Delve into the historical reputation of one of Englands most controversial kings, Richard III with this fun and engaging card sort activity! Designed for high school students, this lesson sparks critical thinking and lively debate, as learners explore the complex legacy of one of England’s most controversial monarchs. Was Richard III truly the villain portrayed by Tudor propagandists like Shakespeare, or was there more to his story? The main activity provides a set of cards containing statements and evidence highlighting both heroic and villainous traits attributed to Richard III, allowing students to analyze his role in history from multiple perspectives. The Word document download includes two heading cards (“Hero” and “Villain”) along with twenty information cards to be sorted under them, fostering collaborative discussion and analysis. You will also be able to access a supporting 28 slide PowerPoint that has been designed to facilitate the lesson. It contains aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, links to quality assured video links, information slides on his popularity, legal reforms, seisure of power and the murder of the Princes in the Tower as well as templates, writing frames, tasks and activities to support either a speech or an extended writing exercise. We have also included an answer feedback sheet as well as uploaded all the everything again l in PDF format,to make them easier to print and share with your students. Please see the detailed preview: The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Wars of the Roses? Know: What role did Richard III play in the Wars of the Roses? Understand: Why he is seen by some as a hero and by others a villain? Evaluate: Was Richard III a hero or a villain? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who Richard III and why is his reputation controversial? Can You Explain: Can You Evaluate: Was Richard III a hero or a villain? If you find this lesson engaging, consider exploring our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. Connect with The History Academy on Instagram, X, YouTube, and Facebook for the latest updates and discussions about how you’ve utilized this resource or to ask any questions. We are dedicated to producing affordable resources priced comparably to a good cup of coffee, allowing you more time for the activities you love. By purchasing our resources, you support our shared values of fairness and integrity, ensuring that all our authors receive a living wage. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel, featuring over 600 free videos: @historyacademy. Dive into our playlist on quality-assured video clips related to significant historical themes on this topic and much more. Kind Regards

Dive into the historical legacy of Richard III with this fun and engaging card sort activity! Designed for secondary school students, this lesson sparks critical thinking and lively debate, as learners explore the complex legacy of one of England’s most controversial monarchs. Was Richard III truly the villain portrayed by Tudor propagandists, or was there more to his story? The main activity provides a set of cards containing statements and evidence highlighting both heroic and villainous traits attributed to Richard III, allowing students to analyse his role in history from multiple perspectives. The download includes two heading cards (“Hero” and “Villain”) along with twenty information cards to be sorted, fostering collaborative discussion and analysis. When you download this lesson, you will be able to download a full editable Word document that contains two heading cards saying ‘Hero’ or Villain’ along with twenty information cards to be sorted under them. You will also be able to access a supporting 28 slide PowerPoint that has been designed to facilitate the lesson. It contains aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, links to quality assured video links, information slides on his popularity, legal reforms, seisure of power and the murder of the Princes in the Tower as well as templates, writing frames, tasks and activities to support either a speech or an extended writing exercise. We have also included an answer feedback sheet as well as uploaded all the everything again l in PDF format to make them easier to print and share with your students. Please see the detailed preview: The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Wars of the Roses? Know: What role did Richard III play in the Wars of the Roses? Understand: Why he is seen by some as a hero and by others a villain? Evaluate: Was Richard III a hero or a villain? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who Richard III and why is his reputation controversial? Can You Explain: Can You Evaluate: Was Richard III a hero or a villain? If you find this lesson engaging, consider exploring our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. Connect with The History Academy on Instagram, X, YouTube, and Facebook for the latest updates and discussions about how you’ve utilized this resource or to ask any questions. We are dedicated to producing affordable resources priced comparably to a good cup of coffee, allowing you more time for the activities you love. By purchasing our resources, you support our shared values of fairness and integrity, ensuring that all our authors receive a living wage. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel, featuring over 600 free videos: @historyacademy. Dive into our playlist on quality-assured video clips related to significant historical themes on this topic and much more. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive lesson aims to enhance students’ understanding of Tudor society by encouraging them to critically evaluate the relationships between various forms of entertainment, wealth and social status. Through a dynamic marketplace activity, students will explore how these elements are interconnected, fostering a deeper understanding of the structure of Tudor society. Students can explore this investigation collaboratively in groups or independently, utilising strategically placed information slides around the classroom. As they move around the room, they will complete a tailored summary sheet specifically crafted for this lesson, promoting a hands-on and immersive learning experience. The lesson covers a variety of Tudor entertainments including archery, ball games (including football), board games, tournaments, bull and bear-baiting, cock-fighting, theatre, bowls, skittles, music, dance, gardening and an extra slide if you wish on public executions. To accommodate diverse learning needs, we have included a range of support activities and tasks. If you wish to simplify or shorten the lesson, you can easily omit certain slides, without losing the overall effectiveness of the lesson. Upon completing the market place activity with my own classes, we have successfully consolidated what they have learnt through a continuum task on ‘How far were Tudor entertainments linked to social class and wealth?’ This can be followed up with an extended writing task, for which we have provided writing frames, a missing word task in the resource section. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to downloa The aims and objectives of this depth study on Tudor Entertainment t are: Theme: Tudor Society Know: How did Tudor people relax and enjoy themselves? Understand: Which entertainments were popular at this time? Evaluate: How far was Tudor entertainment linked to wealth and social class? Skills: SMSC, Change, Continuity & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: How the Tudors relaxed and enjoyed themselves? Can You Explain: Which entertainments were popular at this time? Can You Evaluate: How far was Tudor entertainment linked to social class? If you like these resources, then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Instagram, X , YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

