How did heresy and treason become interconnected? [#2]
An insight into how heresy and treason became interconnected during periods of religious turmoil in Early Modern England, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Students will revisit the Reformation in England, and become familiar with the religious turmoil in England. They will explore how a definition of what a heretic was changed from monarch to monarch (between Henry VIII to James I) and then how this became interconnected with the crime of treason.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
The ‘witch craze’ in the Early Mod. Period - Exam Practice [#5]
A lesson prompting students to respond to a 12 mark exam-style question: ‘Explain why there was a ‘witch-hunting’ craze from 1645 – 47.’ Adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Building on their engagement with factors that influenced the witch craze during the seventeenth century (see previous lesson on TES), students are prompted to respond to a 12 mark exam-style question. This lesson enables students to plan their response, and models / scaffolds the structure and success criteria for them to succeed. The lesson also familiarises students with the Pearson Edexcel mark scheme.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
What was the main purpose of Early Modern punishments? [#9]
An exploration into methods of punishment during the Early Modern period, introduced during the Early Modern period, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students will investigate the variety of punishments used during the Early Modern period, as an alternative to the death penalty. Students will analyse the purpose for each punishment (i.e., reform, deterrence, retributive) and whether punishments were changes or continuities from the Middle Ages. There is also a special focus on the new method of transportation as a punishment.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Why did smuggling grow and decline between c.1700 - c.1900? [#3]
An exploration into the growth and decline of smuggling during the Industrial Age, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students will explore the crime of smuggling during the Industrial Age. Students will also investigate reasons why smuggling grew to alarming proportions during the period, before it fell again during the same period. Students will begin to link these reasons to different factors, such as the government. There are also multiple opportunities for retreival practice during the lesson, including a crossword in the plenary.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Why did highway robbery grow and decline between c.1700 - c.1900? [#2]
An exploration into the growth and decline of highway robbery during the Industrial Age, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students will explore the activities of highwaymen during the Industrial Age. Students will also investigate reasons why highway robbery grew to alarming proportions during the period, before it fell again during the same period. Students will begin to link these reasons to different factors, such as the media or the role of government.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Who helped reform prisons between c.1700 - c.1900? [#7]
An insight into the prison reforms of Elizabeth Fry, John Howard and Robert Peel, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Following on from a study of evolving prison systems between c.1700 - c.1900, this lesson introduces students to the faces behind these changes. Specifically, students will examine the work of Robert Peel, Elizabeth Fry and John Howard; their life, values and achievements. The lesson culminates in a discussion and independent evaluation about which individual had the most significant impact on prison systems in Britain.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Why were the Tolpuddle Martyrs punished so harshly? [#5]
An exploration into the case of the Tolpuddle Martyrs (1834 - 39), adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students investigate the historic case of the Toldpuddle Martyrs in 1834, who were convicted and transported for the crime of swearing a secret oath. Students will map out the events of the case, and then analyse the reasons why the Tolpuddle Martyrs were convicted, and eventually released. This lesson helps students start to understand the shift it attitudes towards the Bloody Code.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
What was revolutionary about Pentonville Prison? [#8]
An in-depth exploration of Pentonville Prison, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Following on from a study of prison systems and reformers, students will investigate this case study of Pentonville Prison; a prototype for the Separate System. Students will engage with a variety of sources, working in pairs to build an understanding of the conditions, activities, design and security of the prison. Students will also practice their ability to make inferences.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
The Purpose of Punishment in the Industrial Age - Exam Practice [#9]
A lesson prompting students to respond to a 16 mark exam-style question: ‘“Rehabilitation was the driving force behind changes made to punishment in the 19th Century.” How far do you agree?’. Adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Building on their engagement with 18th and 19th century methods of punishment, especially different prison systems (see previous lesson on TES), students are prompted to respond to a 16 mark exam-style question. This lesson enables students to plan their response, and models / scaffolds the structure and success criteria for them to succeed. The lesson also familiarises students with the Pearson Edexcel mark scheme.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
The Bow Street Runners - Law Enforcement in the Industrial Age [#10]
An investigation into the Fielding Brothers’ Bow Street Runners, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Students will explore the formation, work and effectiveness of the Bow Street Runners, set up by the Fielding Brothers during the 18th Century. Students will analyse how the Bow Street Runners began to challenge traditional methods of enforcing the law, given the evolving socieity (i.e., new methods of criminal activity, expanding towns and cities etc.).
