**This lesson provides students with a great selection of activities to help them understand and explain the main causes of the English Civil War in 1642. ** -Students are introduced to the idea of a Civil War and will discuss the role of a parliament in the 1600s. -They will then read through a variety of different reasons why King Charles I and parliament argued in the years before 1642 and organise these reasons into economic, religious or political factors. Finally, students will have an opportunity to fully explains the causes of the English Civil War in a piece of extended historical writing before completing a crossword which covers all the main terms from the lesson. The 17-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, activities, printable resources, starters and learning reviews as well as engaging background information about King James I and the events which led to the start of the English Civil War. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

A whole lesson on the causes of the American Civil War, directed towards the AQA ‘America 1840-1895’ unit. This lesson includes all 9 different causes of the civil war, assessment focus, exam skills, differentiated sources and homework.

These resources cover the topic of the Spanish Civil War and Franco’s Dictatorship and encourage pupils to consider what life was like during and after the Spanish civil war through a variety of different activities. Skills covered include: reading, translation, writing, speaking & listening - as well as the opportunity to develop grammar skills. Key sub-topics: consequences of the Civil War, Franco’s reign, repression and censorship, women during Franco’s dictatorship. There are enough resources here for at least 3 lessons on the topic (depending on group ability). Mixture of culture, history and language practice.

A 7 lesson fully resources no textbook needed overview of the US Civil War, focusing on long term causes, short term causes and the impacts. Built to fit in exactly with American West: Expansion and Consolidation GCSE AQA unit.

This lesson forms a SOW on the English Civil War, there are two lessons on why the Civil war happened and then the other lessons look at the impact. This lesson includes starters with answers, a worksheet with tasks and time lines to build chronological understanding. This lesson looks at women during this period and looks at 3 examples and some sources.

This lesson contains: A starter task to check students’ chronological knowledge of the common monarchs studied at KS3. Feel free to change or alter (or add) as needed. An overview of what a civil war is. Students have an opportunity to discuss this and then write down a definition. Students then find out it is between Charles and parliament. There is a chance here to discuss what parliament is, if the students don’t already know it. The students can then be shown an overview slide that shows the death toll and impact the war will go on to have. An activity to note down, from teacher-led slides, the beliefs which Charles held. This will help to build a picture of the reasons why a potential conflict might arise. This includes his power beliefs (divine right of kings), his religious beliefs and his financial beliefs. This helps later when the students categorise the reasons for the war into these groups. There is a video giving an overview of the causes of the Civil War that students may find interesting. It is made by English Heritage. A main activity which might span over the two lessons. This is to follow the narrative of events (a 3 page information booklet provided) and complete their timeline on the worksheet provided. This maps out the major events in the road to war. For each event, students summarise what caused the disagreement and then judge, using the scale, how much guilt Charles had for each event. The students will then colour-code the timeline to show whether the cause is to do with power, money or religion. There Is then a chance to do a write up using the evidence they have gained. This is to decide whether Charles was to blame. The students could be asked to also do a ‘one hand, other hand’ piece of work if you prefer. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter task that has questions that can be amended or altered based on what you have been previously teaching. An overview of the situation so far in the war and that neither side had won decisive victories. Students are then introduced to the new leaders Fairfax and Cromwell and the idea of a new ‘model army’, why it was created and what the intention was. An activity to then use an information sheet to answer questions on the key information about the new army and then to explain how the new types of troops might help them win. A task to study the rules laid out for the army. Students use the questions on the board to write about what made them religious, disciplined and brave. Students summarise the key provisions while doing so. A plenary to recount key words. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter task that has questions that can be amended or altered based on what you have been previously teaching. A video from YouTube which summarises the main events of the war. Students then use the information provided to find out about 4 such battles. The worksheet contains questions to elicit the key information. Students can extend their thinking by discussing what either side might have done differently to get a decisive victory. A chance to take a detailed look at Naseby, the battle which turned the tide of the war. Students are introduced to the location and the alignment of the troops. There is a video summary of the battle and how it was fought, and then the PPT provides a ‘talk through’ opportunity with animation to show the progression of the battle. A task to use the information to complete their worksheets and answer the questions. A final task to colour-code the main reasons why Charles lost the war, and then do a write up to say what the main reasons were. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

What were the consequences of the English Civil War? LO: To understand that consequences occur after an event by explaining the painting, ’The Boy in Blue’. To explain the consequences of the English Civil War on families by using a painting. Be able to explain how a source shows the consequences of social changes due to the conflict, and how it can be used to explain the Civil War. Discusses and judge how useful a source is to explaining the consequences of the Civil War.

