I provide resources for a range of Humanities subjects, mainly Sociology, Politics, and History, but also some Geography, Media Studies and Global Perspectives.
My resources have been the basis of my students achieving a number of Outstanding Learner Awards from Cambridge International Exams.
I provide resources for a range of Humanities subjects, mainly Sociology, Politics, and History, but also some Geography, Media Studies and Global Perspectives.
My resources have been the basis of my students achieving a number of Outstanding Learner Awards from Cambridge International Exams.
This is an inquiry-based, structured and fully scaffolded series of lessons evaluating the relevance of Liberal and Neo-Liberalism in 2023. There is no excessive heavy reading for the students; everything is broken down is easily accessible chunks. Other tasks include a mix and match to develop vocab, the application of different aspects of Liberal theory in various contexts, a comparison between classical and neo-liberal theory, a TOK Exhibition link and a final assessment of the relevance of Liberalism in 2023. All tasks come with examples integrated.
There are nine tasks which are all differentiated, with all resources provided, including reading and videos. There are plenty of visual aids for EAL students. It is very discussion-based, with some research opportunities, so it should take at least four hour-long lessons due to the detail required of some of the tasks.
This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is easily adaptable and editable as there is no branding or fancy gimmicks on the slides. Links to the videos are in the notes on the slides and are also included in the file. Relevant articles are also provided in an easily accessible format. It will transfer easily to Teams, Google or any other online format but also works as a paper lesson. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.
Just a ppt and some videos to do in the first lesson to stimulate discussion about Global Politics in general.
Covers:
Ukraine Counteroffensive
Prigozhin being killed
Niger Coup
Trump Arrests
Summer Heatwave
Barbenheimer
Only has PPT and vids, no worksheet, though you might want to print the last task on an A3 piece and have them work in groups.
This is a literacy mat I used in my IB Global Politics class where most students are EAL. It contains key spelling, command words, useful connectives, key terminology etc.
Print it off, laminate it and leave it on the desks. Can also be used as a display if you so wish.
Designed with IB in mind but certainly transferable to other curricula.
Nothing fancy. Just a structured revision guide for students. This is to be based off classwork and textbook. It does not reproduce any information found elsewhere. It should cover most things they need to know for the topic for either A-Level or IB. Probably needs a bit of editing to fit what you’ve taught yourself.
A pretty straightforward lesson examining the difference between Human and Civil Rights.
Video links are in the notes section. Some prior knowledge of Civil Rights in Northern Ireland, South Africa and the USA is needed. And you’ll need the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to hand, I just used the IB Global Politics textbook.
Slides 7 and 14 should be printed off individually.
An introduction to EU concepts and structures. Designed with IB in mind but in reality could be used on any syllabus.
Videos are listed in the notes section of the PPT. Activities are integrated in.
This covers state capitalism. Videos are integrated in. Some knowledge of Middle Eastern Airlines- Emirates, Etihad, Qatar etc is needed.
Very simple and straightforward.
This document is a revision booklet to help students make links across the course. They could do it on the computer but I personally prefer to have them handwrite it so they get used to writing the key words. I know I’m not alone in having trouble getting students to use evidence in their answers.
Designed for DP Global Politics but can be adapted for use in other subjects/curricula
Very simple, very structured.
Two or three lessons worth here on Human Rights violations.
First lesson is dedicated to comparing Slavery in Mauritania and the UK. The rationale is to get the students to think of this topic in a truly global context.
Second and third lesson focus on different types of Human Rights violations and placing them in a theoretical and conceptual context.
Lots of videos. Links in the notes. Activities on sheets and integrated in.
Full lesson on the ECHR. Very simple. Links to videos in the notes. The lesson should take one hour
I’ve written a full paper 1 (for DP Global Politics Paper 1) as part of this. It is attached in the booklet along with the sources.
The IB DP Global Politics mark scheme for the Paper 1 10 mark essays and the Paper 2 25 mark essays is a bit weak, so I have made these sheets to help with the marking process. It’s basically the mark scheme put into boxes and another table with some general pointers.
TIP: If in international school, get someone to translate into students first language. Then you can give feedback in a students native tongue plus English.
Two lessons of structured work designed for specifically for IB Global Politics, though it can easily be switched to another course/syllabus.
The focus is on Bangladesh as a case study, and students should know about things like the World Bank, and theory before doing this.
This is at least two hours worth of lessons of types of Human Rights, as well as Universalism and Relativism.
Activities on attached sheets and integrated in. Link to the video in the notes.
You will need post it notes in three different colours, and ideally some mini whiteboards or equivalent.
I used articles from the BBC and New Statesman for the Broadband bit. But if it’s a UK school the video should be enough by itself to be honest.
Two lessons worth on this topic.
This is used to at international relations theory in the context of Human Rights. It’s a good revision tool for these theories as well. You’ll need some mini white boards or equivalent for the first task.
Videos are in the notes section. To be honest they are very interchangeable.
Simple, straightforward, scaffolded tasks. Building towards the questions at the end.
This is a straightforward lesson designed to consider the relationship between western and eastern interpretations of Human Rights. I assume the class has some knowledge of Fukuyama.
This lesson is followed up with a more general challenges to Universalism.
You’ll need post it notes and not much else.
Activities are integrated on the PPT and on the Worksheet.
UPDATED FEB 2020 to reference Brexit and the December 2019 election.
This is a comprehensive revision booklet for Unit 2 AS Government and Politics.
It contains at least four pages of structured revision activities on:
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Parliament
Constitution
The Judiciary
There are extra revision questions included which should be completed on seperate paper.
This is two lessons worth focused on postmodern conflicts and the changing nature of conflict with an emphasis on asymmetric conflict.
You don’t need to have done postmodernism before, as I have included some slides on it.
There are a number of scaffolded activities, plenty of points for discussion, and an essay question which can be planned at the end.
This is two lessons worth of work on scales of conflict, taught through the levels of analysis.
Starts of more general, and concept based, before applying knowledge to the Syria conflict. Can easily be adapted to any conflict you have been covering in class.