58Uploads
20k+Views
5k+Downloads
All resources
To what extent was Elizabethan England a Golden Age? Enquiry Introduction.
This is the introduction to a series of lessons, aimed at Y8, based around the inquiry: to what extent was Elizabethan England a Golden Age? Each lesson comes back to and refers to the arguments of two history teachers: Mr Oldham and Mr Williams.
The series of lessons is as follows:
Inquiry introduction.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement.
Elizabeth and the issue of marriage.
Sailors and exploration during Elizabeth’s reign.
Wealth and poverty in Elizabethan England.
Culture and theatre in Elizabethan England.
Mary Queen of Scots.
Causes of the Anglo-Spanish conflict.
The Spanish Armada.
'Who were the English?' - Student Booklet
This is the student work booklet attached to the lesson sequence and enquiry question: ‘who were the English (before 1066)?’.
The lesson sequence is as follows:
Roman Skeleton Mystery (2 lessons).
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Sutton Hoo (2 lessons).
The Spread of Christianity in England.
Viking Raid on Lindisfarne.
Æthelstan, King of the English
Review lesson: Who were the English (before 1066)?
This workbook features all the necessary resources for all the lessons of the enquiry (therefore no additional printing is required). It also features a Meanwhile Elsewhere homework task (credited. Available separately online).
KKK Roaring 20s Racism & Immigration
A lesson about the KKK, their methods and beliefs.
Return of the Saarland 1935. Hitler's Foreign Policy
A self-contained lesson on the return of the Saar in 1935.
Who were the English (before 1066)? Review lesson
This lessons is part of the enquiry: ‘Who were the English (before 1066)’?
The enquiry focuses on the skill historical evidence. Overall, students will refer to five pieces of evidence (Roman skeletons discovered at Aballava fort, Sutton Hoo helmet, Bede’s account of Hadrian and Theodore, the Viking Domesday Stone, and a coin from the reign of King Æthelstan) in order to answer the enquiry question.
This lesson is the review and final lesson of the enquiry. Students tie together the different sources studied throughout the different lessons to answer the enquiry question. The resources on the PowerPoint are hopefully self-explanatory in terms of how to deliver it to students.
You can download the corresponding student booklet for free with all the required work sheets and resources.
The lesson sequence for this enquiry is as follows:
Roman Skeleton Mystery (2 lessons).
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Sutton Hoo (2 lessons).
The Spread of Christianity in England.
Viking Raid on Lindisfarne.
Æthelstan, King of the English
Review lesson: Who were the English (before 1066)?
Nazi Germany Enabling Act / Law
A brief lesson covering the Enabling Act, 1933.
Contenders for the throne 1066
A self-sufficient lesson aimed at Y7.
Edward the Confessor - a good king? Pre-Norman Conquest KS3 lesson
A self-contained lesson to be used with KS3 prior to Norman Conquest topic.
Great Plague GCSE History Health and the People
Designed to fit AQA GCSE
Weltpolitik Kaiser Wilhelm's Foreign Policy Origins of WW1
A self-contained lesson on Weltpolitik.
Guerrilla Warfare and Vietcong tactics. Vietnam War. USA.
A self-contained lesson on VC tactics using during the Vietnam War.
Entertainment & Society in 1920s USA
An overview of how life and society changed in the Roaring 20s.
Failure of the Spanish Armada - Elizabethan England
This is part of a series of lessons, aimed at Y8, based around the inquiry: to what extent was Elizabethan England a Golden Age? Each lesson comes back to and refers to the arguments of two history teachers: Mr Oldham and Mr Williams.
The series of lessons is as follows:
Inquiry introduction.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement.
Elizabeth and the issue of marriage.
Sailors and exploration during Elizabeth’s reign.
Wealth and poverty in Elizabethan England.
Culture and theatre in Elizabethan England.
Mary Queen of Scots.
Causes of the Anglo-Spanish conflict.
The Spanish Armada.
Wall Street Crash Roaring 20s USA
Self-contained lesson on the Wall Street Crash.
Includes instructions for a practical demonstration of the Crash - skittles required!
Mary Queen of Scots - Elizabethan England
This is part of a series of lessons, aimed at Y8, based around the inquiry: to what extent was Elizabethan England a Golden Age? Each lesson comes back to and refers to the arguments of two history teachers: Mr Oldham and Mr Williams.
The series of lessons is as follows:
Inquiry introduction.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement.
Elizabeth and the issue of marriage.
Sailors and exploration during Elizabeth’s reign.
Wealth and poverty in Elizabethan England.
Culture and theatre in Elizabethan England.
Mary Queen of Scots.
Causes of the Anglo-Spanish conflict.
The Spanish Armada.
Why did England and Spain go to war? Elizabethan England
This is part of a series of lessons, aimed at Y8, based around the inquiry: to what extent was Elizabethan England a Golden Age? Each lesson comes back to and refers to the arguments of two history teachers: Mr Oldham and Mr Williams.
The series of lessons is as follows:
Inquiry introduction.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement.
Elizabeth and the issue of marriage.
Sailors and exploration during Elizabeth’s reign.
Wealth and poverty in Elizabethan England.
Culture and theatre in Elizabethan England.
Mary Queen of Scots.
Causes of the Anglo-Spanish conflict.
The Spanish Armada.
TET Offensive. Vietnam War. AQA History.
A lesson on the Tet Offensive.
Medieval Jewish Migration
A lesson intended to be part of a migration through time thematic study in Y7.
Women & Flappers in the Roarings 20s USA
Changes and limitations of the life of women in the Roaring 20s.
Æthelstan, King of the English
This lessons is part of the enquiry: ‘Who were the English (before 1066)’?
The enquiry focuses on the skill historical evidence. Overall, students will refer to five pieces of evidence (Roman skeletons discovered at Aballava fort, Sutton Hoo helmet, Bede’s account of Hadrian and Theodore, the Viking Domesday Stone, and a coin from the reign of King Æthelstan) in order to answer the enquiry question.
This lesson’s main task is a dual-coded narrative of Æthelstan’s life (inspired by the work of Oli Cav). Teacher notes for the story are included on the PowerPoint. Students are to copy out the drawings one-by-one on their blank version. After each strand they then retell the story using only their images. At the end they retell the whole story. They then convert the information into the table or written task afterwards. Other than this the resources on the PowerPoint are hopefully self-explanatory in terms of how to deliver it to students.
You can download the corresponding student booklet for free with all the required work sheets and resources.
The lesson sequence for this enquiry is as follows:
Roman Skeleton Mystery (2 lessons).
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Sutton Hoo (2 lessons).
The Spread of Christianity in England.
Viking Raid on Lindisfarne.
Æthelstan, King of the English
Review lesson: Who were the English (before 1066)?