Key Stage 3 lesson for a scheme of work on The Rise of The Dictators. In this lesson we look at the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its causes. We begin by looking at Tsar Nicholas II, we then watch a video clip on the reasons for the Revolution. We use info cards and visual hexagons to examine the causes in more detail. We then look at the rise of the Bolsheviks and the pupils create a scroll through history to explain the events of the rise of Bolshevism. We look at a source featuring Lenin and finish on a “to what extent” question.
I hope this proves useful and saves you some time.
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Russian Revolution –
This is a completely fully resourced and integrated series of 17 lessons on the Russian Revolution. It was designed for junior/seniors but has also been used very effectively lower down the school.
Each lesson contains as a minimum:
• Recap from the 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.
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These resources enable students to understand the context of the Russian Revolution, the predominant subject of Orwell’s allegory within Animal Farm. More precisely, students learn about the key historical events and figures throughout this point in time in Russian history, and begin to comprehend Orwell’s intentions in writing the novella. These resources give students a strong foundation of knowledge which they can then utilise to begin confidently relating the text to its context. There are easily enough resources for at least two lessons within this resource pack.
Students learn through the following tasks:
- Gauging and collaborating previous knowledge through a discussion-based starter task;
- Watching, listening, and demonstrating their understanding of an engaging and informative context video and related activity sheet;
- Developing their understanding through in-depth investigative research into the main leaders of the Russian Revolution;
- Writing a letter from the viewpoint of a member of the Russian working class, who has lived through the various regimes and revolutions.
- Peer assessing their partners’ learning attempts.
The following resources are provided:
- Engaging and colourful step-by-step PowerPoint (includes links for video)
- Teacher lesson guidance/plan;
- Context worksheet;
- Five investigative research templates: Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky, Marx, and The Secret Police.
All images and videos are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint. Note - internet connection is needed for the video activity.
This resource is perfect for beginner learners of Russian language. Each flashcard has a capital letter as well as a small letter and a word that begins with this letter. These flashcards are 2 in 1 flashcards. All words included are NAMES of the ANIMALS, this was you get to learn not only alphabet but also animals!
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This Complete Revision & Practice Workbook is full of revision and practice for the Edexcel Russian GCSE course.
130 pages.
It contains useful vocab list for all 5 required themes with subtopics, a variety of excercises and grammar notes, as well as exam-style questions, which cover the reading, translation and speaking skills needed for the exam. Learners will also benefit from mock exam tasks for wrtitten examination (shorter and longer essays questions and translation tasks - English into Russian) and speaking examination (10 picture based tasks with sample answers and 10 role play speaking cards).
The book is rounded off with a complimentary 20-page translation activities pack (sentences and short exam-style texts for translating from Russian into English and vice versa).
Answers to most practice questions are included to enable self-study.
Although the book was developed in line with GCSE requirements, it is appropriate for any learners studying Russian towards A2 level and looking to expand and practise their vocabulary on such topics as family, hobby, free time, workday routine, the world around us, travelling, city, village, local area, school, education, future plans, the world around us, global issues, environment.
A few small sections of this book are available separately on our store, including a free Sample GCSE speaking card.
This lesson is entitled ‘How did the Bolsheviks seize power?’
L.o. To describe the October revolution and explain why the Bolsheviks were successful
It includes a video task, fully resourced timeline activity and recap plenary
Full power point lesson looking at the October Revolution of 1917
Starter activity - define content related themes - then AFL with answers on next slide.
Bolshevik thinking about revolution
Lenin’s view of when a revolution should happen
The Bolsheviks at the start of October 1917
The October Revolution
Street view of key locations in Petrograd in October 1917
Pictures of key moments x4
Trotsky and the October Revolution
How important was LENIN compared with the PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT in causing the Russian Revolution of October 1917?
This lesson is titled: Why did Russia leave the ‘Great War’?
It covers a range of short-term causes of the 1917 revolution, including Rasputin’s influence, failures of the Tsar, impact of the First World War.
It builds on some prior knowledge of
a) causes of WW1
b) context of Russia in the early 20th century
c) events of 1905
Lesson objective: to investigate the causes of the February 1917 revolution
OCR ALevel History Russia 1894-1941
Topic 2: Towards a Constitutional Monarchy.
