Revision Booklet - Power and the People AQA

An in depth, all in one revision booklet for the AQA GCSE History topic Britain: Power and the People c.1170 to the present day.

Can either be printed as a work book for students to use as independent revision or pages given separately and used as class activities, homework, or interleaving revision. Varied activities that can be used by all students.

Contents:

• Introduction - list of events in the topic, mark schemes and guides for all 4 exam questions.
• 6 pages of keywords - students are given space to write a definition and use the keyword in a sentence
• CAMO for each of the 12 key events/themes from Magna Carta to Minority Rights, - Aims, Methods, Outcomes - very useful for answering the 8m questions.
  • Significance - explanation of what makes something significant and 32 different events/organisations/people to write the significance of, along with hints. Very useful for the significance 8m.
  • Factors - Factors used are RICCEWIG (Religion, Ideas, Chance, Communication, Economy, War/Violence, Individuals, Government). Students need to summarise their importance over the 4 historical eras, this helps prepare them for the 16m factor question.
  • 34 important individuals students should know from the 1100s to modern day
  • Similarity practice - students use a grid to randomise a question on which two topics to compare.
  • 19 pages of retrieval style keyword questions - 114 key terms and names students should be able to use
  • Timelines for each of the 12 key events
  • Fill in the grid activities for each of the 12 events
  • Categorisation tasks (5 pages) - students must categorise key terms or events into the correct historical era or event
  • Is this statement accurate - students are given 60 statements covering the periods studied and need to make a judgement and have to provide evidence. Examples: The Peasants Revolt was an absolute failure, The American Revolution was mainly caused by the Boston Massacre, the WSPU were influenced by previous reform movements, Stop and Search laws exacerbated the difficult relationship between Brixton’s Black residents and the police.