This lesson covers the key elements of Elizabethan government from 1558-1603 in line with the AQA specification. Students develop their understanding of privy council, local government, parliament and key ministers. There is also a 30 mark interpretation essay looking at the nature of the privy council.

This is a lesson based on studying photographic evidence to discover the range of jobs performed by women during WW1; students are encouraged to evaluate what impact these occupations may have had on how women were viewed in the UK and the impact this could have on voting. Students then complete a question in line with the AQA 9-1 Specification, "In what ways were the lives of women affected by WW1?". This lesson includes the source, lesson ppt, table and writing frame.

This bundle contains generic writing frames for written extracts for the new AQA GCSE Paper 1 interpretations questions. These match the current guidelines from AQA for: -America 1840-1895: Expansion and Consolidation -Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship -Russia 1894-1945: Tsardom and Communism -America 1920-1973: Opportunity and Inequality

This lesson looks at five different interpretations of the Battle of the Somme and enables students to develop their interpretation skills in line with the AQA 9-1 History specification. Pupils develop their knowledge of the Battle through a true or false activity before looking at differing views of the Battle, considering the content and the reliability of views. Students then complete a GCSE style question "Which interpretation is most convincing?". There is a writing frame to help lower ability students.

A lesson that looks at what life was like for men in the trenches in WW1. The lesson resolves around students using sources to learn about trench life. This can be differentiated so that it is more comprehension based for lower ability or focusing more on where the sources came from for the more able. Pupils enjoy filtering through the information and the images that support the text of the sources. Lesson looks at trench conditions, daily life, attacks and weapons, positives of trenches. Then there is a source based GCSE styled question. There are two separate writing frames to fit with the different ways my department has been teaching the AQA source questions.

This is a revision booklet for OCR Modern Worlds covering the Cold War from 1945-79. This is aimed at a wide-range of abilities, enabling students to bring together key words and important information in an accessible booklet. The booklet includes: a list of key questions that they should be able to answer, as outlined by the exam specification; consolidation questions so students can organise their revision notes; timeline activities and sources to evaluate. Students are encouraged to look at the message, content and context of a source through completing a grid activity which has improved students' source work. There are also OCR B style essay questions for student to practice, complete with space for structured planning (including prompts on making a judgment which enables them to access the highest marks). I have been using this to help Y11 revise for their mocks and their upcoming exams

This is a revision guide for OCR Modern Worlds covering the Paper Two option 'How far did British society change between 1939 and the mid-1970s?'. This guide includes notes, activities and sources to evaluate to help pupils prepare and revise for the sources paper.

Students look at the ways that Britain changed between 1750 and 1850, categorizing these changes. They consider how these linked to making people move to the towns and cities. Students then answer an AQA GCSE style question on how Britain changed.

Revision material text on the nature of Elizabeth's religious settlement, how it was received by Catholics and Puritans and how the Queen responded to these challenges. Aimed at A Level students. This includes a recap of the key information about the Religious settlement, followed by a selection of A Level style 25 mark essay questions (AQA) and an extract question for students to complete. This works well for a revision task or a home activity where students have to read through the information then attempt on of the following questions. Also includes a simplified mark scheme to allow students to self assess their work and then redraft.