Lesson focusing on planning an answer to: Which contender had the stronger claim to the throne: Harold Godwinson or William of Normandy? Use of WAGOLLS and WABOLLS to introduce the ideas of explanation and linking to the question before students write up or plan their response (your choice). Judgement line plenary allows assessment of all students opinions. Mark scheme and assessment grid included.

Two lesson sequence exploring who thought they deserved the throne and why their claims were valid/invalid. The starter explore how the throne was passed on in Medieval England the positives and negatives of each method. A peer-assess describe question is included. The main task is individual research of one claimant which leads into a snowball/market place the following lesson to share the learning of all the claimants, leading to a judgement on who had the strongest/weakest claim to the throne. An explanation question is included to assess student understanding and corners plenary assesses all students. A homework task (optional) is included which tests who had the stronger claim of Godwinson and William linked to the 12 mark essays for AQA 8145. Plan included.

Lesson exploring the Norman link to the throne of England. The starter recaps the position of Normandy and its significance, the main task is a carousel/information hunt to discover why the Normans were important and why William felt he had a claim to the throne. Bringing it all together pupils list why William would be an effective King and using the information on the slides assess ‘how’ significant Normandy was to England by 1066.

Lesson exploring the power of the Godwins and early Viking links to the throne. Starter focusing on the power of a King, leading to a video showing the different rulers up to 1066 - leads into a discussion over different claimants. Source analysis of the Viking claim moving on to analysis of how the Godwins helped and hindered Edward. Summary interpretation introduces the skills of the ‘how convincing’ question for AQA 8145.

Lesson exploring England before 1066 focusing on society, the economy, how England was ruled and religion. The lesson uses sources as a starter, moves on to categorising themes and includes a choice of differentiated questions at the end and a progress check plenary

A guide for students showing them how to structure the America 1920-73 questions and the conflict and tension in Asia questions. All structures have several sample questions included for pupils to attempt and can be used in conjunction with the revision grids. A revision list is also enclosed at the end.

Lesson focusing on revising key content and skills for conflict and tension in Asia. Starter for 10 recaps key events and themes from the topic. The lesson then builds to reviewing each question style and applying knowledge to the questions in a scaffolded and structured way.

Grid containing revision suggestions and focused tasks for pupils pre-exam. Tasks are varied including acrostic poems, flash cards, mind maps and newspaper articles.

Two lessons focusing on revising key content and all question styles from the Health and the People topic. The starter gets pupils to recall key individuals and topics. Each question style is then broken down and planned in a structured way, covering as much content as possible. Rolling revision progress check recaps key content before the 16 mark essay question is covered.

A two lesson resource focusing on the four question styles on Elizabethan England. Trio starter, leads into planning of the first three question styles using spec questions and additional questions. The Hardwick Hall section includes a card sort and opportunity to review the key changes Hardwick Hall demonstrates before planning an answer to the Hardwick Hall question on the spec paper. These lessons should thoroughly cover the skills and much of the key content pre-examination.

Lesson exploring the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin in the US escalation in Vietnam. The starter recaps key definitions and asks students to explain their role in US involvement, the next activity introduces the Gulf of Tonkin using a small video, pupils then analyse President Johnson’s views and reluctance to escalate in the context of the election, pupils then ‘storyboard’ the incident using symbols to review the key events, building towards a ‘write an account’ question style (planning grid on the main hand out).

Two lesson sequence exploring VC tactics (tunnels, Ho Chi Minh trail and booby traps), building towards a 12 mark utility question. Starter recaps the VC, pupils then create a symbol poster on one tactic before analysing the advantages and disadvantages of each tactic using the worksheet. The second lesson focuses on exploring utility using the MAP frame (Meaning, Agree and Provenance) culminating in pupils planning a 12 mark response.

Lesson exploring who the Vietcong were, their aims and why people supported them. Video starter introduces the VC; the next activity focuses on the impact of Le Duan’s report to Ho Chi Minh; pupils use the hand out to explain why people supported the VC and finally explore what guerrilla tactics were and why they would work (more detail is explored in a alter lesson).

Homework booklet to cut down teaching time for the AQA 8145 Elizabethan unit. The booklet focuses on society, theatre and the Spanish Armada with thinking tasks designed to encourage understanding.

Revision resource outlining how to answer the ‘8 mark write an account’ question style. Firstly the resource outlines how to answer the question, modelling examples. The students can then plan their own answers within a variety of contexts.

Revision resource outlining how to answer the ‘8 mark how convincing’ question style. Firstly the resource outlines how to answer the question, modelling examples. The students can then plan their own answers within a variety of contexts.

Revision resource focusing on how to answer the 16 mark ‘Hardwick Hall’ question on Paper 2. The resource models the structure and models examples of good practice, offering pupils then the chance to structure their own answer. The key changes demonstrated by Hardwick are also included.

Revision resource focusing on how to answer the 8 mark ‘explain how/what was important’ question on Paper 2. The resource models the structure and models examples of good practice, offering pupils then the chance to structure their own answers. Several question styles included.