These literacy cards or writing frames are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet to help students write an argument four and against a topic. They are designed to be cut out and kept in envelops or if you prefer they can be printed off as a worksheet. Each card contains a sentence starter appropriate for arguing a case in an extended piece of writing. When you download this resource, you will be able access a a fully editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students argue a case ‘for’ or ‘against’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an argument from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF. If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

These literacy cards or writing frames are designed to be cut out or used as worksheet to help students write an argument four and against a topic. They are designed to be cut out and kept in envelops or if you prefer they can be printed off as a worksheet. Each card contains a sentence starter appropriate for arguing a case in an extended piece of writing. When you download this resource, you will be able access a a fully editable 7 page Word document with sentence starters to help students argue a case ‘for’ or ‘against’ in a piece of extended writing. The resource is designed to take them through the various stages of constructing an argument from the introduction to the conclusion. For your convenience, I have also uploaded this file as a PDF. If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on other areas of writing from recount, explain, discuss, debate, persuade, speculate and many more. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

This engaging and interactive card sort activity is specifically designed to help GCSE English students explore the complexities of Shakespeare’s Macbeth character. Set against the theme of disorder, confusion and order, this lesson facilitates a discussion of Macbeth’s moral dilemma and its impact on the dramatic action of the play. Key Features: Snowballing Starter: Students begin by engaging in a snowballing starter activity using key words related to Macbeth’s character. This activity encourages critical thinking and helps students establish a foundation for further exploration. Heroic and Villainous Traits: After the starter activity, students are prompted to decide which adjectives match the heroic and villainous sides of Macbeth’s character. This exercise allows students to analyse Macbeth’s motivations and actions, fostering a deeper understanding of his complex nature. **Matching Quotes: ** The main task of this lesson involves matching quotes with Macbeth’s key characteristics. By analysing key quotes from the play, students gain insight into Macbeth’s moral confusion and the disruption and disorder it creates. GCSE and A Level Focus: This lesson is suitable for both GCSE and A Level students, providing valuable insights and analysis for students at different levels of study. By using this resource, students will enhance their understanding of Macbeth’s character and the central message of the play. They will develop critical thinking skills, analyse complex themes, and strengthen their ability to interpret Shakespearean literature. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two documents, a single page Word document and a PowerPoint. The Word document contains the various headings, statements and quotes that are to be sorted, whilst the PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, tasks, activities, plenaries and continuums to help facilitate the lesson. Both documents have also been uploaded as PDFs. Please see the detailed preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Macbeth Know: What are the key elements of Macbeth’s character? Understand: How Shakespeare uses conflict and disorder to drive the dramatic action? Evaluate: Whether Macbeth was a hero or a villain? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: The key elements of Macbeth’s character? Can You Explain: How does Shakespeare use conflict and disorder to drive the dramatic action of his plays? Can You Evaluate: Was Macbeth a hero or a villain?

