Grid with revision activities linked to thematic elements of the AQA 8145 Health and the People course

A lesson exploring why immigration increased pre and during the 1920s and assessing the overall immigrant experience. Hyperlinked video starter, explanation and ranking task of causes, assessment of positives and negatives and challenge questions built in, leading to a source analysis plenary assessing a cartoon linked to immigration laws

Suggested structures and tips for all Paper 2 question styles with sample questions (not from the specimen) for students to plan and practise. Ideal for use pre mock/examinations in the summer.

Revision grid with different activities for students to use to revise key content from American 1920-73. Ideal for use for mocks/reviewing content/before the summer examinations

A grid supporting students with revision activities and questions to scaffold revision on conflict and tension 1919-39. Ideal for mock exams/the summer examinations

Booklet with exam tips for all of AQA 8145 Paper 1 question styles, with sample question (not from the specimen papers) to allow pupils to practice planning/answering in the build up to mocks/the 2018 exam

Card starter categorising reasons for loss into either US failures or success of the VC, group information poster task on the relative significance of key factors (one factor per group: impact of My Lai, protest movement etc), mind map creation using the group posters, continuum group task on relative importance of factors to the US loss, individual judgement on the most significant factor, essay planning (optional) or essay homework and model answer built in: “The main reason that the USA failed to win the war in Vietnam was the tactics of the Vietcong”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (16 marks + 4 SPaG)

Decision making starter - what would the US, south Vietnam and north Vietnam want in peace talks, video on paris peace talks and hand out, explanation of who gained most and why, video on fall of Saigon and hand out, spider diagram on why Saigon fell in 1975, interpretation plenary on the end of the Vietnam conflict - which view is most convincing?

Two lesson sequence: Reasons for opposition ranking starter, case study on Kent State University (video and pictures), data collection task on Kent State, case study on the Fulbright hearings (worksheet and video), discussion of presidential power (link to Donald Trump), video on Watergate and information on hand out, essay planning session around this question: “The Fulbright hearings were the most significant factor in increasing opposition to the Vietnam War”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer (16 marks). Post-it plenary on most significant reason for opposition.

Video starter - notes on how the media reported the war and the impact it had, use the hand out to create a 'living graph' showing the positive and negative impacts of the media reports as the war progressed, card sort on the impact of the media, signficance plenary (written and either judgement line, post-it or continuum).

Video of a bombing run starter, source paired task discussing US morale in the 1970s, hand out and corresponding questions, hyperlinked video showing the impact of the bombing raids, timed-pair share questions regarding image of Phan Phuc, cartoon plenary

Map starter, hyperlinked Nixon video outlining the invasion of Cambodia, hand out on invasion and explanation question on the impact of the invasions, useful sources planning grid activity (how useful are the sources for studying the invasion of cambodia, link to vietnamisation plenary.

Starter exploring exisiting knowledge of the NHS, hyperlinked video on what the NHS is (make notes), Beveridge report hand out and answers to questions, hyperlinked video of impact of NHS, comparison of benefits/issues of NHS (using photocopy of Oxford AQA book pp. 82-83, voting slip plenary comparing NHS to other liberal reforms - allows direct comparison and judgement on which was most successful.

Recap of liberal reform knowledge, categorising of impact of reforms cards, hyperlinked video showing causes of the reforms, judgement line (and written) plenary on overall success of the reforms.

Lesson exploring the liberal reforms up to 1945. Starter exploring health issues exisiting, hyperlinked video showing key health issues/solutions, analysis of reforms and changes made, categorising of causes of reforms (e.g. individuals, governments...), planning of question: how useful is source A to an historian studying the liberal reforms using the grid ( mark scheme and model answer included).

Joseph Bazelgette video starter to introduce success and role of individuals, assessment of successes and failures of reforms/actions in a table with extensions built in, group analysis of one factor in improving public health (government, individuals, technology or epidemics) - poster creation and feedback/notes, PEE planning sheet for the following essay: Was the role of individuals the main factor in improving public health in the 19th century? Explain your answer with reference to individuals and other factors (16 marks + 4 SPaG), model paragraph analysis and corner judgement plenary on the most significant factor for the essay question.

Contemporary cartoon starter, introductory hand out and description of cholera and impact, epidemic, actions and impact card sort linked to table completion by students, group plenary focusing on positives and negatives of cholera in terms of public health and judgement line individual plenary.

Source starter with inference linked in, spider diagram on why disease spread so easily, analysis of meaning and purpose of 'Court for King Cholera' source, video plenary - what can it tell us about the successes of the government in dealing with these issues? Similarities question: Comparing medieval towns to 19th century towns linked in as homework.

Lesson exploring changes in hospitals. Starter recapping medieval treatments, describe the changes using the information hand out, comparison of medieval hospitals/treatment to new methods, case study and video of Florence Nightingale and her impact, significance post-it plenary.

Two lesson sequence exploring medieval public health. Town picture starter labelling positives and negatives, hyperlinked video exploring positives and negatives, group task comparing towns to monasteries - swap and share in a marketplace or carousel activity, table creation of similarities and differences of towns and monasteries, judgement on why monasteries were healthier and corners plenary.