NEW UPDATED 2025/6 SPEC: This lesson examines the methods and techniques used by the Metropolitan Police in Whitechapel to investigate the murders of Jack the Ripper. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x A4 Source Enquiry Sheet 1 x 24 slide main power point presentation The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: As you enter discussion - linked to modern day crime and policing Slide 4-6: Recap Activity - Gap fill activity to recap the murders, policing and Whitechapel environment with answers and printable worksheets. Slide 7-8: Starter - Which of the 12 police techniques could have been used in 1888? With answers. Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Printable diagram with instructions and aims Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Additional questions with printable question and activity sheet included. Slide 13-14: Exam Focus - Examples and printable sheets for ‘one feature’ question. Slide 15-18: Exam Focus - Two examples of the ‘how useful’ question with printable answer sheets and exam technique. Slide 19-20: Exam Focus - Two examples of the ‘follow up’ question. Slide 21: Learning Review Activities Slide 22-24: Learning Review Crossword - with answers and printable sheet. Slide 25: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 26: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED NEW SPEC. 2025/6! The lesson examines the methods used by Jack the Ripper, his victims and the role of the press during the murders in Whitechapel. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Source Enquiry Sheet 1 x 23 slide main power point The main lesson power point includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: Recap discussion with answers revealed Slide 4: Starter source analysis Slide 5: Background - How did Jack the Ripper get the name? Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Analysis of the ‘Dear Boss’ letter with printable worksheet. Slide 8-9: Task 2 - Jack the Ripper victim fact files and table fill with instructions and printable worksheet. Slides 10-12: Printable victim fact files Slide 13: Task 3: Similarities between the victims with answers revealed. Slide 14: Background information and discussion about the usefulness of penny dreadful newspapers. Slide 15: Exam Focus - ‘One feature’ Slide 16-16: Exam Focus - Resources to help students analyse the usefulness of a source relating to the murders. Slide 20: Exam Focus - ‘Follow Up’ question/printable answer sheet. Slide 21: Challenge Questions Slide 22-23: Learning review quiz with answers. This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

NEWLY UPDATED FOR 2025/26 SPEC. Students examine the work and organisation of H Division police and use this to explain why policing the Whitechapel district was so difficult. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x A4 Source Enquiry help sheet 1 x 22 Slide Main Power Point Lesson The main 22 slide power point includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of lesson aims and key questions Slide 3: Recap & think - Why would police find the historical environment of Whitechapel difficult to police? Slide 4: Source based starter activity with prompt questions (visual source) Slide 5-6: Background information about the role and organisation of H Division police in Whitechapel Slide 7-8: Task - Instructions and printable worksheet for students to explain how the environment of Whitechapel and limits of the police made policing Whitechapel a challenge. Slide 9: Challenge questions Slide 10-11: Exam Focus - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question and printable resources Slide 12-14: Exam Focus - Examples of the ‘how useful’ question with printable resources Slide 15-17: Exam Focus - Examples of the ‘follow up’ question with printable resources Slide 18: Learning Review - What’s the question Slide 19-20: Learning Review 1 - Statistics multiple choice quiz with answers Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 22: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC: This lesson examines the purpose and conditions of the Whitechapel workhouse with a specific focus on introducing students to all three exam question types for the Whitechapel Historic Environment (Features/Usefulness/Follow Up). The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x 27 slide main Power Point Lesson The main power point lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3-4: Learning Recap Quiz - 10 questions about housing and employment in Whitechapel with answers. Slide 5: Source Recap - What can students learn from a visual source about the standard of housing in Whitechapel? Slide 6-7: Source Starter - Based on two visual sources and one written source of the workhouse with prompt questions and answers in the notes section. Slide 8: A printable worksheet linked to the starter sources to help students practice source based skills. Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Printable worksheet to help students outline the basic facts about the Whitechapel workhouse. Slide 11-16: Task 2 - An optional source analysis activity (group work) Slide 7: Exam Focus - Describe one feature… Slide 18-22: Exam Focus - How useful source practice questions Slide 23: Exam focus - Follow Up question practice Slide 24: Follow up challenge questions Slide 25: Learning review activity Slide 26: Whitechapel workhouse fact sheet Slide 27: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED NEW SPEC. 2025/6: This lesson examines the problems faced by Irish, Jewish and Eastern European migrants in Whitechapel and the increasing tensions between migrants and local residents. