GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Ancus Marcius: A new King?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand Ancus’ character.
To be able to explain the need for Ancus.
To be able to access his political, military and religious achievements.
Recall task, discussion, primary sources, table, video, card sort.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: What was the relationship like between Rome and her neighbours?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand to understand some of the early interactions with the
tribes around Rome.
To be able to explain the geopolitical situation of the area around Rome.
Recall task, map task, contextual knowledge information, Livy and questions,
AQA GCSE History Exam Question Booklet; America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and Inequality.
This 41 page booklet is full of exam questions for students to complete, includes Hints for the majority of questions, several question guidance sheets and a tracker.
KS3 lesson on Victorian Britain - Industrial Revolution
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to describe key aspects of Victorian society.
To be able to examine how Victorian society changed for different people.
Includes;
Key words and definitions
Video clip - with link - and questions
Information and activity
Activity (information and grid) on Class System in Victorian Britain
Interpretations on Victorian Britain and task
Plenary
AQA GCSE History Exam Question Booklet Norman England, c1066–c1100.
This 28 page booklet is full of exam questions for students to complete, includes Hints for the majority of questions, several question guidance sheets and a tracker.
KS4 lesson on How did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany in 1933? Also suitable for KS3.
Lesson Objective:
To examine the factors that led to Hitler becoming Chancellor.
To examine the roles of Hindenburg & Von Papen.
Lesson Includes;
Key words and definitions
Starter/Hook image
Diagram from BBC Bitesize about the Nazi Party plus questions
Information about key people and comprehension questions
Video clip and question
Timeline and graph with scale
AQA GCSE History Exam Question Booklet; Britain: Health and the people, c1000 to the present day.
This 36 page booklet is full of exam questions for students to complete, includes Hints for the majority of questions, several question guidance sheets and a tracker.
KS4 lesson on the Bay of Pigs.
Lesson Objectives:
Outline the plan and reality of the Bay of Pigs invasion attempt.
Explore the reasons for its failure.
Assess the impact on the Cold War.
Includes;
Key words & definitions
Dynamic starter
Appropriate video clip with questions to ask, and images to support learning points
Statement and consequence cards plus activity
One task reference’s EDEXCEL Hodder GCSS Textbook (this can be taken out and does not take away from the learning)
Exam question (Explain the importance of… EDEXCEL 8 marker)
KS4 lesson on the Cuban Revolution, and focusing on its significance.
Lesson Objectives:
To explain the significance of the Cuban Revolution to the development of the Cold War.
To apply our knowledge to an exam question to develop our skills.
Includes;
Key words and definitions
Map task and challenge task
Information cards and activity
Information sheet and task
Exam Question (EDEXCEL)
Plenary
Stretch Challenge Task
KS3 lesson looking at whether the memorial for Bomber Command have been built.
Lesson objectives:
To be able to explain the arguments for and against the Bomber Command memorial
To be able to conclude whether it should have been built or not
Includes:
Lesson Plan
Source pack (standard and differentiated)
Multiple activities
AQA GCSE History America 1920-1973 Oppurtunity and Inequality - Lesson on Feminism.
Includes introduction, key images, key reading materials, revision sheet, documentary with graph to fill in.
Edexcel GCSE History; The American West - Topic 3.1; Lesson on the US Continued Growth of Settlement.
Lesson Objective
To understand how settlement of the West continued to grow, particularly through: The Exoduster movement & The Oklahoma Land Rush.
Includes information, sources, questions and answers, discussion point, link to a youtube video, several worksheets and an exam question.
Will need Pearson textbook; Edexcel American West, c1835-1895 for some of the activities.
Introductory lesson to a scheme of work on Hitler.
Lesson includes;
Key question and lesson objectives
Timeline activity with an embedded clip (and answers)
Card sort and table
Plenary
Lesson on ‘What is Chronology & why is it used by Historians?’ aimed idealy at Year 7.
Lesson Objectives are;
To be able to define Chronology
To understand what Chronology is and give an example
To be able to explain why Historians use chronology
Lesson Includes;
Starter activity (and answers)
Key word breakdown
Order/Sequencing task
Guidance Information
Several sets of questions
Extension worksheet
KS3 period looking at an introduction to the Victorian Period - with a focus on the Industrial Revolution.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to understand different ways the Victorian period has been presented.
To be able to explain why the Victorian period has been presented differently.
Includes
Key words and definitions
Starter Images, prompts and guidance
Sources on the Victorian Period (Images, Reports, Written and Video Clip - link included)
Source Table
Plenary
A KS4 lesson aimed at helping students to answer the first question on Paper 1, Section A for Edexcel.
This is the Historical Environment section, and this is on: The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914-1918: injuries, treatments and the trenches.
Learning objectives:
All – Will know what an answer needs to include to get full marks on the ‘describe’ questions.
Most – Will be able to put into practice knowledge of answering these questions.
Some – Will be able to use this knowledge to get full marks on future questions.
KS3/KS4 lesson on the Munich Putsch, lesson title; To what extent were the early years of the Nazi Party a success?
Learning Objectives
To be able to identify key events in the beginning years of the Nazi Party.
To be able to explain why the Putsch was both a success and a failure for the Nazi’s.
To be able to assess the impact of the Munich Putsch on the development of the Nazi Party.
Lesson Activities
Key words and definitions
Hook with challenge
Information with comprehension questions and challenge
A look at political parties on the left and right in Weimar Germany
Clip and questions
Information Sheet
PDF of two textbook pages, taken from ‘Modern World History’ (Heinemann, by David Ferriby & Jim McCabe)
KS3 lesson on ELizabeth I, and the problems she faced during her reign.
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explore some of the problems that Elizabeth faced during her reign.
To be able to explain why she faced these problems.
To be able to evaluate the significance of these challenges.
Lesson Includes;
Lesson Plan
Card sort (standard and differentiated)
Glossary of key terms
KS3 lesson looking at whether America apologise to Japan for dropping the Atomic Bomb.
Lesson includes;
Several images
Primary Source (Truman)
An Historians viewpoint
Worksheet on different factors
Factor information cards
KS4 Edexcel The American West, c1835-1895 an Introduction to the Topic ‘What was the ‘real’ American West like?’
Lesson Objective
To have an overview of the key themes related to the American West
To be able to evaluate the stereotypical image of the American West
Includes;
14 different maps; showing the location, development and context of the USA
Starter with images
Main task with multiple development points and resources
Extension work
Plenary