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I am a senior leader, and examiner who has years of experience teaching different exam specifications. My classes regularly achieve high levels of progress, in 2022 it was +1.5. Please browse a selection of history, sociology and generic lessons and resources. Most of them have writing frames for students who need support with writing. Please review if you download anything as I will try to edit and improve using any feedback

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I am a senior leader, and examiner who has years of experience teaching different exam specifications. My classes regularly achieve high levels of progress, in 2022 it was +1.5. Please browse a selection of history, sociology and generic lessons and resources. Most of them have writing frames for students who need support with writing. Please review if you download anything as I will try to edit and improve using any feedback
English Civil War SOW
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English Civil War SOW

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This SOW covers 6 lessons and looks at the outbreak of the war in two lessons and then focuses on the idea of whether the Civil War turned the world upside down. The lesson looks at Women, Levellers, ranters, diggers, how the war impact people’s lives, the interregnum and Oliver Cromwell. The lesson includes timelines to build chronology, worksheets for tasks, sentence starters for writing tasks.
Norman Conquest: How did the Domesday Book give William control? (Lesson 8)
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Norman Conquest: How did the Domesday Book give William control? (Lesson 8)

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This lesson gets students to study how the Domesday Book helped William with controlling the country. Students read through an extract from the Domesday Book and Anglo-Saxon chronicle to work out the impact of the survey. Students have a worksheet to complete (there is a differentiated version). There is also a GCSE styled question with a writing frame to help weaker students.
USA: Were African Americans really free and equal after the abolition of slavery? (L14)
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USA: Were African Americans really free and equal after the abolition of slavery? (L14)

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A lesson that looks at the life before and after the abolition of slavery, this lesson is designed to give students a better contextual knowledge about African American’s experience. This lesson is designed for AQA America 1920 -1973 opportunity and inequality and give some background knowledge for this topic. This lesson includes a GCSE styled question with sentence starters to help those who need it and challenge tasks to stretch the top end student. There is also a homework idea and resource provided as well.
USA: Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 Presidential Election? (L25)
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USA: Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 Presidential Election? (L25)

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This lesson looks at the 1932 Presidential Lesson and why Herbert Hoover lost and Roosevelt was victorious. The lesson gives students two options for the main task. The lesson includes challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge students. This lesson forms a scheme of work for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality.
USA: How did the Second World War impact society in America?
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USA: How did the Second World War impact society in America?

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This lesson looks at how WW2 impacted African Americans and Women in America. Students recap what their lives were like before the war and then investigate what happened during the war that changed their lives. The lesson includes a differentiated note taking sheet, challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge the top end, and an exam question with sentence starters to help students. This lesson forms a SOW for AQA America 1920- 1917 Opportunity and Inequality
WW1: What were the most important long term causes of the First World War? (Lesson 1)
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WW1: What were the most important long term causes of the First World War? (Lesson 1)

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A lesson aimed at students learning about the main long term causes of the First World War, looking at Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism and Nationalism. Students build up their knowledge and then practice a GCSE describe question about each. There are sentence starters and key words for each question for the lower ability and challenge tasks for each activity to stretch your top end.
Medieval Kings and Medieval Life
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Medieval Kings and Medieval Life

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A group of lessons that look at the changing powers of kings through time (Becket, Magna Carta, and Peasants Revolt) and looks at what life was like in the period, looking at thinks like the Black Death and crusades. Lessons have sentence starters, challenge tasks, and some have model answers and literacy focuses.
French Revolution: How far do you agree Louis XVI was responsible for his own downfall?  (Lesson 2)
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French Revolution: How far do you agree Louis XVI was responsible for his own downfall? (Lesson 2)

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A lesson aimed at a high ability year 8 class. This looks at whether Louis was to blame for the downfall of the Bourbon monarchy. Students look at the events that faced Louis and how they would react then they find out what Louis himself did and the consequences. Students throughout should be questioned about why they would make the choices. Then why was Louis choice a mistake or did he have any other options. You should try and push for a balanced picture of Louis as much as possible. Then students should discuss what their verdict of Louis is. Was he stupid, naive or just a disaster of a king? This lesson comes with challenge tasks and a homework task (though i used this for by less able students in the lesson as well). This lesson is very much a narrative lesson. Get students to read the information.
New Deal Bundle
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New Deal Bundle

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A selection of lessons designed for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality. These lessons focus on the new deal. These lessons focus on: The New Deal and what it was and did Opposition to the New Deal Successes and failures of the New deal
USA: 1920's Recap and Revision
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USA: 1920's Recap and Revision

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Two activities that recap the 1920’s section of AQA’s USA topic. The game of draughts is differentiated so that one colour of the board has harder questions than the other. The finger twister can work with the powerpoint spinner. The revision clock worksheet allows students to check how much they understand of the topic. This can be followed by group work to fix the gaps that they have. There is also a Frogger inspired board game and Blockbusters
Norman Conquest: Claimants to the Throne (Lesson 1)
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Norman Conquest: Claimants to the Throne (Lesson 1)

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First lesson in a SOW that looks at the Norman conquest. Students have to read the information about two of the claimants and then choose one to write a speech about as if they were that king and why he should become king of England after Edward the confessor. There is a writing frame for weaker ability students writing a speech as if they are William.
USA: 155 Key Word Cards (1920's -1945)
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USA: 155 Key Word Cards (1920's -1945)

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A selection of key words about the United States from the 1920’s to 1945. It cover the America Boom, Great Depression, New Deal, Second World War and more. All the key words have images to help prompt students. These are great for revision. I print them so that 8 are on 1 page so they are smaller. Then laminate Following tasks can be completed with them: - Students have to define key words given to them - Students have to group key words that link together -Students can write definitions of the back and test each other. - Give a table the whole back and time them whilst sorting them into groups of defining them. - Use these are cards for dictionary/taboo/ charades
Power and Monarchy: Why was there a Peasant’s Revolt against King Richard? (Lesson 3)
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Power and Monarchy: Why was there a Peasant’s Revolt against King Richard? (Lesson 3)

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This lesson is aimed at looking at how the monarchy’s power changed under King Richard II. Students look at why the Peasant’s Revolt happened under king Richard. Students are challenged to think what this shows about the power of medieval monarchs. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters for the less able. There are challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is also a literacy focus as well, where students need to correct literacy mistakes. There is also a model answer where students use it provide template and to redraft their work. They can also discuss what is good and how they could improve it.
Year 7 SOW: Norman Conquest to Peasant's Revolt
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Year 7 SOW: Norman Conquest to Peasant's Revolt

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A SOW that looks at the Norman Conquest, starting with claimants to the throne building towards how William kept control. Students then look at how other kings struggled to keep control. Lessons have sentence starters for less able students as well as challenge tasks to stretch the top end. Most lessons have GCSE styled question to build up skills as well some lessons focusing on literacy.
Conflict and Tension: Were there any winners in the Korean War? (L7)
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Conflict and Tension: Were there any winners in the Korean War? (L7)

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This lesson looks at whether there were any winners or losers in the Korean War, it includes a GCSE question with sentence starters, as well as a model answer to evaluate. Students carry out a task reflecting on everything they have studied to work out winners and losers but can also use the fact sheet provided if they get stumped. The class can then have a vote using the voting slide and discuss results.