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x Main 24 Slide Power Point Lesson The Power Point Lesson Includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of lesson key questions and aims Slide 3: Features of Whitechapel Quiz Slide 4-5: Key Term Recap activity with answers Slide 6: Starter 1 - Immigration discussion Slide 7: Starter 2 - Source analysis with prompt questions and challenge Slide 8-9: Background information - Which migrant groups came to Whitechapel and why? Slide 10-11: Task 1 - Match Up Activity - Based on useful key terms for the lesson Slide 12-13: Task 2 - Migrants in Whitechapel worksheet with printable version Slide 14-15: Exam Focus - One feature questions with printables and examples Slide 16-18: Exam Focus - Usefulness source analysis with printable worksheets Slide 19: Exam Focus - Follow Up question sheet and example Slide 20: Challenge Questions Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz - with answers Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 24: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to study the Historic Environment of Whitechapel c.1870-c.1900. This unit is part of the Edexcel’s GCSE History topic Crime & Punishment. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Source Information Sheet 1 x 18 slide Main Power Point Lesson 1 x A4 Workbook Page (PDF & PPT) The PowerPoint lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: What is the Historic Environment study? Slide 3: What will I learn about Whitechapel? Slide 4: An outline of the question types for this Historic Environment Slide 5: Information about the location of Whitechapel Slide 6: Task 1 - Source analysis of Charles Booth’s poverty map for students to begin thinking about the environment of Whitechapel. Slide 7: Task 1b - Source analysis of a front page of an illustrated newspaper covering Jack the Ripper murders. Slide 8-10: Task 2 - An activity to help students understand what is required of the ‘follow up question’ with instructions and printable sheets. Slide 11-13: Task 3 - Background information quiz about the Metropolitan Police in Whitechapel in the 1880s with printable question sheet and answers. Slide 14-16: Task 4 - Practice follow up exam question sheets Slide 17: Learning review discussion task This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This resource has been specifically designed to support students in their answers to the three main source based questions given in the Edexcel GCSE History exam paper. The one page print out can be used as a book insert while studying a unit, a table top guide as well as a useful revision resource to prepare for exams. Particular attention is given to the ‘How useful’ question which appears in two exam papers. The three questions covered in the guide are: Inference - used in Paper 3 Follow Up - used in Paper 1 Source Usefulness - used in both Paper 1 & 3 This resource would also be ideal for the use with students in KS3 as a way to make them familiar with core GCSE History skills.

This lesson looks at the impact on the Plains Indian people of life on the reservations. All of the resources needed for the teaching of the lesson are in this lesson, including a fact sheet. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the causes and consequences of the extermination of the buffalo between the 1840s and the 1890s. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Battle of Little Bighorn. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson has a focus on the conflict which resulted in the Johnson County War of 1892. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson examines the continuing reasons why lawlessness was a problem in the American West and specifically focuses on the actions of Billy the Kidd and Wyatt Earp. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Exoduster settlement of Kansas. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson examines the causes, events and the impact of the Oklahoma Land Rush. There is a particular focus on the importance and consequences of the events. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson examines the decline of the cattle industry during the 1880s and consequently the changing life of the cowboy. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson looks at the further developments in farming techniques by the 1870s and 1880s, in particular: dry farming, barbed wire, mechanisation and steel wind pumps. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson covers the Indian Wars between 1862-68 including Little Crow’s War, the Sand Creek Massacre and Red Cloud’s War. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson looks at US government policy towards the Plains Indians during the 1860s and 1870s with a focus on the increasing tensions between Plains Indians and the American government in reservation land, President Grant’s Peace Policy and the Indian Appropriations Act. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson looks at the impact that the gold rush, cattle industry and the railroad had on the life of the Plains Indians. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED 2023: These useful sheets can be used in the everyday classroom setting to help teach a unit, used as book inserts or revision materials. They set out an easy to follow guide to answering each question type from Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 exams. They are student friendly and provide clear instructions about each question on each sheet. You will receive the following: An exam paper writing frame for the British Depth Study (Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, King Richard, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I) An exam paper writing frame for the Period Study (Spain & New World, British America, The American West, Cold War & Middle East) A BONUS literacy support sheet - this includes some really useful sentence starters to help students write their answers, especially for the Paper 2 questions. Please note that all images used in these resources are copyright free or have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me in the first instance.