Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
**In this lesson, students will fully understand the events which led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and how the assassination then triggered the First World War. **
Students have various learning options such as creating a timeline of the key events, creating a storyboard, analysing historical interpretations and explaining how each country became involved in the First World War.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity – Analysis of an illustration of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Slide 4: Discussion about the definition of ‘assassination’.
Slide 5-6: Starter Task 1: A recap knowledge quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 7: Image led background information about the location of the Balkans and key places such as Bosnia, Serbia and Sarajevo.
Slide 8: Background information about the events in Sarajevo.
Side 9: A fact sheet covering all the information needed for the lesson.
Slide 10-11: Activity 1: Students create a timeline of the main events of the assassination and the steps towards war. Print out included.
Slide 12-13: Activity 2: A series of questions and sentence starters which ask students to explain why each country became involved in the war and the Domino Theory. Printable worksheet included.
Slide 14: Activity 3: A printable storyboard for students to complete using the fact sheet.
Slide 15-16: Activity 4: A higher ability challenge task based on the various interpretations about the causes of war. Printable worksheet included.
Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Task – A cartoon showing the causes of the First World War and Domino Effect – cartoon analysis.
Slide 18: Links to three useful clips/videos covering the events of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Slide 19-20: Learning Review Quiz with answers
I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued.
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 is the final lesson of Unit 1 and looks at what the events of the Black Death can teach us about Medieval medicine and healthcare. Students will learn about the believed causes of the Black Death, methods of treatment and prevention, why the plague spread so quickly and its impact on society. There is also a 20 question Unit 1 revision quiz at the end of the lesson.
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – What does the Black Death tell us about Medieval Medicine?
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you come in activities.
Slide 4: Think & discuss question based on an illustration of the Black Death.
Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Discussion based on a map of how the Black Death spread through Europe.
Slide 6-7: Starter Task 2: What did people believe the causes of the Black Death were?
Slide 8: Background information: The difference between bubonic and pneumonic plague.
Side 9-11: Printable worksheet and explanation of the main fact sorting task.
Slide 12: Bonus printable worksheet based on the two fact sheets from the lesson.
Slide 13: Bonus creative task to create a news report about the Black Death.
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions and Tasks
Slide 15: Useful class clips and further reading
Slide 16: Example Exam Question – Usefulness
Slide 17-18: Learning Review Crossword
Slide 19-20: Unit 1 20 question quiz with answers.
Slide 21-22: Two lesson fact sheets in line with the AQA GCSE specification.
I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued.
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.
In this lesson, will learn about the harsh working conditions of the children who worked in the textile mills and factories of Industrial Britain. They will be able to describe a typical working day for the children and make comparisons with their own typical school day.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Students will use the images to help them identify the various jobs that children did during the Industrial Revolution.
Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up - Answers
Slide 5: Starter Activity: Students will look at a map showing the location of various industries and features of the Industrial Revolution – prompt questions provided.
Slide 6: Starter Activity 2: Source analysis of a child worker in a textile factory – with prompt questions
Slide 7: Photograph of children working in a textile mill and prompt questions
Slide 8: Photograph of children working in a textile mill and prompt questions
Slide 9: Printable lesson fact sheet in the style of an illustrated storyboard.
Slide 10: Task 1: Instructions of how to complete a mind map
Slide 11: Printable mind map for students to write on
Slide 12: Activity 2 – Students to write their own interview with a child in a textile mill
Slide 13: Activity 3 – A 60 minute documentary with task – links to the documentary are hyperlinked and in the notes section
Slide 14: Activity 4 – Students create their own 24-hour timeline of their own typical day and compare this with a 24-hour timeline of a child in the textile mills.
Slide 15: Learning Review Quiz – Filling in the missing terms
Slide 16: Learning Review Quiz answers
I would be really grateful if you could leave a positive review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you.
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. Thank you.
**This lesson allows students to identify and describe the many changes which happened in Britain during the period of the Industrial Revolution. The lesson allows students to contrast what Britain was like in c.1750 and by c.1900. **
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson learning aims
Slide 3: A slide to help students discuss and learn the definition of the term ‘Industrial Revolution’
Slide 4: An introduction to the changes of the Industrial Revolution
Slide 5: Lesson Warm Up Activity: What changes have you experienced in your lifetime?
Slide 6: Starter Activity: Spot the difference between the two paintings of Britain (c.1750 and c.1900)
Slide 7: Historical Source/Interpretation Activity
Slide 8: Documentary Link and Activity about the changes of the Industrial Revolution
Slide 9: An outline of the main learning task
Slide 10: Printable lesson fact sheet
Slide 11/12: Printable worksheets based on the fact sheet
Slide 13: Challenge Activity 1 – What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution?
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 15/16: Learning Review Quiz with answers revealed.
Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you.
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. Thank you.
**This great lesson allows students to fully explain the various causes of Britain’s Industrial Revolution c.1750 to c.1900. **
Students are given a number of activities and tasks to help them define what the Industrial Revolution was. They will then use a clearly organised fact sheet to read about the main factors which led to the Industrial Revolution before thinking about how the factors linked to each other and argue which factor they believe to be the most important.