Engage your students with this fun, dynamic and interactive marketplace activity, specifically designed to encourage them to delve into the debate surrounding the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin. By collaborating in this activity, students will have the opportunity to critically examine and discuss whether Dick Turpin should be regarded as a hero or a villain, fostering a deeper understanding of historical perspectives and ethical considerations, whilst practicing their critical thinking and essay writing skills. The lesson begins with either a snowball, whiteboard or source analysis starter, before moving onto the main task which gets them to analyse a historical narrative about different stages of his life that has been broken up into different information slides. These can be posted around the classroom or shared amongst groups. Students record the key facts on whether he was a hero or a villain in their exercise books or in one of two specially designed summary sheets that can be previewed below. Once they have completed the market place activity, they are presented with a number of different tasks that you can choose from to help them consolidate their knowledge and form a judgement. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 36 slide PowerPoint which contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, extended writing task, templates, writing frames and video links. The extra resources section includes a heads and tails activity, word search, knowledge quiz with answers and a wanted poster activity. This lesson has also been uploaded as a PDF, just in case you do not have access to Office. The aims and objectives of the lesson are: WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who was Dick Turpin? Can You Explain: Why he is seen as either a hero or villain? Can You Evaluate: Was Dick Turpin a popular hero or a villain? If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive lesson is aimed at Key Stages 4 and 5 and looks at exploits of the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin. The aim of the lesson is to evaluate whether he was a hero or a villain. The lesson begins with a series of starters designed to get students collaborating and working together as well as a card sort on some of the popular elements around the story of his life. This is then followed up by getting students to analyse a historical narrative of his life, along side various historical sources and to pick out actions and events that would support whether he was a hero or villain. This is then followed up with an extended writing exercise, which is supported with various templates, planning sheets and PEEL writing frames. The extra resources section includes a heads and tails activity, word search, knowledge quiz with answers, wanted poster activity and a narrative & analysis activity aimed at sixth form students. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 28 slide PowerPoint which contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, historical sources, link to a video clip, tasks, activities, word, starters, plenaries, organisers, writing frames and templates. Accompanying the PowerPoint is a three page Word Document document containing the narrative account of Dick Turpin’s life along with historical sources, as well as a single page Word Document containing the card sort. All documents have also been uploaded as PDFs, just in case you do not have access to Office or require a smaller document size. Please see the detailed preview for a sample of the lesson. The aims and objectives of the lesson are: WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who was Dick Turpin? Can You Explain: Why he is seen as either a hero or villain? Can You Evaluate: Was Dick Turpin a popular hero or a villain? If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on similar SMSC topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive card sort has been designed a starter or plenary to a lesson on the highwayman Dick Turpin for KS2 or a special needs class at KS3. Students are given a series of statements about his actions and how people have reacted to them and are instructed to sort them under the headings of hero or villain. This lesson is suitable for either a KS3 or KS4 history or an English lesson. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 10 slide PowerPoint that has been designed to help facilitate the card sort. It contains aims, objectives, a brief introduction, a historical source, link to a video clip, tasks, activities, starters, plenaries and templates. Accompanying the PowerPoint is a single page Word Document file containing a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labelled ‘Dick Turpin was a hero’ and ‘Dick Turpin was a Villain.’ The resource also contains 20 statements to be sorted by students and a second task instructing them to write an extended answer. Both documents have also been uploaded in PDF. The aims and objectives of the lesson are: WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who was Dick Turpin? Can You Explain: Why he is seen as either a hero or villain? Can You Evaluate: Was Dick Turpin a popular hero or a villain? If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on similar SMSC topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive card sort has been designed a starter or plenary to a lesson on the highwayman Dick Turpin. Students are given a series of statements about his actions and how people have reacted to them and are instructed to sort them under the headings of hero or villain. This lesson is suitable for either a KS3 or KS4 history or an English lesson. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 10 slide PowerPoint that has been designed to help facilitate the card sort. It contains aims, objectives, a brief introduction, a historical source, link to a video clip, tasks, activities, starters, plenaries and templates. Accompanying the PowerPoint is a single page Word Document file containing a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labelled ‘Dick Turpin was a hero’ and ‘Dick Turpin was a Villain.’ The resource also contains 20 statements to be sorted by students and a second task instructing them to write an extended answer. Both documents have also been uploaded in PDF. The aims and objectives of the lesson are: WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who was Dick Turpin? Can You Explain: Why he is seen as either a hero or villain? Can You Evaluate: Was Dick Turpin a popular hero or a villain? If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on similar SMSC topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

The History Academy has commissioned this resource on the Benin Bronzes as part of our attempt to try and fill the curriculum gap on African history. For far too long the history of Africa has been neglected and relegated. Its time to address this and restore African history to its rightful place alongside other civilisations. The debate over whether the Benin Bronzes should be returned to Nigeria has divided opinion across the World. Unlike the Elgin Marbles, there can be no doubt that the Benin Bronzes they were stolen by the British Army in 1897. However, returning them is no simple matter for a combination of factors which have been summarised in this fun and interactive card sort exercise. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a single page Word document which contains, a learning objective, instructions two heading cards and sixteen information cards that can be sorted under them. You will also be able to download a sixteen slide PowerPoint which has been designed to facilitate the main activity and provide an optional follow up persuasive speech writing task. It contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, templates, links to video clips, tasks and activities. Please see the preview for more information. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: British Empire and the heritage industry Know: Why are the Benin Bronzes in a British Museum? Understand: The arguments for and against returning them? Evaluate: Should the Benin Bronzes be returned? Skills: Compare & Contrast, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why are the Benin Bronzes in a British Museum? Can You Explain: The key arguments for and against returning the Benin Bronzes? Can You Evaluate: Whether they should be returned and justify your opinion? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

The debate over whether the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece has divided opinion across the World. There can be no doubt that Lord Elgin rescued the marbles, which were being sold off as souvenirs to tourists at the time, but to whom do they belong? He bought them legally from the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and then sold them to the British Museum so that they could be saved for prosperity, but this is disputed by some historians who claim that they were stolen from the Greek people. These and many other arguments have been carefully summerised in this fun and interactive card sort, which is suitable for students in Year 6 to Year 11. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a single page Word document which contains, a learning objective, instructions two heading cards and sixteen information cards that can be sorted under them. You will also be able to download a sixteen slide PowerPoint which has been designed to facilitate the main activity and provide an optional follow up persuasive speech writing task. It contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, templates, links to video clips, tasks and activities. Please see the preview for more information. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Ancient Greece Know: Why were the Elgin Marbles removed from Athens? Understand: The arguments for and against returning them? Evaluate: Should the Elgin Marbles be returned to Greece? Skills: Compare & Contrast, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why the Elgin Marbles were removed? Can You Explain: The key arguments for and against returning the Elgin Marbles? Can You Evaluate: Whether they should be returned and justify your opinion? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy