Scotland and the Great War: Recruitment (Lesson 1)

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This is a Scottish National 4/5 History lesson on recruitment in Scotland in WWI. As I operate a mixed class, there are activities designed for both National 4 and National 5 included within the lesson.

The lesson begins with background information regarding the need for recruitment, and then requires students to take notes on some of the reasons men from Scotland were encouraged to enlist.

Following this, National 5 students will complete practice source questions to prepare them for their examinations. Source response structures/marking criteria are included in the PowerPoint to allow for peer marking and detailed explanation of how to gain higher marks. National 4 students will also complete source questions, however these questions can instead be used to gather a portfolio of evidence for their unit assessments, or to help prepare them to take on National 5 in the future. Other tasks include a Pals Battalion comprehension task with questions, and a 'create your own' recruitment advertisement activity for those in National 4 or National 5 students who finish early. While there may appear to be only one activity, they will be revealed through the course of the PowerPoint due to animations and so on!