The 19 slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources to suit different ages and abilities. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students.
Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you.
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. Thank you.
In this 20 slide lesson, students will be able to gain an understanding of what life was like for the soldiers who experienced the trenches on the Western Front. Students will first analyse a choice of sources written by soldiers who experienced the front line. They will then be guided through their own research about life in the trenches before being given the opportunity to write their own ‘letter from the trenches’. This lesson also covers the issue of censorship.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you enter activity – Photographic source analysis of a trench.
Slide 4: As you enter activity – Photographic source (higher level) ‘What can you infer from the source’ question.
Slide 5: Starter Task – Where do historians get their evidence about what life was like in a trench? Discussion and answers revealed.
Slide 6: Starter Task 2 – What factors did the experiences of soldiers depend on? Discussion and answers revealed.
Slide 7-: Activity 1: Single source analysis task with instructions.
Side 8-11: Activity 2: Multiple source analysis task with a choice of 12 sources all about life in the trenches and printable resources and clear instructions.
Slide 12-13: Activity 3: Life in the trenches research task with instructions, a check list and printable note making sheet.
Slide 14: Activity 4 – Writing a letter home instructions sheet.
Slide 15-17: Activity 5 – The censorship of letters and printable task sheet to censor a letter.
Slide 18: Useful clips about life in the trenches
Slide 19: Challenge Questions
Slide 20: Learning Review Activity
I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued.
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.
In this lesson, students will be able to analyse the various propaganda techniques which were used in World War One propaganda posters which aimed to enlist more men into the armed forces. Students will be given a selection of posters to analyse and then have an opportunity to design and explain their own, original, propaganda poster.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity – Modern day propaganda and advertising methods.
Slide 4: Key Meaning – A discussion and definition of the term ‘propaganda’.
Slide 5-6: Starter Task – Spot the difference activity based on a propaganda poster (answers shown).
Slide 7-8: Activity 1: Whole class analysis of a propaganda poster.
Slide 9-10: Activity 2: Useful terms linked to propaganda techniques – a match up activity.
Side 11-17: Activity 3: Analysis of propaganda posters with a choice of 12 posters.
Slide 18: Activity 4: Instructions on how to create your own propaganda poster.
Slide 19: A diagram showing a wide variety of propaganda techniques – can be used to display while students create their own diagram.
Slide 20: Useful clips linked to propaganda during World War One.
Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 22-23: Learning Review Quiz with answers revealed.
I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued.
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.
**In this lesson, students will learn all about the events of the transatlantic slave trade from the stage of the slave auction to life on the plantations. **
Students will be able to describe the differences between the two methods of slave auctions and also use sources to describe the events of the auctions. They will then use a detailed fact sheet to help them understand what life on s slave plantation was like.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – Slave Auctions and Life on a Plantation
Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson.
Slide 3: Recap Activity: Slave Trade recap quiz
Slide 4: Recap Activity answers
Slide 5: Source Analysis – A slave auction source with prompt questions and challenge questions.
Slide 6: Source Analysis – An alternative source about a slave auction with prompt questions and challenge questions.
Slide 7: Activity 1 – Source Analysis - instructions
Slide 8: Activity 1 – A printable sheet with 9 different sources about the slave auctions.
Slide 9: Background information about the two main methods of slave auctions.
Slide 10-16: Images of what life was like on a slave plantation.
Slide 17: Information/Fact sheet about life on a plantation
Slide 18: Printable question sheet about life on a plantation.
Slide 19: Challenge questions
Slide 20-21: 10 question learning review quiz with answers.
I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued.
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. All of my lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
In this lesson, students will examine how much progress was made in Medieval surgery between c.1000 to c.1500. They will focus on the role of warfare, religion and key individuals such as John of Arderne, Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca and Abulcasis. Students will also investigate the techniques used in Medieval surgery such as bloodletting, trepanning, amputation and cauterisation.
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from?
Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims
Slide 3: As you come in activity and discussion
Slide 4-6: Activity - Previous Learning Recap - Missing terms with print out.
Slide 7: Activity – Identify the dangers of Medieval surgery from the image
Slide 8: Background information about the main causes of death during Medieval surgery.
Side 9: Background information and analysis of the Wounded Man illustration
Slide 10-12: Medieval images showing trepanning, cauterisation and barber surgeons
Slide 13-15: Background information about the key individuals John of Arderne, Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca and Abulcasis
Slide 16: Activity – Was there progress in Medieval surgery task with challenge.
Slide 17: Activity – Printable worksheet for the lesson based on the fact sheet.
Slide 18: Follow Up challenge Tasks
Slide 19: Useful class clips and reading links
Slide 20: Example Exam Questions
Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz (with answers)
Slide 23: The main factors which caused change in Medicine Diagram
Slide 24: Lesson Fact Sheet – based on the AQA GCSE specification.
I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued.
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.
UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 15-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 British Depth Study exam for Anglo-Saxon & Norman England and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the Anglo-Saxon & Norman England question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of [2 x 2]’ question type.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why [12]’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree [16]’ question type.
