Lesson examining the role of the Medieval Church in people's lives compared to its role today including the duties of priests, and examining doom paintings.

Role information for class mock trial for Mary Queen of Scots for a class of 32 pupils (can be varied accordingly) including; Judges x 3, Jury x 12 (+ Foreman of the Jury for deciding vote if a tie), Prosecution x 3, Defence x 3, Francis Walsingham, Anthony Babbington, Mary Queen of Scots, Witnesses x 6, (Clerk x 2)

Lesson and activities examining what weapons were used in WW1, and how effective and useful they were at attacking and defending.

Lesson examining why Germans voted for Hitler and what gorups of people voted for Hitler includes simplified 25 point plan for pupils to examine.

Lesson examining Operation Barbarossa asking to pupils to 'flesh out' the reasons why Hitler invaded Russia and the implications of his mistakes. Plenary as caption competition for cartoons depicting operation barbarossa.

Lesson examining Red Cloud's War using card sort and Red Cloud Essay to combine a focus on content and essay structuring skills.

Lesson introducing the concept of diversity for low-ability/SEN pupils using a variety of figures from history who pupils *should* be vaguely familiar with.

Lesson examining the Magna Carta

The Story of the Gunpowder Plot can be read with class and pupils asked to complete their cartoon of the gunpowder plot. Pupils can be divided into groups for the Role Play Task of acting out their cartoons.

Lesson introducing the medieval period and a snapshot of what life was like in 1066 compared to 2011 - this exercise works well with low ability students but can be adapted for higher ability by asking students to link the facts together to explain why Medieval England was the way it was.

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Outcomes To explain why the colonists in America were unhappy with British rule To analyse the defeat of the British to show the consequences of this

Task asking pupils to compile a facebook profile page for James I using information from a short biography

IB History SL/HL: PAPER 1 (PS3) Move to Global War Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: The move to global war (Andy Dailey) Learning Objectives To describe the international response to the Manchurian Crisis To explain the extent of power, influence and success of the League of Nations To assess the significance of the Manchurian Crisis for the League of Nations

iGCSE Edexcel History (Specification code: 4HI1) Paper 1: Depth Studies [Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45] Learning Outcomes To explain the reasons for Germany’s defeat in WW2 To analyse the competing theories surrounding Hitler’s death

Lesson examining totem poles - students to create their own totem pole, used with a low ability class, introducing them to Native American beliefs.

Lesson examining blitzkrieg warfare - lesson delivered to all boys class and card sort worked well and drew on knowledge students had from video games like COD and MW.WWII

CSI based lesson for pupils to examine evidence and piece together what happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Lessons examining the War of Independence including causation (why was the war fought) and methods (how was the war fought) and consequences (why did the British lose).

Lesson examining the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, and the threat Mary posed to Elizabeth

Card sort and tutorial asking pupils to examined whether the Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy or a terrorist plot.