Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To explain the reasons for and key features of the Watergate scandal To analyse the impact of the Watergate scandal including; Nixon War Powers Act (1973) Election Campaign Act (1974) Privacy Act (1974) Congressional Budget Control Act (1974) To evaluate the extent to which Ford was ‘right’ to grant a presidential pardon for Nixon

Enquiry Question: What is genocide? Learning Objectives To explain the concept of genocide To develop vocabulary that can help explain the concept of genocide To think creatively as to how genocide can be prevented

Learning Objectives To evaluate the extent of success of Henry’s reign To compare and contrast Henry VII with Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 3; Why did Richard II lose at the Battle of Bosworth? Learning Objectives To describe the course of the battle and the death of Richard III To explain the role of the Stanleys in determining the outcome of the battle

Lesson examining the original 13 colonies and the road to revolution including the Boston Tea Party (delivered as part of an American History SOW designed to give pupils an overview of American History).

Lesson examining life in Nazi Germany for young people examining both boys and girls and the types of activities they would complete. students can be challenged to hyptothesise about what this might mean in the future e.g. what age would these people be b

Activity Walk-About-Talk-About with information cards; handout and instructions on PowerPoint.

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 1; How did Richard III become king in 1483? Learning Objectives To explain Gloucester’s usurpation of 1483 To examine the mystery of the Princes in the Tower To assess whether Richard’s seizure of the throne was ‘greedy ambition’ or ‘self preservation’

Lesson resources to examine different approaches taken within the AA community to their own position and how to improve it. Can be used to demonstrate varying philosophies extent among black people. A look at each individual; their aims and objectives; their methods and a general picture of how far they succeeded.

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Diplomatic Breakdown 1944-1950) Learning Objectives To identify and summarise the stages in the process of diplomatic breakdown in the period 1945-1950 To investigate the outcome and effects of the breakdown of diplomatic relations To assess the significance of confrontations and ‘turning points’ in this period

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 4; How has the reign of Richard III been distorted by Tudor propaganda? Learning Objectives To understand the purpose of propaganda in the 15th century To assess the utility of Tudor propaganda in informing us about Richard III and the War of the Roses

Lesson examining medieval life in England using market stall/walk about talk about activity (kinaesthetic learning) and encouraging students to engage in peer teaching.

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509

Introduction lesson to Y9 SOW focused on 20th century world history.

iGCSE Edexcel History (Specification code: 4HI1) Paper 1: Depth Studies [Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45] Learning Outcomes To explain the ways in which Hitler established himself as Fuhrer

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Unit - Power and the People* Cover lesson using some edited/adapted hard copies of the National Archives excellent online lesson which is available here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/medieval/magna-carta/index.php?page=chapter/5

iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924 Learning Objectives To explain the reasons for introducing War Communism To assess the impact of War Communism

Wordsearch for Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots - used on April Fools Day as there are none of the words in it - took pupils a good 5 minutes to figure it out!

iGCSE Edexcel History (Specification code: 4HI1) Paper 1: Depth Studies [Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45] Learning Outcomes To analyse Nazi racial policies and increasing persecution of Jews

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Scheme of work document that includes lesson by lesson breakdown for this unit of iGCSE including enquiry questions, learning objectives, activities, resources and assessments. All lessons and resources are available for download on TES for FREE.