British Empire (unit of work)

This scheme of work focuses on how imperialism has developed over time with a focus on the development of India and scramble for Africa.

These lessons are easily adaptable and followed with clear instructions and a scheme of work

This unit of work includes:

• 10 lessons, plus assessment
• A written SoW. Learning objectives are linked to suggested learning activities.
• Where there is reading, there is a choice of reading ages to use.

There are 10 lessons int he unit of work, plus one assessment:

1. What was the British Empire?
2. Motives for imperialism
3. East India Company
4. Cause of EIC taking over India
5. Indian rebellion
6. Impact of empire on Britain
7. Berlin conference
8. Scramble for Africa
9. Contemporary interpretation of Empire
10. Preassessment lesson
11. Assessment

Where there is reading to complete there is a choice of reading age of 14 or 11. The reading age has been determined using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test* and all reading comes with five comprehension questions that can be self-assessed.

There are opportunities for pupils to peer assess and self assess using the success criteria provided.
Flesch-Kincaid readability test* has been used to determine the reading age of each piece of text

• The Flesch-Kincaid reading method is a readability test designed to assess the complexity of written text. It was developed by Rudolf Flesch and J. Peter Kincaid in 1975 and has since become one of the most widely used methods to determine the readability of texts in English. The Flesch-Kincaid reading method calculates the reading ease and grade level of a piece of writing based on two primary factors: average sentence length and average number of syllables per word