Complete lesson on why the Vikings went from being raiders to settlers.
Aimed at AQA GCSE Migration, Empire and the People
Includes:
retrieval practice (to be adapted to allow for interleaving - currently aligns with Germany and Conflict & Tension, plus previous lesson on why the Vikings targeted England)
Explicit vocabulary instruction
Main task including worksheet
Exam practice
Lesson aimed at GCSE AQA Migration lesson on the invasion of England by the Vikings.
Includes:
Retrieval practice (note that this links to the Germany and Conflict & Tension interwar years papers - interleaving. Questions to be substituted for relevant questions linked to other papers sat)
Explicit vocabulary instruction
Main task
Exam practice
Complete lesson on Alfred the Great
Aimed at GCSE Migration, Empire and the people (AQA)
Includes slides and worksheet
Lesson includes:
Retrieval practice
Vocabulary instruction
Main task
Exam practice
Complete lesson on the second wave of Viking migration and Aethelred the Unready
Aimed at GCSE Migration, Empire and the people (AQA)
Includes slides and worksheet
Lesson includes:
Retrieval practice
Vocabulary instruction
Main task
Exam practice
2 lessons on the impact of the Norman Conquest on England and similarities to the Viking conquests
Complete lesson on Norman Conquest (Causes and significance)
Aimed at GCSE Migration, Empire and the people (AQA)
Includes slides and worksheet
Lesson includes:
Retrieval practice
Vocabulary instruction
Main task
Exam practice (sources)
Extended lesson (1-2, depending on lesson length) on King Cnut
Aimed at GCSE Migration, Empire and the people (AQA)
Includes slides and worksheet
Lesson includes:
Retrieval practice x2
Vocabulary instruction x2
Main task
Exam practice (source question)
Complete lesson on the development of the Angevin Empire under Henry II
Aimed at GCSE Migration, Empire and the people (AQA)
Includes slides and worksheet
Lesson includes:
Retrieval practice
Vocabulary instruction
Main task
Exam practice
Complete lesson on the development of the 100 Years War
Aimed at GCSE Migration, Empire and the people (AQA)
Includes slides and worksheet
Lesson includes:
Retrieval practice x2 (depends on priorities (literacy vs content)
Vocabulary instruction
Main task (students will need access to the OUP textbook for this or another relevant textbook on Edward III
Exam practice (16 marker)
Set of lessons on the medieval component of AQA’s thematic paper Migration, Empire and the People
Every lesson includes:
retrieval practice
vocabulary instruction
main activity
exam practice
Series of 6 lessons on the Historic Environment study of Drake’s circumnavigation and voyages of the discovery. This includes a student booklet that can be used for revision. The 6 lessons are outlined below:
Lesson 1: Why did Englishmen start exploring the world in the 16th century?
To be able to describe the reasons why the English started exploring the world in the 16th century
To begin to explain the importance of each factor in driving both individuals and the government
To begin to consider the most important reason for Elizabethan exploration and voyages of discovery
Lesson 2: Why did Drake launch his circumnavigation of the world in 1577?
To be able to explain why Drake launched his circumnavigation of the world specifically in 1577
To describe the journey Drake took
To begin to evaluate the most important cause of his circumnavigation of the world, at both a personal and governmental level
Lesson 3: Why is Drake’s legacy controversial?
To describe both the positive and negative aspects of Drake’s significance and legacy
To begin to consider the significance and consequences of Drake’s circumnavigation
Lesson 4: What role did science and technology play in the causes and consequences of Drake’s circumnavigation?
To describe the science and technological changes that facilitated Drake’s circumnavigation and other voyages of discovery
To describe the impact of Drake’s circumnavigation on science, technology and knowledge
Lesson 5: What were the consequences of Drake’s circumnavigation and exploration of the world?
To describe a range of consequences of Drake’s circumnavigation in both the short-term and long-term
To begin to evaluate the most important consequences of Drake’s circumnavigation
Lesson 6: How can I prepare for the 16-mark essay on Drake’s circumnavigation?
To plan each of the three possible 16-mark essays on Drake’s circumnavigation
Causation
Significance and change
Every lesson includes:
Retrieval practice
Explicit tier-two vocabulary instruction
Content and focus on exam practice
Aligns with page numbers in the student booklet
GCSE lesson to be taught as part of the AQA Migration paper. Focus is on the collapse of the Angevin Empire and its causes. Students will look at a range of causes and develop their causal analysis, as well as their ability to write sophisticated exam answers.
Powerpoint
PDF article on the collapse of the Angevin Empire
Exam answer writing frame
GCSE lesson on what Britain learned from the Second Boer War. Lesson to be taught as part of the AQA GCSE History Migration course.
Students will leave with an understanding of the causes of the Second Boer War (trigger, cataysts, short-term, long-term causes) and consequences (short-term and long-term significance).
Powerpoint presentation to be taught with an information sheet.
GCSE lesson to be taught as part of the AQA Migration, Empire and the People paper.
Lesson covering why both World Wars contributed to the decline of the British Empire in the 20th century.
Students will understand the significance of the two World Wars and Suez Crisis for the decline of the British Empire.
PPT and information sheet on the World Wars.
Can be used in coordination with the AQA Migration textbook.