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.
Title: Who had the biggest impact on England, the Anglo-Saxons or the Normans?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explain what the impact of the Anglo-Saxons and Normans was
To be able to analyse the importance of the Norman invasion
Some of the information is from Twinkl
Recap starter, card sort, video clip, table, plenary
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,
Title: ‘The people of England accepted most migrants with very little trouble’. How far do you agree?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explain how some migrants were treated.
To be able to analyse key events between 1250 and 1500 for their impact on people’s attitudes.
To be able to explore the different attitudes people had to migration.
Recap, statement task, clip, table task, conclusion paragraph task and plenary
Title: Why was there increased migration to the UK in the 20th Century?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the main factors driving immigration to the UK.
To be able to explore the experiences of individual migrants to the UK.
To be able to assess the positives and negatives of migrating to the UK.
Lots of clips and resources from BBC and Twinkl
Starter, video, information, line of significance.
KS3 lesson on Oliver Cromwell.
Lesson Objectives:
To discover how the country changed under Cromwell.
To explain why Christmas was banned.
Includes;
Key words
Colour code statement cards on Oliver Cromwell + Challenge task
Information cards on the story of Oliver Cromwell’s head
Spectrum Class
Links to relevant BBC Bitesize clips
Creative Task
KS3 lesson on the English Civil War.
Lesson Objectives:
To understand key events of the English Civil War.
To assess who had more power at various stages of the English Civil War.
Lesson includes;
Key words and definitions
Starter and Challenge Task
Video Clip (downloaded)
English Civil War Timeline Statement cards
Significance and graph tasks with Statement cards
Exam Question (GCSE Narrative Account)
A model answer to colour code and annotate
A bundle containing lessons for both UK Government: UK Constitution and US Government & Politics: US Constitution.
UK Constitution
Lesson 1 - Development of the Constitution
Lesson 2 - Nature of the Constitution
Lesson 3 - Sources of the Constitution
Lesson 4 - Constitutional Change since 1997
Lesson 5 - Constitutional Change since 2010
Lesson 6 - Devolution
Lesson 7 - Impact of Devolution
Lesson 8 - Further Constitutional Reform
Lesson 9 - Should the UK adopt a codified Constitution?
US Constitution
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the USA
Lesson 2 - Nature & Origin of the US Constitution
Lesson 3 - Constitutional Framework
Lesson 4 - Amendment Process
Lesson 5 - Checks and Balances
Lesson 6 - Bipartisanship & Limited Government
Lesson 7 - Federalism & the Constitution
Lesson 8 - Federal vs State
Lesson 9 - Democracy within the Constitution
Lesson 10 - Strength of the Constitution
Lesson 11 - Comparative Theory & Comparison to the UK
Nine Lessons and a Knowledge Test for the UK Constitution Unit for Edexcel Politics.
Lesson 1 - Development of the Constitution
Lesson 2 - Nature of the Constitution
Lesson 3 - Sources of the Constitution
Lesson 4 - Constitutional Change since 1997
Lesson 5 - Constitutional Change since 2010
Lesson 6 - Devolution
Lesson 7 - Impact of Devolution
Lesson 8 - Further Constitutional Reform
Lesson 9 - Should the UK adopt a codified Constitution?
Lesson 10 - Knowledge Test with Answers