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 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.
This is a lesson on how to answer the 16 mark question on interpretations for papers 1 and 2. It focuses primarily on ‘The Elizabethan Age 1558-1603’ and ‘The USA 1910-1929’ but can be adapted for other topics.
Slides include:
what is an interpretation and examples
Walk through a question with a sample answer
Planning table on PP (and attached word document) on analysing interpretations
Answering ‘how and why interpretations are reached’
Giving starter sentences to use in the exam
5 practice questions
a revision poster task
A lesson which introduces British values through a starter task about rioting in London, defining the values and completing activities to ensure understanding. As well as the lesson PP there are 3 student activities for students:
1. Identify if the phrases explain British values and give reasons why
2. Write down where you see the British values being used
3. Cut out two leaves and write down values you have observed in school or the wider community and / or values you would like to see in schools and the wider community. When I did this lesson I precut leaves for students.
4. Stick values on to a copy of the British values tree which I had put on the wall in my classroom so the tree transforms from a winter to summer tree!
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.
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the Entertainment & Leisure c500 to present day exam paper - Unit 4. Can be easily adapted for other unit 4 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.
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
Includes 8 spider diagram templates for revising the topic of USA 1910-1929. Uses pictures and key words to split the topics up into manageable revision chunks.
Topics are:
1 – USA general
2 - Immigration
3 – Race and Religion
4 – Crime and Corruption
5 – Economic Boom
6 – End of Prosperity
7- Entertainment
8 – Women
A collection of activities / PowerPoint's on the problems facing Britain in 1951 and the Festival of Britain.
Includes:
- Britain in 1950 - good or bad? PowerPoint with activities and historical article
- Britain in 1951 - PowerPoint with activities
- The Festival of Britain handout
- Activity sheets needed for tasks
The PowerPoint's focus on giving information on the course content with some activities included to check understanding.
I devised this lesson trying to introduce my History GCSE class to the Britain 1951-1979 WJEC Britain topic. It covers the basics:
- The role of the PM
- Past PM's and task
- What is a constituency?
- Example of constituency
- The different British main political parties and task
- First past the post and proportional voting systems
- The different Secretaries of State
- Task on the political hierarchy
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How successful was the government of Elizabeth I?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How did life differ for the rich and poor in Elizabethan times?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - What were the most popular types of entertainment in Elizabethan times?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How successfully did Elizabeth deal with the problem of religion?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - Why did the Puritans become an increasing threat during Elizabeth’s reign?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - Why were the Catholics such a serious threat to Elizabeth?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How much of a threat was the Spanish Armada?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
Includes 7 revision clock templates for students to revise the topic of Depression, War & Recovery.
Topics are:
Clock 1 – The coming of the Depression
Clock 2 – Life during the Depression
Clock 3 – The coming of war
Clock 4 – Life during war time
Clock 5 – Keeping up morale
Clock 6 – Life after the war
Clock 7 – Rebuilding the country after 1945
Printing off in A3 is best for writing space. Spend 5 minutes on each section and one clock lasts a 60 minute lesson or use for students to revise individually.
Includes 8 revision clock templates for students to revise the topic of Elizabeth I.
Topics are:
Clock 1 - People
Clock 2 - Government
Clock 3 - Rich and Poor
Clock 4 - Entertainment
Clock 5 - Religion
Clock 6 - Catholics
Clock 7 - Armada
Clock 8 - Puritans
Printing off in A3 is best for writing space. Spend 5 minutes on each section and one clock lasts a 60 minute lesson or use for students to revise individually.
Includes 8 revision clock templates for students to revise the topic of the USA 1910-1929.
Topics are:
Clock 1 - USA general
Clock 2 – Immigration
Clock 3 - Race and Religion
Clock 4 - Crime and Corruption
Clock 5 - Economic Boom
Clock 6 - End of Prosperity
Clock 7 - Entertainment
Clock 8 - Women
Printing off in A3 is best for writing space. Spend 5 minutes on each section and one clock lasts a 60 minute lesson or use for students to revise individually.
Show your students how to answer the Elizabethan age paper with a Pixl idea - Walking Talking mock. Using the questions from the Hodder textbook this mock walks students through the exam process and includes structured paragraph starters for each question.
Includes:
Walking talking mock with sentence starters and mark scheme
Walking talking mock blank with no sentence starters
Another mock paper with different questions with no sentence starters