AQA GCSE history lesson on the Hundred Days Offensive and the ending battles of WWI. We start with a simple ‘if this is the answer, what is the question?’ retrieval practice quiz. We then have a brief recap of the events of the failed Ludendorff Offensive and Germany’s precarious position. We then look at Foch’s plan for the offensive in a video clip and the pupils think about Germany’s preparedness for the offensive. We then follow events in a series of event slides. The pupils read the information on the board and record the German army’s level of control at that point on the Western Front. This could be done as a round the room or carousel activity. The pupils reflect on what the critical events were. We then use a source comparison question as consolidation and finish with the pupils writing a bio-poem to General Ludendorff. Hope you find this useful and it saves you some planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Power & the People AQA GCSE History lesson. The second lesson on Extending the Franchise section Peterloo and the Great Reform Act. There are no other resources needed for the lesson and there are differentiated activities and worksheets for photocopying. Included in the lesson is: Video clip on Peterloo Activities on Peterloo both describing and comprehension Activities on the Great Reform Act both describing and comprehension Source interpretation question. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Key Stage 3 lesson on Magna Carta. The lesson is approximately one hour long but can easily be extended. We start with a retrieval practice quiz on last lesson which was about King John, but this is easily adapted. We then introduce Magna Carta trhough watching a video clip and the pupils make use their video notes sheet to answer questions. We then look at the clauses in Magna Carta where the pupils sort the clauses into a diamond nine and explain their choices. We then complete an extended writing task. The pupils write a diary entry for King John dated the day he signed Magna Carta explaining how it limits his power and why he dislikes it so much. In a nutshell the lesson includes. Retrieval quiz starter Video clip with notes sheet for the pupils Diamond 9 ranking activity based on the clauses in Magna Carta Extended writing exercise “Medieval Dear Diary: King John Edition”. Emoji plenary. Hope this saves planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE History lesson as part of the Reform and Reformers Section of the Power and the People unit. The lesson is roughly one hour long. In the lesson we introduce the concpet of a trade union. We then look at opposition to technology in the early 1800’s such as the Luddites and the ‘Swing Rioters’. We then look at the Combination Act of 1825, why this law was passed and what restrictions it placed on trade unions. We then look at the early attempts to organise trade unions before looking at another source extract taken from the Warwickshire Agricultural Labourers Union handbook. Included is: Starter actvity around Luddite Source Source task on the Luddites and Swing Rioters Annoatation task on the Combination Act 1825 Speech bubble actvitity on the early attempts to form trade unions Source question task on Warwickshire Agricultural Labourers Union handbook. Plenary. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

GCSE Anglo Saxon and Norman England 1060-87 for the new specification 2016. This lesson looks at the four claimants to the throne. the pupils start with scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry which they then have to put in order. We then briefly look at the situation at the start of 1066 before considering the strengths and weaknesses of the four claimants. There is a brief video clip and the pupils then have time with a fact-file for each claimant. We finish the lesson by looking at an enquiry question “Who had the strongest claim the the throne”. The pupils have guidance on how to structure their answer. Hope this helps save you valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

A Key Stage 3 lesson on how Motte and Bailey castles changed into stone castles as part of the Norman Conquest SOW. The pupils will explore the weaknesses of Motte and Bailey castles before investigating the first stone castles, how and why they were built, their advantages and disadvantages. The lesson include the following:- Questioning starter Video clips Differentiated source task Worksheet on castle features Plenary All worksheets included at the end for photocopying. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE history lesson on the war at sea, the Germans use of U-boats and unrestricted U-boat warfare and America’s decision to enter the war. For the Conflict & Tension 1894-1918 unit. We start with a simple retrieval practice quiz. We then look at the U-boat threat in detail, firstly by looking at the design and function of the U-boats and then by watching a video clip where the pupils answer questions about how they were used. The pupils then consider how the British responded to the threat and what innovations were adopted. We then progress to look at the sinking of the Lusitania and the pupils complete a tensionometer to record the rising tensions between the USA and Germany. We look at a source “Destroy this Mad Brute” and the pupils answer questions. There are two plenary options to assess the impact or potential impact of America entering the war. Hope you find this useful and it saves you some planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

GCSE Anglo Saxon and Norman England 1060-87 for the new specification 2016. In this lesson we look at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The objective of the lesson is to determine to what extent luck, strength/skill and tactics played a part in the outcome of the battle. We start with a quick retrieval quiz from last lesson. We then look at the events of the battle itself by completing a worksheet and the pupils consider each stage of the battle and answer questions on the event and whether there was any skill/strength, luck or tactics involved at that point. The pupils use the information from the worksheet to create a mind map using factor hexagons. We then pull all the strands together and finish with a piece of extended writing on to what extent luck, strength/skill and tactics played in the outcome of the battle. The pupils have some guidance on how to structure their answer. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

A Key Stage 3 double lesson or two single lessons on the Great Fire of London. No extra resources are needed for the lesson, but it does work best if the pupils all have a copy of the lesson on Google Classroom or such like. The activities are all differentiated so pupils can choose the level they work at. The lesson finishes with an extended writing task. Included is Video clip on how the great fire started Differentiated Activity worksheet Evaluation exercise on how Great the fire was. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE history lesson for The Power & The People thematic unit. In this lesson we look at the events after the Pilgrimage of Grace, the continued dissolution of the monasteries and the significance of the rebellion. We start with a game of an instagram style starter with a source on the signing of Magna Carta. We have a quick recap on the previous lessons content where the pupils have to put the events on order leading up to Askes execution. Following this we look at the events of the dissolution form 1536-40. The pupils use a worksheet to answer questions regarding the events. We then consdier the significance of the rebellion through using a ‘wheel of life’. There is a video clip to help with this. We then tackle an 8 mark source question, or a significance question or both! There is some guidance for the pupils on how to tackle the question too. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Third lesson on the Norman Conquest. This 1 hour lesson looks at the events of the Battle of Fuford and then we look at the Battle of Stamford bridge and try to work out the main reasons for Harold Godwinson’s victory and Hardrada’s loss. All the lessons and resources are provided as are the video clips. Included is Bayeux tapestry question starter Video crib sheet for the Battle of Fulford Activity on the events of Stamford Bridge Video clip on Stamford Bridge Writing evalaution activity. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer