Affordable Outstanding History and Politics Lessons
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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023.
Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023.
Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
Edexcel ALevel Politics
Component 3 USA
Topic 1 Constitution
Includes all lessons in topic 1 (they are all doubles including homework) as well as two intro lessons to US Politics
All updated to Biden Presidency and 117th Congress
Total cost for resources sold individually would be £37
Lesson 1 American Politics Intro
Lesson 2 USA History and Context includes foundation and War of Independence, Liberal ideals and the Constitution as well as the challenges and major landmarks since e.g. Depression and New Deal, WWII, 9-11 and issues USA are divided over as well as context of Geography/ religious and racial divides in USA.
Lesson 3: Intro to and Origins of the Constitution
Lesson 4: US Constitution Features and Principles
Lesson 5: Amending the Constitution- process and strengths and weaknesses
Lesson 6: Federalism and challenges to it- also models of Federalism and analysis/ debate on Federalism- Layer cake or Marble cake?
Lesson 7: Evaluation of the Constitition looks at strengths and weaknesses of features according to FOunding Father’s intentions
Lesson 8 US vs UK Constitution Comparison including Comparative Theories.
Note: Each lesson is 2 hours of teaching time plus hwk.
This is designed for KS3 looking at life of Eleanor of Aquitaine- her strengths as a ruler and why she deserved to be remembered.
It is important to not see medieval women as passive, dutiful wives and partners nor victims but to present them as they really were- fierce, resilient, intelligent and powerful.
Edexcel GCSE lesson on the Nazi Police state.
Fully resourced comprehensive lesson- powerpoint, word doc tasks e.g. table to fill in and practice paper exam question 12 marker.
Starter- anagram key words- Hitler’s rise to power and becoming dictator
Source work- different elements of police state e.g. Gestapo, SS, Concentration Camps
Includes a “tour” of Sachsenhausen- if you don’t feel confident explaining Sachsenhausen yourself there are video links to documentaries on youtube showing what sachsenhausen was like although I prefer to do it myself.
Includes a model answer to 12 mark question on police state
Edexcel GCSE History
Weimar and Nazi Germany
This booklet is designed to offer complete revision support to GCSE History students with the 2015- GCSE History spec for Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939.
The idea is to encourage independent revision rather than simply giving students all the information. It has tasks designed to improve recall and test knowledge as well as practice exam questions with tips and hints and mark schemes.
It has activities for every part of each key topic -over 50 pages.
Ready to print and use.
Revision resources for Anglo Saxon and Norman England GCSE- Edexcel 1060-1088
Includes: exam question planning sheets- including describe 2 features Qs for Norman England
12 markers on Odo and succession crisis 1087
16 marker on change and continuity Norman England
Gap fills and quick fill resources for limited 1 hour revision sessions.
Key People- who is who for Anglo Saxon and Norman England
Key words sheets
Match up- Which rebellion? (Rebellions against William I)
Two-hour lesson plus homework for OCR ALevel (can be used for other courses/ specs) on the Problems of Dual Power for the Provisional Government, lacking Legitimacy and Soviet Order #1, the war and issues of National Minorities demanding independence as well as ALexander Kerensky and the Kerensky offensive.
Does not cover Lenin/ April theses and the increasing popularity of the Bolsheviks or Causes of Oct Rev…that info is all in my Causes of October Revolution lessons.
Lesson inspired by Miranda Kaufmann’s Black Tudors book- stories of four inspiring Black individuals and what they can tell us about Black African people in Tudor England.
This is also part of my unit of work on Tudor monarchs priced £6 for all the lessons if you would rather get more lessons on the Tudors for KS3. They are very high challenge and include a variety of retrieval tasks.
This lesson is for KS3 but could be used for KS4 too- a look at the women in Henry VIII life from a new perspective- their own talents and merits rather than viewing them in Henry VIII shadow. Also addresses popular myths and misconceptions about his wives.
Includes full powerpoint, information sheets and a video clip to evaluate how sufficient/ accurate horrible histories is.
Edexcel GCSE lesson Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991
This lesson is an in depth examination of the consequences of the Cuban REvolution of 1959 on US policy towards Cuba including Kennedy’s policy; the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961.
It looks at why the Bay of Pigs failed and why it had such serious consequences for international relations and USA
Part of Key Topic 2: Escalating Tensions in the Cold War this is my third lesson (follows on from the Berlin Crisis and Berlin Wall)
Also includes a model answer for 8 mark question Explain two consequences of…
Includes all resources and info needed- textbooks are not necessary.
Edexcel GCSE Superpower relations
Key Topic 2: Cold War Crises
Lesson 4 The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
This lesson follows my lesson on the Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs invasion
It examines the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Khrushchev’s defence of sending missiles to Cuba and Kennedy’s decision making as well as the divisive advice from the Hawks and Doves in foreign and defence policy.
The consequences of Cuban Missile Crisis are also covered alongside an 8 mark write a narrative account question.
Also includes a gap fill model answer to the Explain two consequences of the Bay of Pigs invasion question including an SEND version with words to use to make it easier.
A bundle of example answers for ALevel Russia- the OCR course but can be adapted for any exam board.
