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The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. During my 35 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.
Can lying ever be morally justified? On the one side of the debate we have those who say that under no circumstances can lying ever be justified, whilst on the other side of the debate we have those argue that lying is okay to prevent harm. So for example, was St Peter right to lie about knowing Jesus after he was arrested? 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 lying. 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. This lesson is designed to be used in a Moral Philosophy lesson but it is a great tool for tutor time or helping students who need pastoral guidance.
The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order under the two heads 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 Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as eighteen statements that can sorted under them.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: Moral Ethics and Philosophy
Know: Why is it wrong to lie?
Understand: What are the arguments for and against lying?
Evaluate: Are there any circumstances in which it s acceptable to lie?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - Why is it wrong to lie?
Explain - the arguments for and against lying?
Analyse - Are there any circumstances in which it is acceptable to lie?
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Roy
What is morally? What sort of factors do we take into consideration when faced with difficult moral choices? How has our ethical or moral code been influenced? This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the ethical challenges faced by doctors when deciding who should be given a kidney transplant. This is a lesson designed to be done in groups or pairs before feeding back to a class discussion on the issue. This is a great lesson with which to kick start your philosophy and ethics course off with some great engaging debates.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable PowerPoint presentation which includes information slides, aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, links to relevant video clips, activities and resources to be photocopied and given out to students. The lesson begins by looking at what is morality and how how ethical codes are formed. You have a choice of starters or activities. The scene is then set for the medical ethical debate on who should recieve the kidney transplant. Each group or pair of students should be given a copy of the first table which includes the background information about each patient. They are expected to review this patient information and decide upon their rank order of priority. Their results can then be fed back to the class for discussion. The teacher then has the option of either giving out the second patient update information or displaying it upon the board. Students should then be given another opportunity to review their choices before feeding back to a class discussion and producing an extended piece of writing explaining their final decision.
The final slides include a plenary which includes information and video links explaining why organ donation is so important in the USA. I’ve also included a selection of possible homeworks.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: Moral Ethics and Philosophy
Know: What is morality?
Understand: What do we take into consideration before we make moral choices?
Evaluate: Who should receive the life saving Kidney Transplant?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What is morality?
Explain: What do we take into consideration before we make moral choices?
Analyze: Who should receive the life saving Kidney Transplant?
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.
Kind Regards
Roy
These outstanding resources on the Christmas Truce in 1914 are a great lesson no matter the time of year, but they make a particularly moving, touching and inspirational end to the long Autumn Term on the meaning of Christmas. They have been uploaded in both Office and PDF formats.
I’ve provided two resources with this lesson. They can be used in any subject across the curriculum. This topic links to History, Music, RE, PSCHE, English, Drama and Music. The first resource is a worksheet with a series of activities aimed to support a wide spectrum of learners. I’ve built in extension tasks as well as DART strategies for the less able. The PowerPoint is designed to primarily to support the delivery of the worksheet, but includes the aims and objectives, a snowballing starter for pair and share, differentiated questions for different groups, historical sources and diagrams to help illustrate core ideas as well as carefully selected video and music clips.
This is one of my favourite lessons and I am confident that it will quickly become yours as well. Treat yourself to good lesson, avoid the painful Christmas videos at the end of term and create a memorable educational moment in time for your students with this truly inspirational story.
Theme: The First World War
Know: What happened during the Christmas Truce in 1914?
Understand: Why did the British and German troops hold an unofficial truce?
Evaluate: Why wasn’t there a Christmas truce in 1915?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What happened during the Christmas Truce in 1914?
Can You Explain: Why did the British and German troops hold an unofficial truce?
Can You Evaluate: Why wasn’t there a Christmas truce in 1915?
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Roy
These fun and interactive card sorts have been designed to explore medical ethic issues linked to the science curriculum. They can be purchased on their own or as part of a discounted bundle.
These card sorts are great for the full range of ability and are designed to help promote debate and discussion of these difficult topics. You can cut them out and put them into an envelope 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 Microsoft Word and can be easily customized to suit your students . For more information, please click on each resource.
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These fun and engaging card sort resources are designed to help KS3 students explore and understand complex issues surrounding crime and punishment, while simultaneously developing their citizenship skills. Each resource encourages critical thinking, discussion, and ethical reasoning, which are essential components of being an informed citizen.
The first resource focuses on the topical issue of whether criminals should be released early. In this lesson, students will analyze various viewpoints and consequences of early release, enhancing their critical thinking and debate skills as they engage in discussions that promote respectful exchanges of ideas.
The second lesson evaluates the effectiveness of prison in protecting society from crime. Here, students assess the societal impacts of imprisonment versus rehabilitation, fostering evaluation skills and encouraging civic awareness as they consider community safety, justice and the rights of both victims and the criminals.
The third lesson delves into the moral and ethical implications surrounding the death penalty. Students engage with complex moral dilemmas, developing their ethical reasoning and promoting social responsibility by reflecting on human rights and ethical governance.
Lastly, the fourth lesson discusses the issue of bribery and corruption in society. This resource encourages students to think critically about solutions to corruption, while also emphasizing the importance of integrity and accountability in civic life.
By engaging with these resources, students will not only learn about the complexities of crime and punishment but also cultivate essential citizenship skills such as critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and social responsibility. These skills are vital for their development as informed and active members of society.
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.
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Roy
These outstanding resources have been designed to help students studying the Home Front during the Second World War. They are suitable for the full range of ability and should take between 9 to 10 hours of curriculum time to complete.
Each lesson comes with a fully editable worksheet and PowerPoint, which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, tasks, activities, links to video clips, thinking skills and active learning exercises.
These resources have been repeatedly tested on the front line in the classroom and have been improved based upon best practice over 26 years.
For more information, please click on each resource. You can purchase them individually, but by buying them as a bundle you will have over 29%.
This discount bundle contains all of our fun and interactive KS3 resources on the Home Front during the Second World War 1939 - 1945.
They are suitable for the full spectrum of learners and contain a range of differentiated tasks. please see the detailed preview of each resource for more information.
Topics covered include:
Preparing for War
Gas Masks
The Blitz
Salvage / recycling
Rationing
Women at War
Dad’s Army / Home Guard
From time to time we will add and update the resources in this pack so when you purchase it today you will get all our new resources for free.
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 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 dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
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 .
This bundle contains all of our resources that are currently available on the on the First World War. This is a work in progress as will will be adding more resources on this topic in the next few weeks and increasing the price respectively. We are currently offering you a discounted of at least 41%, but the early bird gets the worm so if you buy now ,you will get everything else that we add to this bundle for free when you check back for updates.
To find out more about each resource, simply click on it to find out about its aims, objectives and a brief description of how you could use it in the classroom.
If you like these resource then why not check out our other topics in our TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. 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.
Kind Regards
Roy
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 whole sheet into their books.
I have also produced an American version of these resources called Moral Philosophy, but this bundle is smaller and the resources included have been especially adapted for US schools.
If you would like some further updates, then please follow me on the TES or facebook.
This bundle contains all of our fun and interactive KS3 resources on the Second World War. They are suitable for the full spectrum of learners and contain a range of differentiated tasks. Please see the detailed preview of each resource for more information.
Topics covered include:
Causes of the Second World War
Hitler’s Rise to Power
Appeasement
Nazi Soviet Pact
Blitzkrieg
Battle of Britain
Preparing for War
Gas Masks
Rationing
The Blitz
Salvage / recycling
Women at War
Dad’s Army / Home Guard
From time to time we will add and update the resources in this pack so when you purchase it today you will get all our new resources for free.
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 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 dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