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Developments in Policing during the Industrial Age [#11]
An investigation into new developments in policing (i.e., the Metropolitan Police) during the Industrial Age, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Building on from a study of the Bow Street Runners, students will explore subsequent developments in policing. This lesson has a particular focus on the new Metropolitan Police Force (c.1829), but also shows how a centralised police force was extended across the country. This lesson also gives students the opportunity to build source analysis skills.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
The End of Convict Transportation - Industrial Age [#13]
An investigation into convict transportation to Australia during the c.1800s, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Building on from a previous study about the convict transportation (see Early Modern period lessons), students will explore reasons why transportation to Australia was popular during the Industrial Age. Students will also examine reasons why this process both increased and eventually decreased over the period. This lesson also gives students the opportunity to build source analysis skills.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Video Clip - Link to a trailer from BBC: Banished (2015)
The Nature of Criminal Activity in the Industrial Age - Exam Practice [#14]
A lesson prompting students to respond to a 16 mark exam-style question: ‘“There was little change in the nature of criminal activity in the period c.1500 – c.1900.” How far do you agree?’. Adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Building on their engagement with criminal activity between c.1500 - c.1900, tracing how certain crimes both increased and decreased (see previous lessons on TES), students are prompted to respond to a 16 mark exam-style question. This lesson enables students to plan their response, and models / scaffolds the structure and success criteria for them to succeed. The lesson also familiarises students with the Pearson Edexcel mark scheme.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
How much did punishments change in the 20th C.? [#5]
An exploration into how prisons and punishments have evolved since c.1900, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Students will explore how much prison systems have evolved since c.1900, with an eye on the improvements and ongoing issues. Students will examine Wandsworth Prison as a case study for this. They will also analyse the purpose of other punishments used in the modern period, including electronic tagging, ASBOs and others.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Why was the death penalty gradually abolished in the 20th C.? [#7]
An exploration into the reasons why capital punishment was abolished during the 20th C., adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students will chart the 20th C. milestones in changes to capital punishment (i.e., who could be executed, or the crimes that qualified for execution). Students will then examine the reasons why capital punishment was gradually abolished, with a particular focus on controversial cases (i.e., Timothy Evans, Ruth Ellis) and changing public / government attitudes. This can be consolidated in a debate about the most significant reason for the abolition of capital punishment.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
What was the impact of Derek Bentley’s death? [#8]
An exploration into the events surrounding the trial and execution of Derek Bentley in 1953, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Following on from a lesson about the gradual abolition of the death penalty in the 20th C. (see previous lesson on TES), students will closely examine the case of Derek Bentley. Students will familiarise themselves with the case against Bentley, as well as the public / government reactions towards the case at the time and in the aftermath. Students will consolidate their understanding of public pressure on the legal system in an exam-style question.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Sources Practice – Immigration Tensions in Whitechapel, c.1870 - c.1900? [#6]
A study of questions about source utility on 19th C. Whitechapel, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Having studied the tensions around immigration in Whitechapel, this lesson aims to build students confidence with source utility and “follow up…” questions, in line with Edexcel assessments. The lesson takes on the format of a teacher-led collaboration, with a modelled example, before students can be prompted to examine a source independently.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 120 Minutes (optional)
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Why did tensions over immigration in Whitechapel get worse? [#5]
An introduction to the tensions surrounding anarchism and socialism in 19th C. Whitechapel, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Following an investigation into the Irish and Jewish communities that migrated to Whitechapel during the late-1800s, this lesson familiarises students with the tensions around socialism and anarchism. Students will also examine how these political views were linked to immigrants in Whitechapel, increasing the tensions there. The lesson culminates in an exam-style question.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
How poor was the housing in Whitechapel? [#1]
An introduction to the quality of housing in 19th C. Whitechapel, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: An introduction to Section A of the Crime and Punishment Through Time, c.1000 - Present paper, this lesson familiarises students with the setting of Whitechapel. Specifically, students will measure Whitechapel’s reputation as a poor, overcrowded, criminal area against the nuanced neighbourhoods that made up the borough (i.e. Flower and Dean Street vs. Peabody Estate). The lesson culminates in an exam-style question from Section A.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Crime and Punishment in Modern England, c.1900 - Present
A nine-part series of lessons, adapted for Part 1 of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment.
What will you get?
Nine lessons:
Introduction to Crime & Punishment in the Modern Period
Conscientious Objectors
Developments in Policing
Changes to Law Enforcement
Developments in Prisons and Punishments
Treatment of Young Offenders
The End of Capital Punishment
The Case of Derek Bentley (Case Study)
The End of Capital Punishment - Exam Practice
Each lesson in this bundle builds students’ understanding of the changes and continuities in crimes, methods of law enforcement and punishments in Modern Britain. Students will frequently engage with historical sources, and exam-style questions to heighten their critical analysis and conceptual understanding.
All lessons are fully resourced and scaffolded for a range of abilities.