OCR uses 20 mark “How far do you agree?” style open essays and 10 mark shorter questions in which students must only compare 2 factors as a more important cause or consequence of something.
These answers are all A-A* grade responses.
Long essay questions included:
-How successful were Stalin’s economic policies?
-How far did Russia achieve stability 1906-1914?
-How far do you agree that the failures of the provisional government led to the October/ November Revolution?
-Stalin rose to power because of his strengths and his position within the Bolshevik party. How far do you agree?
-To what extent did WWI cause the February Revolution?
Short essay (2 factors) quesions included:
-Which was the most important reason for the introduction of the NEP:
+The Kronstadt Rebellion
+Famine in the countryside
-Which of the following was the most important cause of the Oct/ Nov revolution in 1917?
+The failures of the provisional government
+The Actions of Lenin
-Which of the following was the most important cause of the 1905 revolution:
+Industrialisation
+Political Opposition
Lesson on Living Conditions in the USSR under Stalin
Looks at the consequences of the 5 year plans and includes analysis and evaluation of the impact on certain groups in society.
Fully resourced lesson and includes all information students need including colour code with lots of factual evidence for essays.
NOTE: I include images (PNG) files for illustration purposes - ignore these and open the word documents and powerpoint files for actual resources :)
This lesson is designed for KS3 but can also be used for Primary school or as an intro for KS4.
This lesson is about Edward VI reign and impact of his short reign focused mainly on his reformation of the Church of England.
This is part of my unit of work on the Tudors so if you want a bargain download the whole unit instead which has over 8 hours of learning for just £5.
Suitable for non-specialists.
Alevel Russia 1894-1941 OCR but can be used for any spec with Lenin.
Very detailed resources on the effects of War Communism, impact and opposition to the Bolsheviks and the reasons why NEP was introduced, what the NEP was and successes and failures of the NEP as well as impact on the Bolsheviks includes Decree on Party Unity and hints about how Stalin used this later on.
All resources are included, does not require any textbook/ additional worksheets.
Also includes an example 10 mark Question about why NEP was introduced- Kronstadt rising or famine in the countryside.
Bonus content included: Video question sheet for the documentary Russian Revolution in Colour Part 2 based on Kronstradt rising
Analysis continuum activity with answers: did the Bolsheviks rely on Terror to keep control (as this is the last lesson in Bolshevik control under Lenin).
Powerpoint with explanation of how to answer the Edexcel GCSE Paper 1: Medicine through Time questions which can be really difficult for students so they need lots of practice and lots of examples.
Includes example answers for all 3 question types.
Edexcel GCSE lesson on Persecution of Minorities in Nazi Germany
Includes detail of persecution of Slavs, Roma and Sinti Peoples, Jews, People living with disabilities/ mental illness and Homosexuals with some video clips and case studies.
Also includes exam skills questions on Kristallnacht and a source skills modelling activity to teach inferences and how to write Q3 a, b, c and d questions for Paper 3 which students struggle with.
GCSE Edexcel Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991
This lesson follows my lesson on the Second Berlin Crisis and examines why the Wall was built and what the consequences were on Berlin/ Germany, USA, USSR and International Relations.
Fully resourced, does not need textbooks - any reference to the textbook- has all the necessary information on the following slides/ animations pull it up but obviously you can use the textbooks if you have them- or print the info on the slides for students to do that task independently.
Very detailed; enough material for Grades 9-1.
Full set of lessons on Lenin’s Russia
-Bolshevik problems/ establishing Bolshevik rule
-The Causes of the Civil War
-Why did the REds win the Civil War
-How did the Bolsheviks consolidate rule- source lesson
-The Kronstadt mutiny, Tambov Rising and the New Economic Policy (NEP)
-Evaluation of how successful Lenin was.
Long Term Causes of World War I
This is a two lesson looking at the MAIN causes of WWI starting with tensions between the Great Powers and looking at key themes such as Weltpolitik and Imperialism, Alliances and Nationalism and Militarism and Arms/ Naval races. Also includes the Moroccan and Bosnian crises (in brief!)
Includes powerpoint, worksheets and several activities- including historiography and interpretations of Germany’s role in “starting WWI.”
Suitable for KS3 or as an intro to KS4 unit on International relations.
Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations and the Cold War
This is my 4th lesson from Key Topic 3: The End of the Cold War but can be used as a stand alone lesson.
In depth examination of who Reagan was, his ideas and beliefs and his policies including increased arms spending, rolling back Communism by funding guerrillas and the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) programme. Includes youtube video clips, source work and all the detail needed for students. Fully resourced nothing else needed.
Examines how Reagan’s personality played a key role in developments from the Second Cold War to Gorbacev;s “New thinking” and need to reform the USSR (this is next lesson).
Also includes a bumper retrieval practice for Key Topic 1 and 2 Highlighter Heads to help students recall key individuals from earlier in the Cold War (includes all key individuals from Roosevelt to Brezhnev, Dubcek and Husak).
Also includes an 8 mark exam question, planning sheet, SEND planning sheet and model answer for a narrative account question on the Cold War.
NOTE: I include images (PNG) files for illustration purposes - ignore these and open the word documents and powerpoint files for actual resources :)
