cut up, laminated and kept in an envelop. Each card contains a sentence starter appropriate for that topic in an extended piece of writing.
Each resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing their writing from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded these file as a PDFs along side fully editable Word Documents.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
This fantastic little speaking frame is designed to help students explain cause and effect by providing them with a series of prompts that they can use to develop their speaking and listening skills. It could be used in many different subjects from a history to science. Like all the resources in this series, its great strength is its simplicity. Please check out some of my other resources.
When you download this resource, you will be able access a a fully editable single page Word document with prompts to help students describe and explain cause and effect in a speculative talk. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF.
If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