This lesson contains: A starter task that has questions that can be amended or altered based on what you have been previously teaching. A brief introduction to the start of the war, and then students use the information presented on the PPT to complete the boxes on their worksheet to differentiate between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers, who they supported, what they wore and what their aims were. An activity to study the information sheet and find out about the different way in which musketeers and pikemen fought, as well as then labelling the two different soldiers based on the descriptions on the sheet. An activity to find out about the difficulty faced by soldiers when choosing sides. There are four large sources and for each, there is a question that analyses what is being said. The students answer these questions in their books with an extension to explain two reasons why soldiers found it hard to choose sides. A plenary activity which can be done as a whole class on the board. There is a summary task on an interactive website from British Civil Wars. It is a drag and drop activity which can be done as a whole class discussion. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

Exploring the Historical concept, Interpretation, this lesson focuses on the evidence from The English War, from both sides. From Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads, to Charles the First and the Royalists, this lesson will allow students to understand why so many people have argued over who is to plan for the Civil War! This lesson includes source activities, a chance to debate, as well as print outs for both evidence for and against. The evidence takes the themes of Economic, Social and Political. Historical Concept: Interpretation.

This is one lesson from a completely fully resourced and integrated series of 17 lessons on the Russian Revolution. It was designed for GCSE History but has also been used very effectively at KS3 level. Each lesson contains as a minimum: • Recap from previous lesson • Keyword flashcards (in a unique ‘Pokémon card style’ template!) • Writing skill challenges building up to fully developed PEEKA paragraphs (these increase in complexity as you move through the lessons) • Text with comprehension questions • A ‘reverse engineer’ essay question task. • A model paragraph with a ‘how can you improve?’ task • Stretch questions. • Video links. The 17 lessons are as follows: Russia and its discontents (free) 1905 Revolution (free) The First World War (free) Rasputin February Revolution Mid-Module Revision Tasks and Knowledge Check Provisional Government October Revolution Bolsheviks & Constituent Assembly Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russian Civil War Russian Civil War – Why did the Reds win? Russian Civil War – War Communism Russian Civil War – Kronstadt Naval Mutiny Russian Civil War – New Economic Policy Russian Civil War – Lenin’s Legacy End of unit – all revision cards, revision tasks, assessment questions, models and criteria. Hope they help. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet

Resources relating to the AQA 9-1 GCSE Option ‘Russia, 1894-1945’. Included is 2-3 lessons’ worth of activities tackling the Russian Civil War and why the Reds were victorious. The PowerPoint includes teaching information, copies of the worksheets, sources and videos (where relevant). There are also practice exam questions included in the slide (usually 1-2 per topic). This is part of a larger bundle covering the entire unit, which can be purchased from my shop. This resource was originally designed for OneNote teaching; however, it can easily be adapted to exercise book teaching in under 5mins. Simply change the phrase ‘in OneNote’ to ‘in your exercise books’ on the PowerPoint. The ‘Understanding the Modern World’ course textbook from Hodder is needed to access some of the activities (however, alternatives can no doubt be found).

7 lessons for a Unit suitable for Y7 on The English Civil War The causes of the English civil war The New Model Army The Battle of Naseby Trial and Execution Who was Cromwell (including Cromwell’s head) The Restoration (merry monarch) The Big Stuart quiz Lessons are suitable for 55m lessons. All sheets/resources are included. made by me, a teacher in a non-selective secondary school on the Kent coast.

The English Civil War The aim of this lesson is to be able to distinguish between the two sides of Cavaliers (King Charles) and Roundheads (Oliver Cromwell) in the English Civil War. Students will be researching how they differed from their dress, their mannerisms, what they believed in and their goals. They will also be analysing some real life examples from people today who discuss which side they would prefer to be on and why. Students will be using various written sources and video evidence to find out which side they would support. Ultimately they will have to produce a propaganda leaflet encouraging people to join their campaign as a Royalist or Cavalier using persuasive literacy techniques and song lyrics. Exemplars and scaffolding is included if required. This is a fun lesson with a number of activities designed to get all students involved actively and to enjoy their learning. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies and differentiated materials, and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.

This is a whole lesson introducing long and short term causes of the English Civil War. My students struggled with what long and short term causes were so this lesson uses a clip from 'Benjamin Button' to give the students a visualisation and then gets them to come up with their own definitions to make it really clear.

This is the first lesson out of scheme of work on the English Civil War. Originally designed for the AQA GCSE Paper 2 (Thematic Studies, Power and the People, Challenging Royal Authority) however these resources could be used for any Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 lesson on the English Civil War. This lesson teaches pupils the main long and short-term causes on the English Civil War through a treasure hunt task which is differentiated in two different ways. The lesson culminates in a memory task about parliament’s demands in 1640 and what the King agreed in 1641.

OCR ALevel History Russia 1894-1941 The Russian Civil War 1918-1922 2 hour Lesson looking at the reasons for the civil war…the two sides in the Russian civil war why the war developed and opposition to the Bolsheviks Also includes Why did the Reds win the Civil War activities

Another in our series of cross-curricular Learning at Home units. Find out the facts about the British Civil Wars, some of the key events and people, the different roles of soldiers and how people chose a side. This is an interactive pdf which leads to all sorts of wonderful resources, all downloadable for free from the National Civil War Centre.

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