A number of different styles of resources which scaffold for each of the three questions on this paper:
1) Explain two consequences of
2) Write a narrative account
3) Explain the importance of
Many of the files are also accompanied by a variety of suggestions as to how to use them. Lots of different examples of events are included. Please give me feedback to let me know what you think!
There are x sets of cards that I have designed to be used like the card game 'Happy Families'.
There are 10 cards in each set that can be matched into pairs. One card from each pair has an image and the name whilst the other card has some bullet pointed information.
This has been designed to be used at Open Evening to engage potential students and instigate conversation about what their historical knowledge is. They could be used as a topic starter in class, or edited to miss information out that students need to fill in, or as a template for students to create their own set.
I will be printing them as A4 and laminating them but they could be printed as A3 for bigger display purposes. School logos could be added too.
The sets are:
WWI
Civil Rights Movement
The Tudors
Crime and Punishment (all punishment)
WWII
Suggestions welcome - I will be adding 5 more sets as a second bundle once completed.
Booklets which offer different types of revision activities to cover from Weimar in 1918 to the end of Nazi Germany 1945 in accordance with the CURRENT (last exams 2017) syllabus from OCR - Modern World B.
(TBA Wed 11th May as version of Word is unsupported on current computer).
Sets of flashcards also provided. (These are made on quizlet). Students may find it useful to have these on different coloured paper (this has worked well with two different cohorts so far).
I'm trying to encourage literacy within History and I'm hoping that these will help!
I've create some literacy mats with the relevant
content for OCR Modern World B Paper 1:
International Relations 1945-75
Germany Depth Study
I've found with my pupils (all boys) that becoming familiar with helpful phrases and the expectations ona regular basis really helps their understanding of how to reach certain standards.
I've done separate mats for each topic because I the vocabulary is different for each one. I have combined all of the vocabulary lists onto one A4 sheet which could be given to each pupil for the backs of their books or printed off and held in a wallet on the same display board (almost like a resource centre).
I'm hoping to laminate these in A3 and stick to the desks as they are in tables as well as put them on a literacy display board in the classroom. Please let me know if there is anything you could suggest to improve them!
This is a differentiated homework grid which offers a variety of tasks around the topic of the Holocaust and WWII – the students have the choice of which task they complete each week.
I have used the theme of football leagues to appeal to boys. This can be printed as an A3
(or larger) display in class and as an A4/A5 sheet to be stuck in each book.
It allows for easy homework setting and will hopefully encourage challenge for all! I have put that students must complete tasks of increasing difficulty.
SMHW is a reference to ShowMyHomeWork which can be edited out if need be.
Any suggestions or changes you make would be warmly received.
This is a differentiated homework grid which offers a variety of tasks around the topic of 1920’s America – the students have the choice of which task they complete each week.
I have used the theme of football leagues to appeal to boys. This can be printed as an A3
(or larger) display in class and as an A4/A5 sheet to be stuck in each book.
It allows for easy homework setting and will hopefully encourage challenge for all! I have put that students must complete tasks of increasing difficulty.
SMHW is a reference to ShowMyHomeWork which can be edited out if need be. (Same with the reference to Quizlet).
Any suggestions or changes you make would be warmly received.
This is a differentiated homework grid which offers a variety of tasks around the topic of the Rise of Hitler – the students have the choice of which task they complete each week.
I have used the theme of football leagues to appeal to boys. This can be printed as an A3
(or larger) display in class and as an A4/A5 sheet to be stuck in each book.
It allows for easy homework setting and will hopefully encourage challenge for all! I have put that students must complete tasks of increasing difficulty.
SMHW is a reference to ShowMyHomeWork which can be edited out if need be.
Any suggestions or changes you make would be warmly received.
For the above exam, a cartoon is given as the material for the first question - I have created a PowerPoint which uses all cartoons from the exam since 2010.
There is a clear strategy to achieve full marks given at the start which I have found is easily remembered by many students because of it's simplicity.
I have also attached a pupil version - it is my intention to print off PowerPoint booklets for the pupils for the revision session with certain parts missing to encourage their own feedback.
Let me know if there is anything that could be done to improve or if you make changes that are successful - it would be much appreciated!
A powerpoint resource which looks at the different types of question that could come up on the Paper 2 exam for OCR for the above topic.
The breakdowns of each question are based on the very recent amendments to the exam from 2015. I have included the link to this document on the last slide.
Hopefully you find it useful - please let me know if there is anything I can improve!
I haven't added any animations as of yet. I will do this!
Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War A4 posters.
Each poster has a brief introduction to the overall topic, with a relevant image and question about the image, followed by a quote with historical meaning.
I have made these in line with the above specification - International Relations 1945-75 although I am sure they can be used/amended if need be.
This vocabulary is helpful for the above course - specifically International Relations 1945-75 (Cold War).
I have made these as simple display resources (hence different colours) but they could be easily amended as a revision resource.
Activity based around reknowned images from this time. Blank boxes accompany each of the images to focus on developing provenance and inference skills.
Focussing specifically on the topic of the people in Vietnam as the reason to why the USA failed.
Offers fantastic discussion and peer-to-peer educating opportunities.
Simple A3 worksheet to accompany the necessary information surrounding the Geneva Conferencce of 1954.
Works well as a jigsaw/market-place activity. Also some scope for presentation to peers.
Areas for discussion in line with Vivienne Sanders.
For Year 13 OCR.
Simple PP to accompany looking at medieval food and diet.
Used in line with Folens textbook however it can be easily adapted depending on sources used.
Lots of discussion opportunities.
H/W could be adapted to a lesson based activity - pupils to create a Medieval Menu.
Addresses comparitive and explanation skills.
Simple PP to address the idea of using connectives to aid extended writing.
Cross-curricular appeal.
Activity for mixed abaility as a varied response will be seen to the activity.
Addresses the idea of historical skills.
PP and Dustbin sheet to be used together.
An activity to be used with Year 7 in the first couple of weeks. Activity looks at the historical questioning and inference skills.
Can be used as an extensive discussion opportunity.
Starter task: teacher to bring in a bag of their belongings and to pretend it is lost. Pupils need to find out who it belongs to.
This PP accompanies the Medievalbook A5 resource.
Accomodates the Folens textbook but can be easily adapted with page numbers.
The 'Ranks' sheet is a simple card sort for the starter activity. Works well if you demonstrate physical representation too (i.e. King standing on a desk > peasants sittig on the floor).
Pupils to attempt filling in the missing rank on the hierachy slide.
This checklist is to accompany a double lesson based on creating their own Coat of Arms.
Depending on ability, can be a paired or single exercise.
Medieval alphabet (A5) also a good accompaniment (some letters are missing - can challenge G&T to come up with their own.)
It accompanies the PP also added - which can be adapted based on the source of information. The slides which depict specific Coats of Arms should be changed - this is useful to relate to pupils.This PP relates to the Folens textbook 1066-1485.
Finishing of the activity would be presentation to the class.
Simple A5 worksheet for use in the first couple of weeks with Year 7 pupils.
Covers simple historical knowledge and skills with a scoring system to encourage at any level.
Can be used with all abilities.
Simple template to be added to a shared area (if available); copied to PP or given as a guidance worksheet.
Addresses the type of king Henry was, his hopes and dreams as King and the specification for suitable wives.
Allows pupils to apply their knowledge of Henry as a whilst setting the context to look at the situation of his six wives.