Slide 12-15: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 13-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 Period Study exam for Superpower Relations and the Cold War and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the Superpower & the Cold War question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Explain one consequence’ question type.
Slide 6-7: An outline of the ‘Narrative account’ question type.
Slide 8-9: An outline of the ‘Importance’ question type.
Slide 10: General tips for the Period Study exam
Slide 11-13: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
**This resource pack includes a wide range of revision activities on A4 which can be used by students in the classroom or at home. **
The revision pack includes the following activities:
Activity 1: A blank timeline covering all of the main eras in the study which students can add key dates to
Activity 2: Medicine key individuals match up activity
Activity 3: Key Individual significance sheet
Activity 4: Cause, treatment or Prevention sort task
Activity 5: Medieval Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 6: Early Modern Glossary fill in sheet
Activity 7: 18th and 19th century Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 8: Modern Medicine Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 9: Statistics multiple choice quiz
Activity 10: Similarity and Different practice sheet
Activity 11: What’s the Question Activity
Activity 12: ‘Use your brain to explain’ 12 mark practice sheet
Activity 13: Chronology of key developments activity
Activity 14: Medieval Medicine Quiz
Activity 15: Early Modern Medicine Quiz
Activity 16: Industrial Britain Medicine Quiz
Activity 17: Modern Britain Medicine Quiz
Activity 18: When did the development happen tick sheet
It has been specifically designed for GCSE History Edexcel but can equally be used for OCR and AQA
Where possible, answers have been provided either in the notes section of each slide or on a duplicated sheet.
This lesson looks at the causes, events and consequences of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.
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.
**UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams!
This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. **
This 26-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 1 exam for Medicine in Britain and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of Medicine in Britain question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of’ question.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘How useful’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How would you follow up’ question type.
Slide 12: A helpful print out of the type of sources which could be used for the ‘follow up’ question.
Slide 13-15: An outline of the ‘similarity’ or ‘difference’ question.
Slide 16-17: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question.
Slide 18-19: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree’ question.
Slide 20-26: All past paper questions from 2016 to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
This lesson covers further reasons for lawlessness as well as further examples of lawlessness such as Bill Hickock, Jesse James, Thomas Smith and the Reno Gang.
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 traditional lifestyle of the Indigenous Peoples such as their beliefs and their way of life.
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 is the first lesson for Unit 2 - Migration in Early Modern England. It takes a look at what society was like and the changes which took place during the Early Modern period. Students use this knowledge of the wider historical context to then explain how these changes would have impacted migration.
As with every lesson in this topic, the resources include a fact sheet to cover all of the information needed. Therefore, no text books are needed.
Side 1: Title slide - To examine the changes in Early Modern Society
Slide 2: GCSE Graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: A Medieval Migration Recap quiz
Slide 4: An outline of the lesson
Slide 5: Starter Activity 1: Name the monarchs from their portrait
Slide 6: Starter Activity 2: Where in the world mapping activity
Slide 7: Two types of migration - voluntary and forced
Slide 8: An explanation of the main learning task
Slide 9: A printable table to be used with the main learning task
Slide 10: Two 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 11: Two 12 mark practice exam questions
Slide 12: Challenge Follow Up questions
Slide 13: Useful research questions
Slide 14 - 15: Learning Review - What were the main changes in society?
Slide 17: The lesson fact sheet
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 lessons is the case study for Unit 1 and looks at the Viking city of York. Students focus on why Viking migrants settled in York, how the Vikings used York for trade, the relationship the Vikings had with the Church in York as well as the decline in Viking control.
As always, this lesson contains all the materials, information and resources you will need to teach the lesson and therefore there is no need for any text books.
Slide 1: Title slide - The Viking settlement of York
Slide 2: GCSE Graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: A recap of Viking migration so far - filling in the missing terms
Slide 4: Answers reveled to the recap activity
Slide 5: A student copy of the recap task (suitable for photocopying)
Slide 6: The location of York
Slide 7: The location of York
Slide 8: Evidence about the Vikings in York - What can coins tell us?
Slide 9: Evidence about the Vikings in York - Source material analysis
Slide 10: Student worksheet to be used alongside the fact sheet for the lesson
Slide 11: What was the overall impact of the Vikings in England?
Slide 12: 12 mark example exam questions based on York and the Viking migration
Slide 13-14: Match up the Viking key term to the meaning
Slide 15: Lesson Fact sheets
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 impact and contributions made by migrants in Medieval England. Students at first learn about the many different contributions which were made before analysing and evaluating their impact.
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This lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title Slide - To examine the Impact of Migrants on Medieval England
Slide 2: GCSE Graded outcomes for the lesson
Slide 3: Previous Lesson Recap - Who am I?
Slide 4: Previous Lesson Recap - Answers
Slide 5: Outline of the lesson looking at the term ‘impact’
Slide 6: Starter Activity
Slide 7: Two Options for a main learning task
Slide 8: Follow Up Evaluation questions
Slide 9: Example 4 mark exam questions
Slide 10: Example 12 and 16 mark exam questions
Slide 11: Learning Review Crossword
Slide 12: Learning Review Crossword answers
Slide 13: Printable crosswords
Slide 14: Lesson Fact Sheet
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.