GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: What was the relationship like between Rome and her neighbours?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand to understand some of the early interactions with the
tribes around Rome.
To be able to explain the geopolitical situation of the area around Rome.
Recall task, map task, contextual knowledge information, Livy and questions,
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: What was the impact of Romulus and Remus?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the story of Romulus and Remus.
To be able to describe what the importance of the story.
To be able to explain the wider context of the myth.
Recapping storyboard/HW, Bolsena Mirror task, information on impact of Romulus to Rome (WS and info around the room),
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: What is the significance of Romulus and Remus?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the story of Romulus and Remus.
To be able to describe what the importance of the story.
To be able to explain the wider context of the myth.
Recall task, contextual knowledge task (Aeneas to Romulus & Remus), Livy task and storyboard.
Plus optional homework.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: ‘The Greatest People on Earth’ - Why was Livy writing?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to summarise why Livy and Dionysius wrote there histories.
To be able to describe what Livy writes in his preface.
To be able to explain what Livy is telling the reader in his preface.
Recall task, recap information, Livy guided reading task with answers, additional tasks with Livy and task on the Cinerary Urn.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome - Lesson 3: Authors & Evidence
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Who were Livy and Dionysius?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explain why Livy and Dionysius wrote there histories.
To be able to describe the story of Aeneas.
Recall task, start, WS on Authors, resources from OCR, plus answers and info on Augustus.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome - Lesson 2: Foundation Myth: Aeneas
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Why was Aeneas important to the Romans?
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to evaluate the story of Aeneas.
To be able to explain why the story of Aeneas was important to the Romans.
Recall task, quiz, market place task (resource and WS)
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome - Topic 1: The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Lesson 1: Introduction
Contains PLC, Exam 2 information, tasks on developing contextual knowledge of Italy etc.
Plus Homework and resource on the story of Aeneas
Worksheet where pupils make notes on the major themes (political reform, social reform etc) for each king.
Includes page numbers for the Ancient History textbook
A Level Politics Taster Session for KS4, suitable for Year 10 or Year 11.
Looking at the key question: To what extent has the handling of COVID-19 undermined democracy in the UK?
Lesson Objectives:
To understand the ways in which democracy can be undermined in politics.
To examine how the handling of the pandemic might have impacted democracy in the UK.
To assess whether the UK Government acted legitimately in their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Includes;
Key Words
Boris Johnson Speech
Activity looking at Boris Johnson quotes
Questions
Definitions
Key Terms
Card Sort
Comprehension questions
Challenge tasks
Spectrum Task
A Level Politics Taster Session for KS4, suitable for Year 10 or Year 11.
Looking at the key question: Who is most responsible for protecting race rights in the USA?
Lesson Objectives:
To identify the ways in which race rights are protected in the USA.
To assess how effectively rights are protected in the USA.
To make a judgement about who bears the greatest responsibility for rights protection in the USA.
Includes;
Key Words
3 x Case Studies (Trayvon Martin, Jacob Blake, George Floyd)
Card Sort
Comprehension questions
Challenge tasks
Activities on extracts from the US Constitution
Responsibilities spectrum
KS4 Edexcel The American West, c1835-1895 an Introduction to the Topic ‘What was the ‘real’ American West like?’
Lesson Objective
To have an overview of the key themes related to the American West
To be able to evaluate the stereotypical image of the American West
Includes;
14 different maps; showing the location, development and context of the USA
Starter with images
Main task with multiple development points and resources
Extension work
Plenary
GCSE History - Medicine Key Individual’s Activity, a template to record information about a key individual, alongside a list of key individuals for medicine.
Appropriate for both AQA GCSE History, Britain: Health and the people, c1000 to present day as well as Edexcel GCSE History, Medicine through Time c1250-present
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the USA
Lesson 2 - Nature & Origin of the US Constitution
Lesson 3 - Constitutional Framework
Lesson 4 - Amendment Process
Lesson 5 - Checks and Balances
Lesson 6 - Bipartisanship & Limited Government
Lesson 7 - Federalism & the Constitution
Lesson 8 - Federal vs State
Lesson 9 - Democracy within the Constitution
Lesson 10 - Strength of the Constitution
Lesson 11 - Comparative Theory & Comparison to the UK
Lesson 12 - Knowledge Test with Answers
Bonus - 2 example answers to a Checks and Balances essay.
A bundle containing lessons for both UK Government: UK Constitution and US Government & Politics: US Constitution.
UK Constitution
Lesson 1 - Development of the Constitution
Lesson 2 - Nature of the Constitution
Lesson 3 - Sources of the Constitution
Lesson 4 - Constitutional Change since 1997
Lesson 5 - Constitutional Change since 2010
Lesson 6 - Devolution
Lesson 7 - Impact of Devolution
Lesson 8 - Further Constitutional Reform
Lesson 9 - Should the UK adopt a codified Constitution?
US Constitution
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the USA
Lesson 2 - Nature & Origin of the US Constitution
Lesson 3 - Constitutional Framework
Lesson 4 - Amendment Process
Lesson 5 - Checks and Balances
Lesson 6 - Bipartisanship & Limited Government
Lesson 7 - Federalism & the Constitution
Lesson 8 - Federal vs State
Lesson 9 - Democracy within the Constitution
Lesson 10 - Strength of the Constitution
Lesson 11 - Comparative Theory & Comparison to the UK