This two hour lesson examines the creation of the Duma from the October Manifesto and the limits of the Fundamental laws.
Also examines the challenges of the Duma and the makeup of them and why Nicholas dissolved them each time.
Includes detailed information and all resources needed if you do not have textbook pages from Corin and Fiehn- I have typed up all necessary info onto documents to accompany the lesson.
This bundle contains is 56 pages in total and contains 3 workbooks covering 3 subtopics of the abote theme:
-жизнь российской молодеёжи: здоровье, отдых, новые технологии;
-образование: система образования, жизнь российских школьников;
-мир труда: отношение к труду, равноправие, возможности для молодых россиян.
The workbooks contains:
a broad list of exam-style questions for each subtheme;
a separate list of model extended answers to exam-style questions;
a variety of texts to cover the topic (e.g. youth problems, modern hobbies, problems of young people in modern Russia, what is the government doing to improve the situation, the problem of loneliness, spare time)
infographics to enable further discussion;
comprehension questions and questions for further discussion, vocabulary exercises
The texts can also be used to practise translation skills.
Graphs can be used to practise the use numerals in all cases and as a starting point for discussing the topic.
All texts and exercises are developed in line with Edexcel GCE Russian specification for the level of vocabulary and grammar required at that level.
The worksheet is also appropriate for anyone learning Russian towards B1-B2 level and interested in expanding their general knowledge and vocabulary on the topic of modern Russian society
On its hundredth anniversary, Horrible Histories takes a look at the Russian Revolution. Tsar Nicholas II gives us tips for survival in Russia’s extreme climate (clue: a massive amount of wealth helps), and we reveal that Lenin’s European Communism lecture tour took in a trip to London Zoo. Lenin also gives us beauty advice on how to look good even after death! Meanwhile, Dave TDS finds out just how hard it is to invade Russia, and we listen to Uncle Joe Stalin’s Nursery Rhymes and find out that, at one point, he also decided that the key to world domination might, in fact, lie in poo.
‘The Russian Revolution, a roller-coaster ride of an event that changed the world forever, featuring unpopular emperors, mad monks and wild revolutionaries, and it all happened in a huge country that had been ruled by the same Royal Family, the Romanovs, for 300 years’
Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the resource can be saved as a PDF for A4 printing
KS3 Russian Biomes Top Trumps Lesson
This lesson resource consists of a powerpoint, top-trump cards and information sheets.
The lesson has the following success criteria:
To be able to describe how the environment changes across Russia.
To be able to explain how the environment changes across Russia
To be able to compare how the environment and landscape differ between Russia’s biomes.
To be able to predict how these will change in the future.
Lesson Plan
Students match up the key words with their definitions.
Students describe the distribution of biomes.
Students create top trumps using the information ppt. and top-trump cards.
Students play top trumps using the temperature and precipitation category. Then ask students to order from the card that wins the most to the card that loses the most. This will show the latitudinal gradient of biomes.
Russian beasts and where to find them. Students match up the images with the biomes.
Students predict how the distribution of biomes will change in the future.
40 slide power point looking at the Russian Civil War
What is a Civil War?
Who was involved in Civil War - Source task
Overview of the Russian Civil War - info slide
The Whites
The whites - map work
The Greens - inc. task
The Greens - map work
The Reds - inc. task
The Reds map work
Source - Reds V Whites
Causes of the Russian Civil War - overview
Causes of the Russian Civil War - Constituent Assembly
Causes of the Russian Civil War - Treaty of Brest Litivsk
Causes of the Russian Civil War - intervention by great Powers
Great powers - source task
Events of the Civil War - overview
Causes of the Russian Civil War - task (inc. worksheet)
Key events from the Russian Civil War - Tsar’s murder
Key events from the Russian Civil War - Polish - Soviet War - Inc video link
Key events from the Russian Civil War - Kronstadt Rebellion
Key events from the Russian Civil War - Kronstadt Rebellion source task
Key events from the Russian Civil War - formation of the USSR
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War? - Overview
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Foreign forces throughout Russia
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Geography
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Propaganda
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - role of Trotsky
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Role of Trotsky - source task x2
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - genuine support
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Economic Policy (briefly)
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil Wa - Red Terror
Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil Wa - Red Terror - source task
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