What are the key turning points in the treatment of LGBTQ+ people over time?

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This lesson is titled “What have been the key turning points in the treatment of LGBTQ+ people over time?”

The lesson begins with an Odd One Out Starter Activity in which the class are invited to consider some truths and one mistruth about the treatment of LGBTQ+ people over time. The Key Question is then introduced along with aims and graduated objectives (all will/most will/some will). There are then slides of background information to allow for teacher exposition as well as a slide which features the key periods (Ancient Times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Enlightenment, 19th Century, early 20th Century, World War Two, and the Modern World.) The class are then take part in a 28 piece gallery walk and divide the information into these categories on a mind map. The lesson objectives are revisited and the lesson concludes with a plenary activity in which they are invited to come to the board and add information to a ladder of importance. They then answer the Key Question by reviewing the evidence/knowledge acquired. It is a lesson which is designed for older students and one which needs to be delivered sensitively. I hope your students get as much out of this lesson as mine always do.

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