Key Stage 3 lesson on comparing and contrasting Richard I with Saladin. The lesson would take about two periods to cover fully, but can easily be shortened. We start by thinking about what makes an effective leader during the medieval period. we then introduce the two leaders and the pupils will read the story of each leader before creating a character card that assesses the leaders strengths and weaknesses. We then go on to look at how the two men are similar and different by creating a Venn diagram. Finally there is an extended writing task where the pupils explain their choice of leader through evaluating their actions. Included in the lesson is: Starter activity Character card templates and information sheets on the leaders Venn diagram task Extended writing task with writing frame and support. Plenary. 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 and the Impacts of The American Revolution. We start with a retrieval practice instagram themed starter on the Pilgrimage of Grace, but works with any historical event. We begin we a recap using a source of the Boston Tea Party, the pupils have 10 mins to answer as many questions as possible on the source. We then look at how the war started and the events leading to Yorktown. We look at Yorktown in detail and the pupils complete some work on the events of the battle by summarising and answering questions. We then look at he impacts of the American Revolution for Britain, America and The World. there is a summary sheet to help with this but sometimes we spend longer conducting research on the impacts. We then compare Magna Carta with the American Revolution for similarities and differences. There are some examples, and we finish with a biographical poem on George Washington. I hope that this saves you some valuable 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 medieval manor system. We start with a simple retrieval practice starter. We then introduce the Norman village by giving an overview of how it works. The pupils answer questions from an info strip. We then look at the types of houses found in the village and what the medieval manor was. The pupils describe the typical village house and manor. We then look at the peasants year and day with the pupils answer questions and recording potential hardships. We also briefly look at Wharram Percy as an example village. We finish with a source question. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Key Stage 3 lesson but could be adapted to Key Stage 4. This lesson looks at the impacts of the Second World War on health and medicine. A simple retrieval practice multiple choice quiz starts the lesson. We then watch a Disney clip created for the US army in 1945 about the importance of taking medicines. We discuss how the clip reveals the US army’s concerns about diseases during WW2. We then look at the dangers faced by the military on the front lines and analyse the kit of a medic to see why they carried what they did and what this says about the nature of the injuries. We then look at risks to health at the ‘home front’. The pupils use an impact strip to record the impacts of the war on health and medicine, they describe the impact and explain what effect it would have had on health. We then look at a source question on penicillin. A plenary pyramid finishes the lesson. I hope that this proves useful and saves you some 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

AQA GCSE history lesson for The Power & The People Thematic Unit. In this lesson we look at what King John had done to anger his barons. We start with a simple retrieval practice grid, already filled in for the Norman Conquest but editable. We look at what the expectations of John as a medieval king were, the pupils then make an explained list of the expectations of John. We then look at John’s actions, the pupils undertake a thermometer analysis to see which of John’s actions would have angered the barons the most. We then look at Matthew Paris’ painting of John and the pupils complete some questions around the painting and compare this to the painting of Henry II by the same artist. The pupils conclude by explaining which of John’s actions angered the barons the most and why in a post it exercise. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Part of the Norman Conquest SOW. In this lesson we consider why Historians need to be careful about the reliability of sources. After some thinking exercises on the reliability of information and how people can have different views of the same events we look at a number of sources that document the death of Harold at Hastings and complete an activity of how reliable these sources are. We finish the lesson with a writing task which has a structure strip to support the pupils recording a good written response to the question “Explain, using evidence, what the most likely cause of Death was for Harold Godwinson at Hastings”. Included in the lesson is True or False retrieval starter thinking exercises around reliability and perception Source reliability task with information sheet and worksheet Video clips to support the source task. Fully supported written task using structure strip. Hope this helps. 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

The third lesson in a Key stage 3 unit of work on the Welfare State, but could easily be adapted to Key Stage 4. We start with a simple retrieval practice starter where the pupils have to put the events in order, you just adapt to suit your previous learning. We then introduce the term antibiotic and what this means and why it might have been important in the war effort and elsewhere. We then look at the story of the discovery of penicillin. The pupils stick the outline road into their books at watch the information slides as the teacher scrolls through. They are fully illustrated with some amusing sound effects too. The pupils then watch a short video which discusses the science in more detail. We then look at an interpretation and the pupils complete a differentiated task answer the questions around the interpretation in 10mins. We then finish with a ‘to what extent do you agree’ type question where the pupils consider the significance of the discovery compared to other scientific discoveries. I hope that this proves useful and saves you some time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer