I provide resources for a range of Humanities subjects, mainly Sociology, Politics, and History, but also some Geography, Media Studies and Global Perspectives.
My resources have been the basis of my students achieving a number of Outstanding Learner Awards from Cambridge International Exams.
I provide resources for a range of Humanities subjects, mainly Sociology, Politics, and History, but also some Geography, Media Studies and Global Perspectives.
My resources have been the basis of my students achieving a number of Outstanding Learner Awards from Cambridge International Exams.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on the Solidarity movement in Poland. As well as looking at the causes, consequences and events of the movement, it also considers the importance of individuals in the movement. There is also a comparison with the Prague Spring. All told, there are eight activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions. Designed for IB but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson looking at the rationale and impact of Stalin’s ourges. All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. There are a range of tasks including source analysis and exam practice. All told, there are six activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT, but are also included in the Zip File.
This is a full set of lessons and assessments for IBDP History Paper 2 The Cold War.
Topics:
Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam Conferences
Division of Germany after World War 2
The Iron Curtain and Soviet Expansion
US Containment
The Berlin Blockade
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
China Becomes Communist
The Korean War
Tito’s Yugoslavia
Guatemala
The Suez Crisis
Hungarian Uprising
The Congo Crisis
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sino-Soviet Split
Detente
Prague Spring
Chilean Coup 1973
The Vietnam War
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Solidarity in Poland
Ronald Reagan
The Impact of Gorbachev
Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
Each of these lessons comes with a document for students to work on, and a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion. TOK and CAS links are included, as are essay planning and feedback sheets. Tasks are fully scaffolded and appropriately structured, with extension tasks on every activity. Each of the above topics is usually about two hours work, with some (e.g. Vietnam) being quite a bit longer.
These lessons are all easily editable and adapatable. There is no branding on anything, all in calibri, with plenty of images, videos and general support for EAL students. The lessons are ready to go upon downloading and are suitable for in class or online learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section in the PPT (size constraints) but if you email me (contact details in file) after purchase I will share files (either Microsoft or Google) with the videos included.
Suffice to say, this will save you a LOT of planning time.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on the causes, events and consequences of the 1905 Revolution in Russia. All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. The lesson looks at the impact of the Russo Japanese War, Bloody Sunday as well as the living conditions in Russia, with a range of tasks including source analysis, card sorting, and considering change over time. All told, there are nine activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT, but are also included in the Zip File.
A full lesson designed for online learning and in class learning comparing Ancient Rome to Ancient Egypt. This presupposes that Ancient Egypt was taught before Rome. The lessons are easily adaptable, and contain full scaffolding and modelling.
Designed for the end of Grade 6/Year 7, but can be used and adapted for higher or lower.
This is a resource to be used at the start of DP1 exploring the links between History and TOK. Straightforward with lots of reflection and discussion. The PPT guides the lesson, so those new to the subject and IBDP should find this very easy to teach.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on the causes, events and consequences of the February 1917 Revolution in Russia. All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. There are a range of tasks including source analysis, card sorting, and considering change over time. All told, there are seven activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT, but are also included in the Zip File.
This differs from my other History and TOK lesson in that this is more TOK then History, meaning that I wrote it for my TOK class rather than my History class. The tasks include an analysis of Ants v Termites and whether it should be considered history, some reflection tasks to consider a students own history, historigraphy, and a consideration of what is History.
Nonetheless, it contains twelve scaffolded and structured tasks for students to complete. I would say there is probably about 4 hours work here all together.
This lesson is easily editable and adaptable, but is also ready to go as soon as it is downloaded. It is suitable for in class, online or blended learning.
This is a fully scaffolded lesson focusing on the causes of the Korean War. There are six tasks overall building towards students making a judgement as to who was most responsible. Fully suited for online or in class learning.
The lesson is easily edited and adaptable, but is also ready to go as soon as you download it.
Links to videos are in the notes section of the PPT.
Written for IBDP but can be used elsewhere.
This is a lesson which looks at the events and manner of the Cuban Revolution. There is a a section securing knowledge about the difference between Batista and Castro, a look at the History will absolve me speech, some work on Guerilla Warfare, and finally Castro’s ‘base’ in the Sierra Maestre. Some TOK linking has been included as well.
