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The Tudors: Lesson 5 'Why did the Mary Rose sink?'
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The Tudors: Lesson 5 'Why did the Mary Rose sink?'

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students work through a decision making activity which introduces students to 4 key factors why the Mary Rose sank. They need to sort through evidence cards and match them to the correct explanations and then chose their most significant pieces of evidence before writing up a report which explains their theory about the Mary Rose and they end with a peer assessment plenary. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
Why did the storming of the Bastille happen?
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Why did the storming of the Bastille happen?

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Easy to follow lesson. Card sort activity (students group the cards and decide on most important factors). Main task is a newspaper article explaining why it occurred and what could have been done to avoid the event. Differentiated material provided as well as literacy support.
The English Civil War: L9 Was King Charles II The King of Bling??
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The English Civil War: L9 Was King Charles II The King of Bling??

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The last lesson in our English Civil War Unit of Work. The lesson looks at different interpretations of King Charles II which students weigh up against a Horrible Histories sketch. Having done this the students write a letter to the creators of Horrible Histories to explain how the sketch could be developed. Literacy support and differentiated resources included. As always there are clear step by step instructions. PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO COPYRIGHT, I CANNOT UPLOAD THE BLING LYRICS. THESE CAN BE FOUND HERE .
Map Skills Unit of Work
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Map Skills Unit of Work

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5 lessons introducing students to using OS Maps (symbols, 4 and 6 figure grid refs (battleships, contour lines and creating their own OS map section in an assessment). The grid references on the PowerPoint will need adapting depending upon the OS Map that is being used.
USA 1919-1945 (6 lessons on the economic boom years)
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USA 1919-1945 (6 lessons on the economic boom years)

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The first 6 lessons for the unit USA 1919-1945. Lesson one is an introduction to the course where students are introduced to the main themes/ characters that they will study in the course. Lesson 2 requires the students to imagine what USA was like in 1920 before annotating/ analysing sources from the period and then revisiting their initial view and then explaining how their view has changed. Lesson 3 looks at the reasons for the economic boom. Lesson 4 explores the groups of people who either benefited/ did not benefit from the boom. Lesson 5 looks at the Jazz movement. All lessons contain detailed resources, literacy support, differentiated materials and key word/ literacy materials.
Nazi Germany & the Rise of a Dictatorship: L14 Why were young people so important for the Nazis?
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Nazi Germany & the Rise of a Dictatorship: L14 Why were young people so important for the Nazis?

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This lesson works well when studying the Holocaust or Nazi Germany. Students watch a clip from the film Europa Europa (in German). They are required to guess the nature of the sketch before re-watching in English. Following this they are shown a school timetable (showing subjects studied etc). Students need to construct a role play discussing the nature of their education (literacy support included in PowerPoint). The film An Education for Death is also included with related activities.
KS2/ KS3  Literacy Resources
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KS2/ KS3 Literacy Resources

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A literacy map, tracking document and a phonics poster. Both can be used as posters or on desks or given to students to place in books or to take home.
Medieval Realms: 'Why did people go on a crusade?'
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Medieval Realms: 'Why did people go on a crusade?'

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Easy to follow lesson on why people went on a crusade. This is an active learning lesson where students collect data from other students, extra information from sources and make decisions re the reasons why people went on a crusade. The main activity is creating a teaching poster (example and success criteria included). The Students need to structure PEE paragraphs in their poster which will help explain their poster ideas. Clear instructions included.
Henry Ford and the Economic Boom in USA
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Henry Ford and the Economic Boom in USA

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Source analysis activity where by students analyse each source in order to gain insight into how car production fueled the economic boom. The students record their findings in a table (source description and an explanation as to how each source suggests that the car industry influenced the boom). Following this they have to produce a diagram to help explain the importance of the car industry. An exam style question concludes the lesson.
World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 10 'Why was Nazi Germany defeated in 1945?'
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World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 10 'Why was Nazi Germany defeated in 1945?'

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Students have been asked for their advice on a documentary about why Hitler lost WW2. They are introduce to some key factors which they rank by using a radar graph. They then have to decide how much time should be allocated to each factor in the documentary based on their findings. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.