Starter - holiday and prior knowledge/ item analysis (BLACK SAND as GUNPOWDER act) Counting barrels from image - engaging students and thinking why 36? Video - task Follow up questions - why etc. and barrels. Story telling Task - comic strip Challenge - poetry Recognition and sharing plenary Rewarding Video recreation of parliment blowng up in 30 seconds! Exciting. Students tend to ask - why would he blow himself up? so you need to also explain how gunpowder works. Students LOVE this lesson so much that we introduced it to several schools in the trust. I decided to throw in the full lesson plan so you can have the questions to ask (if you don’t know much about the history, plot etc.) so that you can teach it well.

Spelling test starter Homework showcase Peer assessment Recognition What went well (more) How to improve (one) Confidence builder Peer assessment worksheet BLIND voting Rewards Kahoot Students love it, and are very excitable throughout the whole hour. Adaptable to control energy/ behaviour

First lesson Homework Intentions Questions/ key terms stick in Causes of war images - list them Challenge included Reading Map skills M.A.I.N - remember Reading - note taking of MAIN Images and maps included Worksheet must be printed BLACK and WHITE match up key terms Colour map for triple alliance and triple entente Rank the causes tension Describe two main causes of WW1 Sentence starters Challenge included Peer marking Draw it MAIN

Image - thinking and list Intentions Key terms Posters Video (5mins) Questions Answers Photograph story Article of man Recruitment strategies (definition of words on board) Reading Images Songs - brief - can play in background Posters (several slides) Did it work? Yes, facts. Creative task 2 options: Letter/ Poster Prompts Sentence starters

Retrieval MAIN Finish previous if needed. Intention FLASH TECHNIQUE students must be ready show 1 second discuss now show 10 seconds discuss now show properly and discuss what it really is technique gets their brain working Black and white image only Reading Map Video animation - work out why Discuss Reading Storyboard handout gapfill story word bank Image with speech bubble write what he would say I left notes in the comments of PPT if needed. Part 2: Finish off if needed Art analysis - new skills/ transferable skills Role play learning Students interview you (the assassin) - be prepared for questions I included fact sheet for you in case you need some information Note: students asked basic questions anyway (Year 8s mixed)

Lots of materials to expand/ use for longer lessons Can use for adaptation Optional: Documentary 50 minutes with questions to answers - sections of the documentary - check questions to find points for documentary. The questions available do not use the entire documentary. Main PPT is for 1 hour Starter (song/ lyrics) - short. Lyrics available for reading and analysis of lyrics before hearing the song Reading Primary sources - infer information (3 on PPT) - resources for 7 with originals if you’d like to extend task/ lesson Advert (included video) Article about the advert Is this accurate of the event? Compare primary sources to advert Opinions Discussions Why did this happen? e.g. money etc. Quote Agree or disagree - disrespectful or acceptable? Sentence starter Task Postcard Blank print outs Gap fills/ sentence starters to use or to print as adaptation according to class ability Challenge Super challenge Time wise: can draw on back, can share etc. to extend or not lessons Plenary: 3/2/1

Adaptable to 1 hour or 3 hours. Resources included. Unscamble starter Challenge included Intentions Image show (bit by bit) Questions about image Information and images Reading information sheet Summarise/ questions via discussion Images/ slight information of areas around Swindon WW1 man story to read Worksheet (3 questions) To read and answer in full sentences Hard challenge- paragraph writing PEEL Starter sentences, paragraph sentences etc. Information poster Success criteria Peer marking - success criteria Hot Seat (adaptable) Boys Vs Girls

Image starter - tactics used Objectives Slide information Mind map Images/ video Discussion (pair) Objective 1 done Tasks complete grid from information ranking explain (sentence starters x3) Objective 2/3 done Pair quiz 3 questions/ answers Self regulation. Worksheet included Weapon information sheets included (different formats for adaptations)

Starter Intentions Image/ labels Mind map - partner work Intention 1 done Videos Notes Intention 2 done Tasks Information sheet with questions Think/ Pair/ Share - discoveries advancements and improvements in WW1 used today How did WW1 help medicine after war 20-30 words, with examples to support Intention 3 done Extra work available as challenges etc.

WWI Assessment Feedback step by step PPT slide- to be used with students or for yourself to mark with examples Example marking

Starter - images Information Challenge included Definition Label trenches - information sheets around the room - adapted worksheet available Table - life in the trenches with challenges included - information sheet to share (double sided/ 1 page) with images Video - emotions Success criteria on independent literacy task - level 3 to 6 Starter sentences/ format/ letter (for all or low ability) Keywords bingo - word bank included, bingo sheets available to print if needed - definitions available for teacher to read if needed

Conscription and Conchies. I really like this lesson. Starter: Image of white feather - thinking - no answer as they find out during lesson Introduction - reading Opinions Emotions Feelings Fair? Lots of discussion Gap fill - paragraph information summed up Word bank Definitions included to help Answers available in green Worksheet table - students read information and decide Students read. I fill out first one and explain my decisions on the table - onto board or share screen Students read. We do this together. Cold call. Good modelling and scaffolding. Double sided sharing 3-6 for them to work with the person next to them or alone Plenary: About themselves. Enlist or object? Both are brave.

1hr Lesson Videos check in the notes for specifics Extra worksheet to use if wanted

Tutor activity 31 facts, cut and assign each student (responsibility) 1 giant sheet (A3 or bigger) Students do their part and stick to create a class poster together. Extras: Title, Name, Photo/ drawing. Depends on your time. You can spread it out of the sheet, e.g. fold outs, off the page etc. Photo included

Key terms On the spot challenges Adaptable lesson plan In seats plan but can change to around the room idea/ or 1 worksheet Timer use, kept good pace and fun. Answers Assessment Plenary Print outs available

Video and book version (if no book - can print out one of the slides for references) Reading version - can be combined as group roleplay or volunteers roleplay as demonstration (with teacher adding questions as they role play) Can be 1-2 lessons long or more depending what you want to use. Can also use parts of extras for a homework task/ starter/ plenary Extras keywords create your own treaty terms of the treaty worksheet roleplay cards