Links to videos in the notes section of the PPT.
This is a full lesson examining the ideology of Castro, applying it in the context of pre-revolutionary Cuba, and culminating in a comparison with pre revolution China.
The PPT guides the lesson and all tasks and material are integrated in. There is some TOK linkage as well.
This is the entire unit of work for IB History Paper 2 Authoritarian States Cuba.
16 topics are covered
US Control over Cuba
The Regime of Batista
Cuba before Castro
Ideology of Fidel Castro
Assault on Moncada Barracks
The Cuban Revolution
Castro’s Consolidation of Power
US Response and the Bay of Pigs
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Political Opposition in Cuba
The Role of Women in Cuba
The Role of Education in Cuba
Religion in Castro’s Cuba
Castro’s Economic Policy
Was Castro an Authoritarian Leader?
End of Topic Essay Planning
Also included is a timeline task, essay feedback sheets, and two summative assessments.
All lessons are easily adaptable and editable for your needs, with clear lesson objectives. Links to videos are included in the notes section. Comparative tasks with other Authoritarian Leaders are also included. TOK and CAS Links are also included.
This is a fully structured and scaffolded lesson on for Paper 2: The Cold War, though it easily applies to other curricula as well.
There are five tasks altogether, including some source analysis questions which are designed to reiterate Paper 1 skills.
The lesson is easily edited and adapted, but is also ready to go as soon as you download. It is fully compatible with online or in-class learning.
Links to the relevant videos are in the notes section of the PPT.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on how Russia became involved in World War 1, and the various impacts the war had on Russia. All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. There are a range of tasks including source analysis, card sorting, and considering change over time. All told, there are nine activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is designed with the Coursework question “Assess the significance of World War 1 on Russia” in mind.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT, but are also included in the Zip File.
This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on problems faced by Tsar Nicholas II after the 1905 Revolution… All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. The lesson focuses on the the role of the Duma’s and the Stoypin reforms, with a range of tasks included. All told, there are six activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 but can also be adapted for other curricula.
This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT, but are also included in the Zip File.
This is a series of lessons designed to prepare for students for the MYP E-Assessment.
The lessons are on
1: The Berlin Conference
2: Colonialism
3: Nationalism
4: Alliances
5: Militarism
6: Consolidation
The lessons are all fully structured and scaffolded, designed for students of all levels of ability and language proficiency. Each lesson contains 5-6 different activities, with lots of source analysis, OPCVL tasks, culiminating in an essay planning/writing. There are some TOK style tasks, designed at an introductory level, so that students can develop some awareness of that. Lots of discussion questions. At least eight hours of material here.
All these lessons are good to go as soon as your download it, and the lessons are easily adaptable and editable as there is no branding or fancy gimmicks on the slides. Links to the videos are in the notes on the slides and are also included in the file. It will transfer easily to Teams, Google or any other online format but also works as a paper lesson. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.
This is a pack that covers material and activities for the Yugoslavia under Tito Case Study as part of IBDP History Paper 2 The Cold War. Altogether, there are ten activities including sources, comparative analysis, policy analysis, and a final extra task for students to plan a 15 mark comparative essay. There is a mark sheet and rubric included.
This lesson is easily editable and adaptable but is also good to go upon downloading. It is suitable for in-class, online, or blended learning. Links to the relevant videos are included in the notes section of the PPT.
I have taken some resources here and made them suitable for online learning. You will need to convert them to the appropriate format. They can also be used for classroom learning as, when and if we ever return to normal.
Two lessons here, although only one document to work through.
The PPT is focused on Lesson 1, which mainly focuses on the events of the Spanish Civil War itself. It has a cross curricular link with Art and Music and there is a Theory of Knowledge style question as the plenary.
Lesson 2 is the second half of the document. It focuses on German and Italian involvement in the conflict.
Links to YouTube videos in the notes section of the PPT
THIS WAS DESIGNED FOR SUMMER 2022
This is some source based activities building towards planning the 12 mark essay. Summer 2022 CIE History Paper 2 is on Soviet Control of Eastern Europe, so this is based on the November 2017 questions.
Easily editable, and compatable with online, in class or blended learning.
I would recommend using this with future cohorts as prep for paper 2. For future papers you could just edit the sources on past papers and keep the tasks the same.