A guide to approaching large pieces of text throughout your Politics A Level.

Edexcel - Politics: UK Constitution. Key Words Activity Comprehensive list of key terms and phrases for the UK Constitution Unit. Students to use Pearson textbook to find the definitions of each key term. (Edexcel GCE Politics AS and A-level Student Book and eBook: (Edexcel GCE Politics 2017)

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.

A question booklet for the three part documentary series; 1066: A Year to Conquer England. The documentary series is a fantastic account of the year 1066, looking at the political, geographical, social and military situation in England. As well as looking at the 4 claimants to the thrown, and the invasions and battles that compose the conquest. The question booklet is split into three parts, one for each Episode and contains nearly 100 questions. Suitable as a teaching aid for both AQA GCSE History NORMAN ENGLAND, c1066–c1100 and Edexcel GCSE History Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–1088. The documentary series is available on ClickView, Amazon or Youtube (£1.99 an episode).

Edexcel GCSE History; The American West - Topic 2.3; Conflict with the Plains Indians Lesson Objectives To understand how changes affected the life of the Plains Indians To understand the US Government policy towards Plains Indians and the impact of this. Requires ‘Hodder GCSE History for EDEXCEL, The American West; pages 76-83’ or ‘Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History The American West (Pearson); pages 63-66’ textbook for some resourcing (the information to complete the worksheet)

Edexcel GCSE History; The American West - Topic 2.3; US Government Policy towards the Plains Indians. Lesson Objectives To understand how changes affected the life of the Plains Indians To understand the US Government policy towards Plains Indians and the impact of this. Includes information, some questions, worksheet focused on reservations and an exam question.

Edexcel GCSE History; The American West - Topic 2.3; Consequences of settling on the Plains. Lesson Objectives To understand how changes affected the life of the Plains Indians To understand the US Government policy towards Plains Indians and the impact of this. Lesson Includes information, a link to a youtube video, colour code, several questions, a table and information cards cut out and sort and an exam question.

KS4 Edexcel The American West, c1835-1895 lesson on the Rivalry between Ranchers and Homesteaders. Key Topic 2.2 Lesson Includes Information, Colour Code, Questions on the Key Topic and an Exam Question.

KS4 Edexcel The American West, c1835-1895 lesson on the Problems of Law and Order. Key Topic 2.1 Lesson Objectives To recap prior knowledge and work on lawlessness. To understand causes of lawlessness. To analyse how lawless was the west. Requires ‘Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel, The American West’ textbook for some resourcing (worksheet and task included, but the information is in the textbook).

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.

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

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 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

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

KS4 Cold War lesson looking at the Prague Spring. Lesson Objectives: To be able to outline the key development of the Prague Spring. To be able to explain the aims and reforms that were introduced. To be able to assess the impact of and reaction to these reforms. Includes: Key words & definitions Starter and map Background information and relevant contextual knowledge Information sheets on Prague Spring & Soviet Response Colour code task and extension activity Homework GCSE Exam Question - Explain the importance of… (Edexcel 8 marker)

KS4 lesson on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Lesson Objectives: To be able to describe the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. To explain how the crisis developed. To assess the reasons for the escalation of the crisis. Includes: Key words & definitions Hook Image with task, plus challenge Key images task Decision task Timeline and Graph Activities - aimed at stretching and challenging understanding Source Plenary and challenge

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