Introductory lesson examining areas of Roman life; with activity of Walk-About-Talk-About; including information sheets; worksheet and instructions on PowerPoint.
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Detente 1969-1979)
Learning Objectives
To examine the factors that pushed both superpowers towards détente
To assess the key features of the main agreements of détente
To examine the ways in which détente was criticised by opponents on both sides
To understand and analyse the role of the factors that brought about the end of détente
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War)
Learning Objectives
To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine
To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe
To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s
To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall
To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War
IB History, PAPER ONE, PS3 Move to Global War Scheme of Work (SOW) document
Case Study 1: Japanese Expansion 1931-41
Case Study 2: Italian and German Expansion 1931-41
All corresponding lessons and resources can be found on TES, or are hyperlinked in the document.
Lesson focusing on the skill of making inferences from sources, cartoon interpretation modelled step by step on powerpoint with selection of cartoons for pupils to attempt on their own - can be adapted for group work and feedback to whole class.
Learning Objectives
To describe the minor risings of Lovell and the Stafford brothers, 1486.
To explain the role of Lambert Simnel and analyse the nature of the threat to Henry VII
To evaluate the significance of the Simnel affair.
Assessment preparation lesson for pupils examining why WIlliam won the Battle of Hastings - lesson can be delivered as an ICT lesson with pupils completing task on computers or as a card sort for a non-ICT based alternative. Lesson focuses on pupils using explanatory language and being able to prioritise information.
*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People*
Learning Outcomes
To describe attitudes to reform in the nineteenth century
To explore the results of factory and social reform
To analyse the impact of reform on society
*For details on Anti-Corn Law League and Anti-Slavery movement, use A. Wilkes' AQA thematic studies textbook*
*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People*
Learning Outcomes
To describe the aims of the Chartists
To examine the tactics of the Chartists
To evaluate the impact the Chartists had
Powerpoint explores how Marley's records help tell the story of black history from slavery and emancipation to civil rights and contemporary issues such as inequality and insitutionalised racism.
Audio clips inserted into powerpoint but if they fail to play they are Buffalo Soldier, Redemption Song, War and Get Up Stand Up and easily accessible on YouTube.
*Notes section of ppt contains notes/script.
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 explain why there was little resistance to Japanese expansion in northern China
To explain why Japan was able to defeat China’s government and its military forces
To assess how the Second Sino-Japanese War affected Japan’s relations with other states
Lesson examining the impact and influence of Gustav Stresemann during the Weimar Republic. Delivered as part of SOW for OCR Modern World GCSE Germany Depth Study.
IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States
Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch)
Learning Objectives
To explain why Russia had become a revolutionary one-party state by 1924
To assess the extent of influence that Stalin had by 1924
To exemplify how Stalin exploited the situation after Lenin’s death
To evaluate the extent to which Stalin faced opposition from both the Left and the Right
Lesson examining why the Allies won the war, looking at six major factors; USA, technology, German failure, naval blockade, civil unrest and change of government.
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did Soviet expansionism contribute to rising tensions?
Learning Objectives
To explain the impact of Soviet expansionism on tensions between East and West
To analyse the “Long Telegram” and its impact on superpower relations
To evaluate the extent to which Soviet expansionism was the root cause of the Cold War
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-1963)
Learning Objectives
To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers
To explain why and how the arms race developed
To use the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study to illustrate your explanation
To evaluate the impact of the arms race
Edexcel iGCSE PAPER 2: B2 Changes in medicine
Lesson Objectives
To describe the contributions of Florence Nightingale to the development of hospitals and nursing
To explain the impact of Florence Nightingale on nursing
To evaluate the significance of Florence Nightingale in the development of medicine
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Sino-Soviet Relations 1949-1976)
Learning Objectives
To identify the relationship between China and the USSR in 1949
To explain why and how the relationship changed (consolidation, split and confrontation)
To assess the significance of ping pong diplomacy and the impact of this on Sino-US relations
Classic Board Games adapted for revision of Cold War A-level (Superpower Relations) including who's who and Trivial Pursuit with adapted questions. I found an old version of trivial pursuit in a charity shop and printed the slides to fit the question cards and glued them on and laminated them. My classes play this as a revision activity.