The America topic has been divided up into each decade with a timeline of key events and key statistics for each, as well as a separate one for Women’s liberation and Civil Rights. I use these for recap tasks where students complete what they know and use these to DIRT and improve their answer. I have also printed of a couple and laminated and key changed together for students to take home for revision purposes.

A lesson looks at the women’s movement and causes and methods used during the 1960’s. This lesson is based around a guided mind map, ensuring they get the key details included. Lesson includes, sentence starters, key word prompts, a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and challenge tasks.

This lesson looks at the role of women during the war, it looks at how the suffrage movement, middle class and working class women played a role. This lesson includes a GCSE styled question, with sentence starters and a model answer. There is also a chance for group work or solo work and lots of discussion.

This lesson gets students to investigate the impact of hyperinflation and how it affected Germany. The lesson includes a role play activity which works really well in getting students to understand the impact of hyperinflation. Furthermore, there is a GCSE source question with sentence starters and model answers. There is a flow diagram at the end of the power point that gives key events about hyperinflation.

Created for GCSE but also used for year nine, students investigate how a peace treaty could set the foundation for Hitler and future conflict. The lesson includes group work and a source analysis question. There are sentence starters, model answers, and challenge tasks to help both sides of the spectrum in a mixed ability class.

A pointless inspired themed plenary, it is interactive so the answer if correct will reveal a unique score which in teams they can keep track of, for each round. Press the small circle to reveal score. If the answer is wrong click the large purple circle to reveal an X and students score 100.

This task is designed around recapping the Topic, students have 10 minutes to complete each sections, 5 minutes without their book, 3 with their book, 2 with their partner. This helped just before their assessment as they have produced one A3 page of revision

A good activity to get students to recap their topic. Give students 10 minutes per section first 5 they write down everything they can remember, 2 minutes to share with partner and 3 to check their books. They repeat this for all the sections.

This lesson looks at why were the Civil Rights Acts passed and what were their impacts, including assassination, selma and riots. Lesson includes extracts from each law to read through, a worksheet to complete during the lesson. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and a model paragraph.

This lesson looks at leadership during the First World War and a investigation into the Battle of the Somme. Students looks at sources about the conflict to work out whether lions were led by donkeys. Lesson includes challenge tasks and key word prompts.

A collection of resources to help students revise the Civil Rights movement. There is a timeline to complete which gets students to recap key events that have been looked. Can be used as a homework task as well. Include in timeline are some more obscure events which I set in previous lessons to research. There is a blockbusters themed activity/revision game. This can be played as a teacher vs class activity or printed and laminated to be reused. There is also 30 individualized key word bingo sheets. There is also a GCSE styled interpretation question with sentence starters as well as a describe question with sentence starters and a model paragraph

A Lesson that looks at how the Civil Rights movement became more militant in the 1960’s students look at Malcolm X, Nation of Islam, Stokley Carmicheal, Black Panthers and the Race Riots. There are a a few sources including speeches, news reports and quotes for students can analyse to build up the picture as well. Students compare this with the early non violent direct action. Students can plan a GCSE styled question.

A 43 page booklet that recaps the AQA america topic from 1920-45. The booklet contains key word prompts, questions and tasks. I use this as a bank of worksheets to keep refreshing their understanding of the topic. When it comes to their exams students can print these off for revision. Topics covered: -Reasons for the economic boom - Car Industry - Great depression - New Deal - WW2 and the economy - Entertainment and culture.

A lesson that looks at the non violet direct action used in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Students investigate Sit-ins, freedom rides and the march on Washington. There is a homework task that can get students to look events. Students research one event and feedback what they have found out to their peers. Lesson includes a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and key words as well as challenge tasks. There is a “model answer” for students to analyse and improve as a class.

A lesson that looks at the Bus boycott and its impact on the civil rights movement. Include a GCSE styled question, with key words, sentence starters and challenge tasks.

A lesson that looks at the case of the Little Rock Nine. Lesson includes some source work, a GCSE style question with model answer, image based prompts.

This lesson looks at the case of Linda Brown and Brown vs Board of Education. Students complete a sketch chronology where they use the information to draw out the key events. There is a GCSE styled exam question with a model answer and sentence starters to help students.

This lesson looks at what was happening to African Americans in the 1950’s focusing on the murder of Emmett Till. The lesson is based around the song by Bob Dylan. Students learn about the events of the murder and analyse the song lyrics. Students then complete a GCSE styled question. There is a model answer as well as sentence starters. Students are challenged to compare the lives of African American in the 50’s with what they have learn about the 1920’s.

137 Key words based on the Elizabethan England topic. All the key words have images to help prompt students. These are great for revision. I print them so that 8 are on 1 page so they are smaller. Then laminate Following tasks can be completed with them: - Students have to define key words given to them - Students have to group key words that link together -Students can write definitions on the back and test each other. - Give a table the whole pack and time them whilst sorting them into groups of defining them. - Creating a timeline of key events and people