Affordable Outstanding History and Politics Lessons
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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023.
Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023.
Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
This powerpoint is an example of how you can make a really effective assessment feedback lesson.
You can model excellent explanation and layer the development of answers using a powerpoint like this and also have lots of additional activities to keep students busy.
I have also included my feedback sheet which I made to go with this assessment:
Which of the following was the most important cause of WWI:
-Imperialism
-The Alliance systems?
Free so you can download and adapt as neeeded for your groups.
Edexcel ALevel Politics
Component 3 USA
Topic 1 Constitution
Includes all lessons in topic 1 (they are all doubles including homework) as well as two intro lessons to US Politics
All updated to Biden Presidency and 117th Congress
Total cost for resources sold individually would be £37
Lesson 1 American Politics Intro
Lesson 2 USA History and Context includes foundation and War of Independence, Liberal ideals and the Constitution as well as the challenges and major landmarks since e.g. Depression and New Deal, WWII, 9-11 and issues USA are divided over as well as context of Geography/ religious and racial divides in USA.
Lesson 3: Intro to and Origins of the Constitution
Lesson 4: US Constitution Features and Principles
Lesson 5: Amending the Constitution- process and strengths and weaknesses
Lesson 6: Federalism and challenges to it- also models of Federalism and analysis/ debate on Federalism- Layer cake or Marble cake?
Lesson 7: Evaluation of the Constitition looks at strengths and weaknesses of features according to FOunding Father’s intentions
Lesson 8 US vs UK Constitution Comparison including Comparative Theories.
Note: Each lesson is 2 hours of teaching time plus hwk.
These summary sheets are for the Edexcel Superpower Relations course (GCSE) they can be used for other specifications which cover Cold War crises.
This is a set of 6 word documents which have simplified, dual coded summaries of the Cold War crises for SEND students/ those who struggle to accesss the GCSE.
The 1st Berlin Crisis
The Hungarian Crisis
The 2nd Berlin Crisis
The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Prague Spring
I have included fully editable word docs but also PDFs as some versions of Word may cause images etc to misalign.
OCR ALevel Depth study as part of thematic Tudor Rebellions course.
This resource will cover x4 hours of teaching plus homework- it also includes an example assessment (interpretations) witth feedback and a model paragraphs section.
Variety of resources and activities included such as mapping the Pilgrimage of Grace to teach the chronology and events, context to teach the underlying tensions and a venn diagram to analyse and evaluate causes
Includes all information, suitable for beginners to the course and new teachers.
Very comprehensive.
Includes a bundle of A*- Level 6 essays for the OCR Tudor Rebellions course.
Useful for new teachers wanting to see outstanding practice or students who are intending to apply to Oxbridge or Russell Group universities. These are packed full of examples of rebellions and thematic writing- comparing and contrasting rebellions throughout.
Questions included are all 25 mark thematic essays:
Evaluate the view that " Tudor government was never seriously threatened by rebellion".
Evaluate the view that “Rebellions led by the Nobility were the most successful”
Evaluate the view that “Dynastic rebellions were the most threatening”
Assess the reasons why some rebellions attracted more support than others. (Detailed plan with fully written and evaluated arguments)
Edexcel GCSE History Medicine Through Time
This is a complete set of lessons on Renaissance Medicine. Including the Great Plague.
Lesson 1 and 2 Great Plague and comparison to the Black Death including 4 mark exam question.
Lesson 3 Renaissance Ideas about Causes
Lesson 4 Renaissance Ideas about Treatment (may take 2 lessons)
Lesson 5 Renaissance Ideas about Prevention
Lesson 6 Summary of Individual Contribution and how far did medicine advance during Renaissance?
Lesson 7 Summary Renaissance and 12 mark exam Q.
This is a powerpoint to print as a display or could just be shared with your ALevel, GCSE and KS3 History students of useful words to improve the quality and precision of their writing.
The words are themed e.g. useful words to use for cause, for adding an additional point or argument, for change etc.
OCR ALevel Russia 1894-1941 but can be adapted/ used for other specs.
Set of lessons on all Stalin’s economic policies - very detailed for ALevel or could be simplified for GCSE.
Aims
Collectivisation- implementation and successes and failures
Industrialisation- 5 year plans implementation and successes and failures
This document is a guide to how to write Section A Interpretations questions which are 30 marks- it has a template for students’ use as well as an exemplar paragraph with evaluation and conclusion for one of the exam board sample papers (Elton and Haigh on Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace).
