This skills lesson is aimed to encouraged independent extended writing - pupils examine the causes of the armada before reading and annotating a WAGOLL that demonstrates how to reach level 7 at KS3. They then create their own piece analysing the reasons Philip launched the Armada. WALT: Explain why Phillip launched the Armada Level 3: identify more than one cause of the Spanish Armada. Level 4: describe each cause in detail. Level 5: Explain why each cause upset Phillip enough for him to launch his Armada. Level 6-7: Evaluate the importance of causes to reach a judgement.

Part of a series of revision sessions designed to build knowledge prior to the Early Elizabethan England examination. Pupils will cover: Legitimacy and accession Mary Queen of Scots - problem, fleeing to England, execution Walsingham and his spies Pupils will also complete planning sheets for two explain why questions, focused on building their skills and ability to link back to a question prior to the exam.

aim: consolidate knowledge of key principles and build consequence and importance of skills Starter: Match the event with the consequences on the worksheet Pupils have a worksheet with two consequences for each significant event in the unit establish the difference between consequence and importance Colour code consequences into importance question types (key themes like destruction of Indian culture and Settlement of the west) attempt an importance of question as a class create a question using question stems and answer it themselves.

WALT: Evaluate the importance of the revolt and why it failed. 1-2: describe why people were unhappy with William’s rule. 3-4: Describe the key features of the revolt of the earls. 5-7: Explain how and why the rebellion failed. 8-9: Evaluate the success of Williams rule 1066-1075.

Pupils will: WALT: Examine challenges to the Weimar government by the left and right. Identify features of left and right wing politics. Describe the Spartacist Revolt and the Kapp Putsch. Explain why Germany was weak after the attacks. Analyse a source to explain why it is useful. Included is a fully differentiated how useful question including differentiated structure strips.

Part of a three lesson SOW about the CRM in America. WALT: Evaluate methods used to fight for equality in 1960s America. Level 3: Identify the meaning of the phrase Civil Rights Level 4: Describe the Jim Crow Laws and examples of how they linked to life in the 1960s Level 5: Explain methods in which Civil Rights leaders fought for equality. Level 6: Analyse the methods you think would be most successful and explain why. Starter: what does Civil Rights Movement mean? using Frayer model task one: video task Task two define and describe the Jim Crow Laws using images Task three: describe and explain methods of protest task four: analytical discussion and annotation of President Kennedy’s Civil Right’s Address. Plenary: 3 - 2 -1 plenary task

Fully differentiated lesson with 'how far do you agree' exam question and skills work at the end of the lesson. Pupils colour code the reasons William/Harold's tactics were better, they then analyse their leadership before considering whether it was luck/God's will that led to William winning the Battle of Hasting's.

Lesson aimed at intervention prior to examination, pupils develop narrative account skills as well as knowledge of the cattle industry - an area that, judging by SAMS material the exam board are keen to examine. Pupils read the sample answer and pick out what is wrong with it Pupils catagorise information into rise and fall of the cattle industry, they colour code it rather than writing it out to save time pupils create a word bank of connectives pupils create a narrative account using step by step guide and template which can be found on the worksheet - PPT takes pupils through the account step by step so you can give your group as little or as much support as necessary.

Lesson that explores the causes, conduct and consequences of the JCW. All tasks fully differentiated for HA and LA.

Full lesson Pupils are given a budget and key features of a castle, they must make their own castle and then must attack their partner's castle. Aimed at year 7 pupils studying life in Norman England.

This is part of a series of revision sessions aimed at preparing pupils to succeed at the Edexcel 2016 specification: Paper Two Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. As part of this session pupils will explore: Succession crisis: who should be king? Gate Fulford Stamford Bridge Hastings Why did William Win Aftermath: march on London, Submission of the earls

Whole lesson aimed at KS3 exploring Elizabethan/Tudor entertainment. Pupils examine an image of bear baiting and infer what they think is happening they read a source and add to/alter their description they self assess it they explore other types of entertainment finally they apply their knowledge by creating a poster for a spectator-fest in their Tudor village WALT: Explore methods of entertainment available in Elizabethan England. Level 3: Infer what you can learn from a source. Level 4: Describe types of entertainment available in Tudor England. Level 5: Explain why these sports were dangerous. Level 6: Evaluate which sport was most popular and compare why you think this is the case.

Complete lesson on the Battle of Little Bighorn including exam skills work around the 8 mark importance question - pupils are asked to mark and improve a model answer.

This lesson covers the content required for Stresemann and recovery of Germany after the first world war for Paper 3 of the new Edexcel specification (2016). Pupils will explore both interpretations and source questions within this revision lesson. They will be provided with a worksheet that covers all of the steps Stresemann takes to ensure Germany is able to recover following the TOV. They can then take this home to support independent revision. Pupils will: analyse the Stresemann as our saviour source Highlight key changes made by Stresemann and explain why people did and didn’t like them. Answer the two four mark interpretation questions and plan an explain why question.

Full lesson and homework. Pupils evaluate which wife Henry loved most by firstly completing a carousel activity that allows them to explore each wife and the reasons Henry divorced her before creating an extended writing piece (differentiated) about who he loved most. Homework: to write a letter to the Pope explaining why you want a divorce from Katherine of Aragon. WALT: Evaluate who Henry loved most. Level 3: Identify Henry’s six wives. Level 4: Describe each of his wives and what happened to them. Level 5: explain why Henry divorced each wife. Level 6: Compare which wife was Henry loved most, give reasons why.

Part of a series of revision sessions that provide pupils with an overview of the American West unit prior to examination. As part of this revision session pupils will revise: Changing role of the Cowboy Rise of cattle industry and key individuals Decline of the cattle industry Johnson County War: Causes, conduct, consequences Possible examination questions

WALT: Evaluate the power of the Godwin family.2-3: Recall key facts about the Godwin family. 4-5: Describe the importance and power of the Godwins in England. 6-7: Explain what happened during Harold’s embassy to Normandy and why it might cause problems. 8-9*: analyse how useful Norman sources are to a historian. Pupils examine the power of the Godwins and how their influence both helped and hindered Edward’s rule They then explore the Normandy embassy using the Bayeux tapestry and the Norman and Saxon interpretation of the event.

Lesson that analyses the causes, conduct and consequences of Sand Creek and Red Cloud. Includes opportunity for pupils to analyse the success of President Grant’s Peace Treaty. Pupils complete a narrative account and work in pairs to gain information about the two events .

Group lesson, pupils work in groups to analyse sources which help them decide who was to blame for the disaster - they annotate each source before moving onto the next. At the end of the lesson pupils are asked to evaluate who was most to blame, this task is levelled with different tasks for each attainment level.

WALT: Explain what caused the Ely rebellion and why it failed. 1-2: recall and describe key features of previous rebellions studied. 3-4: Describe the role of Hereward the Wake in the Ely rebellion. 5-7: Explain the causes, main developments and consequences of the Ely rebellion. 8-9: Evaluate how and why the Ely rebellion failed. Pupils will: starter: complete choice of two exam questions, green pen and improve/attempt other exam question if full marks. discussion: why the fens at Ely? link back to Gate Fulford. Worksheet task: explain key features of the rebellion, link back to 1068 and 1069 rebellions Explain task: why did the rebellion fail? exam question: how far did you agree, exam plan and sentence starters.