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 full lesson designed to conclude the Castro Unit on Paper 2 Authoritarian States.
There are five tasks, starting with a discussion over the features of Authoritarianism, looking at the role of Eastern Values, before examining different features of Castro’s Cuba before building towards an exam style question. There are also TOK and CAS Links integrated in.
Lesson is good to go from downloading, although is easily edited and adaptable for your needs.
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 lesson written for the start of Paper 1 focusing on the nature of discrimination in the USA before 1950. The links to the videos are in the notes section. There is a general section, then a focus on the Jim Crow laws, then some source based questions.
There are eight tasks overall, including a TOK link (admittedly the one from the text book). More than enough for a lesson, probably two.
This is a lesson based on the Bays of Pigs Invasion, exploring the impact that it had on Castro’s leadership.
7 Tasks, with a TOK task integrated in. Links for the videos in the notes.
This is a full lesson on how Castro dealt with political opposition in Cuba. Builds towards and essay on a comparison with another authoritarian leader.
5 strucutred tasks, discussion points, all documents easily formatted and edited.
This is meant to be the first in a series of lessons detailing the Korean War. There are references to recent developments to help students make links. Six tasks overall. Fully scaffolded.
Fully ready for online classes, is easiyl adapted, formatted and edited, but is also ready to go as soon as you download it.
Links to the videos in the notes section.
Designed for IBDP but suitable for all curricula
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.
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 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.
There are three topics in a compressed file here. The topics are
1: US Involvement in the Vietnam War
2: The Nature of the Vietnam War
3: Nixon, Ford and the End of the Vietnam War
Each lesson comes with a full worksheet and accompanying PPT. All tasks are appropriate scaffolded and structured.
All told, there are over twenty 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. TOK links and activities are included The final activity is a 15 Mark Paper 2 Essay, for which there is a planning proforma and feedback sheet.
These lessons are 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. Relevant reading is also included.
Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT.
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This is a full unit designed for online, blended or in class learning. Files included are in Google and Microsoft office, and all videos are embedded as included as seperate files. Lessons are designed with EAL students in mind.
All lessons are ready to teach, and are easily editable if you so choose. There are 2-3 lessons per topic.
Ten topics:
1- Cold War Intro
2- Cold War Origins
3- Yalta and Postdam
4 - Iron Curtain and Communist expansion
5- Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
6- Berlin Blockade and Airlift
7- NATO and Warsaw Pact
8- Essay Planning
9- Source Question Prep
This is a full unit for IBDP History Paper 1 US Civil Rights Movement 1954-1965
13 topics are covered, each taking at least two lessons
Political System of the USA
Introduction to Discrimination in the USA Pre 1950’s
The KKK
Brown v Board of Education
Little Rock Nine
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Freedom Riders
JFK and Civil Rights
The March on Washington
Freedom Summer
Civil Rights Legislation
Malcolm X
Malcolm X and MLK Compared
All lessons are fully scaffolded, with TOK links embedded where appropriate. Each lesson is easily editable and adaptable, but is also good to go as soon as you download. There is a PPT and a Word Document for each lesson. Links to videos are provided in the notes, though some smaller videos are in the file.
This will save you a LOT of work, especially if you are new to IBDP History.
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 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.