OCR Tufdor Rebellions specification for ALevel
This lesson (2-3 hours plus hwk) examines the causes, nature, events and impact of the Lady Jane Grey rebellion in 1553 against Mary Tudor.
Lots of detailed resources to give you everything you need to teach this rebellion well.
OCR Alevel Tudor Rebellions course
My third double lesson on the Pilgrimage of Grace for the Tudor Rebellions.
As this is a depth study, students need to go into these themes in far greater depth.
Attached are the resources for teaching this threat.
Includes a living graph task, mapping document and a video clip from David Starkey.
Also a retrieval exercise for a plenary.
Is linked to my other lesssons on the Pilgrimage of Grace but can also be used as a stand alone double lesson. (Should take 2 hours)
Edexcel GCSE History Anglo Saxon and Norman England
Topic 2: Establishing Control
Changes to Landholding
In depth examination of the introduction of the Feudal system and changes William introduced to ensure the loyalty of his nobility by making them his tenants -in-chief.
Fully resourced. Can use the textbooks but can be taught without.
Edexcel GCSE Superpower RElations bundle
Key Topic 3 The End of the Cold War
Includes a load of useful resources
Including: Key word glossaries for all topics
Exam questions and a variety of model answers/ tasks e.g. find and fix, gap fills, planning etc
Retrieval tasks e.g. highlighter heads- who is who from Topic 1 and 2
Lesson 1 and 2 DEtente, SALT and Helsinki Accords and Why did Detente fail?/ Failure of SALT 2
Lesson 3 The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Lesson 4 Reagan and the Second Cold War including Reagan Doctrine and the Star Wars programme
Lesson 5 Gorbachev’s New Thinking and the collapse of Soviet Control in E. Europe and End of the Cold War
Lesson 6 The Fall of the Soviet Union/ USSR
Total of lessons individually £24
This is a bundle of my lessons for Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations in the Cold War 1945-1991
Key Topic 2: Crises oof the cold War
Includes:
-The Berlin Crisis 1958-1961
-The Berlin Wall and impact
-The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs Invasion
-THe Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
-The Prague Spring 1968 causes events and consequences
Includes a range of exam questions of all 3 question types and model answers.
Total Cost would be £21 individually
Here is a link to my Key Topic 1 Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-superpower-relations-topic-1-12813074
This assembly is based on this year’s theme- reclaiming the Narrative as well as highlighting how easily false narratives have spread.
Examines the role of racial bias in the media and politics in the UK and the riots of 2024 as well as the insideous nature of the anti-Haitian rhetoric from some in the USA.
Idea is to promote awareness of the danger of misinformation and to encourage students to challenge one sided narratives especially if they are hateful.
Includes a house competition which can be amended for your school and a script for the assembly if you need it.
Images are for illustrative purposes only. Includes a fully editable powerpoint and word document.
Edexcel GCSE History
Weimar and Nazi Germany
This booklet is designed to offer complete revision support to GCSE History students with the 2015- GCSE History spec for Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939.
The idea is to encourage independent revision rather than simply giving students all the information. It has tasks designed to improve recall and test knowledge as well as practice exam questions with tips and hints and mark schemes.
It has activities for every part of each key topic -over 50 pages.
Ready to print and use.
Resources for Teaching the Black Death at KS3
Can be amended for teaching KS4 as well.
Includes a range of resources and activities including a worksheet to go with the FIlthy cities episode on London, a card sort and retrieval exercises as well as an assessment for KS3.
Edexcel GCSE History 9-1 Weimar and Nazi Germany
This lesson looks at the Lean Years following the Munich Putsch and the way in which the Nazis reorganised including the development of new branches of the party e.g. women and young people and the development of the SS as a foil to the SA.
Also includes the Bamberg Conference and the battle between Socialist and Nationalist factions within the party.
Includes retrieval tasks on 25 point programme and the impact of the Munich Putsch
Game designed to teach pupils all about life in a medieval village for peasants.
Could they survive the Black Death? Failed harvest and famine? The abolishment of Holy Feast days?!
This is a fun way to bring to life a topic which can be a little dry.
Good for contextual understanding of life in medieval England/ Life of a Peasant Villager.
