Lesson looking at the role of Gladiators in roman society. Pupils complete a starter/settler activity and then watch a series of horrible history clips and take notes on whether they think the Romans were civilized or not based on the role of gladiators. Videos can be found on youtube - gladiator training clip is terry jones from monty python looking at how gladiators trained is also on youtube. Pupils finish by completing a questionnaire by pretending to be a gladiator. Pupils then take part in plenary by judging how civilized they think Romans were.

This lesson is a context lesson to the AQA HIS2K Mussolini 1922-1945 study. It requires students to make judgments on the stability of Liberal government on the eve of the First World War. Students arrive to this lesson having made notes on the problems facing liberal Italy after Unification.

These are resources that are based on the excellent guides produced by the BBC. Pupils investigate how the generals may have been misjudged through the evidence given by Gary Sheffield. Written and visual sources to consider. All links to bbc info and clips is on the PPT.

Pupils are given the four information sheets to work with in pairs. They research from these sheets to note down if the Allies were likely to lose or win. Whilst doing this pupils become aware of life on the German Home Front. They then create their own significance pie chart with explanation as to which statement they agree with the most. Good lesson for a year that is often forgotten in First World War studies. A challenging lesson.

These are resources that are based on the excellent guides produced by the BBC. Pupils investigate how peace could have been the outcome in 1914 and look at historians views based on whether the war was inevitable. All links to bbc info and clips is on the PPT.

This lesson requires pupils to gather information from around the room and then to produce a piece of empathy work on life a sea in the Tudor period. Their is a checklist for pupils to see before starting their written work and is also used in peer assessment afterwards. This lesson was rated as outstanding in December 2012.

A list of 40 essay questions for the AS study of AQA Democracy and Nazism. These are non-sources questions. Great to put on a VLE for students to work through in their own time. Also excellent to focus analysis during revision.

Pupils look at the various ways criminals could be punished between 1250-1500. There is a structured worksheet that will aid pupils in their note-taking with relevant images included.

This resource was created to help students understand the events leading up to Hitler’s appointment. The Bruning, Papen and Schleicher chronology can be difficult for some students to process but this timeline worksheet has helped massively. I use it with the textbook and the revision guides I have made for the students. When it is filled in, students can clearly see why each chancellor before Hitler’s appointment failed to stabilise the economic and political situation in Germany.

This enquiry requires students to research whether there was a genuine Socialist threat in Italy between 1919-1921. You will need access to the Hinton book on Fascist Italy, however I have provided detailed teacher notes which could be easily converted into information sheets.

Storyboard activity to be completed using the Pearson Edexcel History IGCSE revision book. Great way to get an overview of the key content and themes for the second section of the Development of Dictatorship: German 1918-1945 course.

These two lesson help deliver some of the third section of the course - Daily lives. There are excellent resources included that will save hours of planning are tailored to the OCR SHP Elizabethan England 1580-1603 textbook.

These Power Points give an overview of the historiography surround Fascist foreign policy, the economy and the rise of Fascism in Italy. Essential to A-Level students. My students found these an excellent source for historians quotes and interpretations for essays. This will save the teacher lots of reading.

This resource helps pupils understand who enforced the law between 125-1500. Pupils engage with an active learning task where they circulate the room and collect research on various law enforcers (the people, sheriff, Chief Constable, Parish Constable, coroner, watchmen). After this task pupils use the OCR Crime and Punishment book to make notes on the various courts.

A reading and revision list for the AS year of the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. This has recommended reading (textbook and academic works held in the library or in class), websites, documentaries and a breakdown of the course to help students focus their reading and revision.

Various resources used during an Easter revision session for the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. Card sorts, focus on significance, essay advice and exam focus. Students found the session valuable and they enjoyed it.

This is the first lesson of the new OCR B Crime and Punishment course. Used alongside the OCR book this helps pupils gain an overview of Medieval society. The main task is to fill in 'clock sheet' - each section of the clock is a different section of society (religion, Kings, people, land, food and farming, war and rebellion, tools and technology, homes and possessions, life and leisure).

This is the second lesson on the OCR B Crime and Punishment course. Pupils use the OCR book and the PPT guides their analysis. Pupils pretend to be a Coroner with their 'coroner investigation sheet'. Pupils then analyse the various crimes and the causes of those crimes between 1250-1500.

This resource follows the same format as the lesson focused on the overview between 1250-1500. Pupils complete a 'clock sheet' with the various key features that was typical for this period. This resource has been differentiated on some sections of the clock sheet to help pupils access the reading. Pupils then highlight the key changes and continuities. After these two tasks, pupils listen to a podcast (accessed through the dynamic learning website) and note down the key social, political and religious changes. This lesson is a good 'way in' to this period.

Included in this resource is a one page summary of the causes of the American Civil War and an activity sheet. This divides the causes up into economic, social and political causes. The economic causes has been done for them as we studied this earlier in the year. This can also be adapted easily for long-term and short-term causes. The presentation has an activity on it that is liked by my students - significance circles. This helps them form a judgement on the significance of each cause.