Why was religion important in the Middle Ages? analysis of the Doom painting and a diamond 9 or reasons of why religion was so important.

A 2-part lesson of Native American cultures and the impact of the arrival of Europeans.

A look at key individuals and their contributions to medicine 1750-1900 for KS3 students to do as part of studying the Industrial Revolution.

This lesson investigates how Henry won the battle of Bosworth using sweets to reenact the battle.

Causes, cures, significance of the Black Death - Year 7

Scheme of learning for the Kett Rebellion.

a collection of 16 mark interpretation questions and areas of focus

A one-off lesson on the Crusades. This is to be taught as a ‘meanwhile elsewhere…’ theme. The context would be the medieval realms as the period of study. Students can explore what was happening on a global scale, which helps to diversify and make the year 7 curriculum more inclusive. What were the Crusades? Why did people want to go on them? What was the impact?

Motte and Bailey Castles and the development of stone castles- 2 lessons.

A 2-3 part lesson covering why the British were motivated to carry on fighting. Skills developed are source based and incorporation of own knowledge. Including an evidence pack, differentaited resources and a plan to support students, a PPT and DIRT lesson with activities on. Model answers and mark scheme included to be in line with the demands and specification of recent KS3 framework for History.

Every 12 mark question I can think of

A revision guide, including a check list and suggestions of documents that can be named for the ‘follow up’ questions’. Example questions and answers, as well as compresensive detail to cover the whole topic.

I have gone through the scheme like a fine toothed comb and made a plan for every ‘explain why’ question. A lot of the evidence in these answers will also help with the content needed for the 4 and 16 marker on this paper too.

Using the nursery rhyme to start off and then looking at the arguments for and against if Mary deserved her nickname. Intro to analysing what is fact and opinion. This results in students writing an argument for and against and a judgment and self assessing it and then teacher assesing it by tick boxing criteria.