I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
A homework booklet with 21 pages for the first half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homeworks ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on Medieval England and includes:
Contents
Skills in History: Introduction to History, chronology of Medieval monarchs
Skills in History: Timelines, Sources and Interpretations
England in 1066
Background to England 1066 & contenders for the throne
Battle of Stamford Bridge and effects
Events of the Battle of Hastings
Outcomes of Battle of Hastings
Revision for assessment
Feudal System
Domesday Book
Revision for Fact test
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
A homework booklet with 16 pages for the second half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on Medieval England 1066 and includes:
Contents
Motte & Bailey castles
Stone / Square keep castles
Medieval Church
Thomas Beckett
Magna Carta
Causes & symptoms of Black Death
Causes of Peasants revolt
Consequences of Peasants revolt
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
Covers the whole topic in this 58 slide powerpoint. Goes through all the relevant historical eras from c500 to present day and then covers the key question topics for each era. Final slides focus on Blackpool historic site.
A homework booklet with 28 pages for the third half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework is about Tudor England and includes:
Contents
Tudor Kings and Queens
Life in 1485 – comparison with 1066
King Henry VII’s problems & successes of his reign
What did Protestants protest about?
Why did Henry VIII break with Rome?
Religious changes under Henry VIII & Edward VI
How ‘bloody’ was Bloody Mary?
Elizabeth’s Middle Way
The Catholic & Puritan threats against Elizabeth I
To what extent did religion change under the Tudors?
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
A homework booklet with 35 pages for the spring 2 half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on Stuart England and includes:
Contents
Who were the Stuarts?
Why did the Civil War start?
Roundheads v Cavaliers
Weapons & Battles
Why was the King executed?
Cromwell ‘hero or villain’?
Which witch is which?
The ‘Merry Monarch’
London’s burning
The Catholic King & his ‘Glorious’ daughter
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
A homework booklet with 28 pages for the autumn first half term of year 8. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on the Industrial Revolution and includes:
Contents
Britain in 1750
Population explosion
Beginnings of Revolution: The Agrarian Revolution
Factory Fever: Steam power and new factory industries
Factory Fever: Children & working conditions in factories
Case Study: Ironbridge
Transport: Turnpike trusts, roads, canals & railways
What were the most significant inventions of the Industrial Revolution?
The overall impact of the Industrial Revolution
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the Germany 1919-1991 exam paper - Unit 3. Can be easily adapted for other unit 3 papers by changing content and names. For each question, advice is given on:
how long to answer
examples of questions
sentence starters
demands of the question
Included is a table for students to record information from the PowerPoint - enlarge to A3 for best results. Can be used as part of ‘drop down’ or ‘exam cram’ revision session for real or mock exams.
Designed intially as an introduction for Y11’s to do over the long holiday as a bridging or pre-course task. The focus is on the War of the Roses and the five monarchs before Henry VII in order to understand the context of the Battle of Bosworth.
There are 20 slides in total:
Task 1 - Research task for the 5 Kings before HVII
Task 2 - Reading three extracts about the War of the Roses and completing questions and the summary page
Task 3 - Using Henry VII’s family tree to work out if he was the best claimant for the throne
Task 4 - Reading about and completing a report task on the Battle of Bosworth
A collection of six revision activities for USA 1910-1929
Includes:
Guess Who game - I laminated my game boards so that they can be reused
Revision of sources and interpretations - Over 20 different sources & interpretations to evaluate as practice
Spider diagrams (blank) for each key question
Blank template for students to make own flashcards
Blank templates for students to create own knowledge organisers on key questions
Knowledge test
Word Wall Template (from only connect) to create linking puzzles
A homework booklet with 33 pages for the autumn second half term of year 8. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on The emergence of modern Britain and includes:
Contents
Queen Victoria
The British Empire: Definition, colonies, map work, trading goods with colonies
The British Empire: How was the British Empire a force for good & bad? Case studies of two colonies: Canada, Australia, India, Kenya, Jamaica or South Africa
Living conditions in towns: Poverty & workhouses
Crime and Punishment: Law & Order / Prisons
Medical developments & advancements
Votes for women: Situation in 1884, reasons for votes for women
Votes for women: Campaigning and protesting
Votes for women: key people like the Pankhursts, Emily Davidson etc.
Votes for women: Reactions to campaigning: Men, Cat & Mouse Act, impact
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
Two Y8 assessments for the Autumn term based on the Industrial Revolution & the emergence of modern Britain . Uses GCSE question starters and includes both markscheme.
Assessment 1
Section A
Describe the conditions for children working in factories. (5)
Section B
How far do you agree with this interpretation of the Industrial Revolution? (16+3)
Assessment 2
Section A
What was the purpose of Source A?
Section B
Explain why the Suffragettes and Suffragists were important in the development of women’s rights in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? (9 marks)
Student assessment sheets also include tips on how to answer the questions
Mark schemes include indicative content as well as bands for marking
Grade boundaries included
A homework booklet with 28 pages for the summer first half term of year 8. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on ‘The Georgians 1714-1830’ and includes:
Contents
Georgian Kings
‘Bought and sold for English Gold.’ The Act of Union
George I, the elephant and the maypole: society under George I
A very modern government?
The Jacobite threat
Gin Lane
Crime and Punishment
Are you a Luddite?
Mad King George
What did the Georgians ever do for us?
Instructions for pupils are:
Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic.
At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests.
If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.
A full scheme of work for the Elizabeth unit. Includes:
a cover page with general information like assessments, assessment objectives, key questions
specification
a skills page with all skills for every lesson identified
a space to write changes for each lesson as you go along - working document
all lessons to be taught (23 lessons) with key lesson objectives, resources, suggested teaching activities and skills
assessments at the end of the SOL
A full scheme of work for the USA 1910-1929 unit. Includes:
a cover page with general information like assessments, assessment objectives, key questions
specification
a skills page with all skills for every lesson identified
a space to write changes for each lesson as you go along - working document
all lessons to be taught (28 lessons) with key lesson objectives, resources, suggested teaching activities and skills
assessments at the end of the SOL
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the USA 1910-1929 exam paper - Unit 2. Can be easily adapted for other unit 2 papers by changing content and names. For each question, advice is given on:
how long to answer
examples of questions
sentence starters
demands of the question
Included is a table for students to record information from the PowerPoint - enlarge to A3 for best results. Can be used as part of ‘drop down’ or ‘exam cram’ revision session for real or mock exams.
A complete list of key words for the Elizabeth I topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files where either the key word or definition column is blank for revision tasks.
A complete list of key words for the Entertainment & Leisure c500 - present day topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files where either the key word or definition column is blank for revision tasks.
A complete list of key words for the USA 1910-1929 topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files with just the key words and no definitions as well as a key words test.
Includes 8 spider diagram templates for revising the topic of Elizabeth I. Uses pictures and key words to split the topics up into manageable revision chunks.
Topics are:
1 - People
2 - Government
3 - Rich and Poor
4 - Entertainment
5 - Religion
6 - Catholics
7- Armada
8 - Puritans
Model answers for question 5 ‘Outline the development of…’ ‘Outline the changes to the development of…’ (20 mark question)
Topics are:
Sport
Holidays and Travel
Theatre, stage and screen
Music and dancing
Children’s entertainment
Cruel sports and cruel punishments