KS4 Lesson for Edexcel GCSE History module: The American West c.1835-c.1895, introducing the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion, using the Mormons as a case study.
Accessible for all ability groups and the resources are easily differentiated for more and less academically able students.
This lesson includes…
- ‘Push and Pull factors’ task for Westward Expansion.
- Introduction to the Oregon Trail - What it is and why it was established. Also plotting it onto a US map that can be utilised in every other lesson.
- Introduction to the Mormons.
- Information Sheet Resource and key word summary exercise for why the Mormons moved west.
- PEE Paragraph exercise - Why were the Mormons more successful than the Donner Party?
- Venn Diagram Plenary Resource - Comparing the Mormon’s Westward Expansion case study to the Donner Party Westward Expansion Case Study, assessing differences and similarities in the problems and solutions that both groups faced.
- Interactive homework (Or plenary) - The Oregon Trail Game
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