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GCSE EDEXCEL Superpower relations & the Cold War Unit 1: The origins of the Cold War 1941 -58 GCSE (9-1)
This Bundle includes 12 student led engaging lessons which form the first unit of the Superpower relations & Cold War GCSE course. Each lesson includes step by step instructions, differentiated resources, worksheets, open-ended enquiry questions to develop creative thinkers, engaging student led activities, exam questions, tips, advice and structure strips. These lessons took many hours to plan and prepare and they are constantly being developed, so please leave feedback. Once purchased you will have access to these resources indefinitely, so please check for updates. I do post updates on my TES feed so if you follow me you will receive these notes. Finally, I hope you find and your students find these resources helpful. These have been made for the Edexcel specifictaion
Edexcel GCSE Elizabethan England: L14 Did leisure and entertainment bring the Elizabethans together?
A lesson that covers the required knowledge for Elizabethan sport, leisure and entertainment. Students learn about how social divides influenced Elizabethan entertainment. In addition the lesson looks at the influences of religion and gender on the development of entertainment in the period. As always a step by step guide and differentiated resources.
World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 9 'What were the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?'
A lesson that focuses on the impacts that the atomic bomb had on Hiroshima. Students use the knowledge for the lesson to create a newspaper article which focuses on 4 key areas (that the choose). Literacy support and differentiated materials provided. As always there are clear instructions.
The Norman Conquest: L4 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
Students analyse four key factors that led to the successful Norman invasion. Students work through a card sort (categorising), diamond 9 (prioritising) and identifying links between the evidence before writing up their findings in a Facebook style response, with a strong emphasis on literacy and developing examination skills.
The Tudors & Stuarts: Lesson 11 How Good was Queen Elizabeth?
Easy to follow lesson on Queen Elizabeth. Students eventually make a judgement about Queen Elizabeth through, portrait analysis, card sort and discussions. Main activity requires class to create their own annotated portrait which summarises their decision. Literacy support/ differentiated materials provided.
Edexcel 9-1 Nazi Germany. L20 What was the worst problem faced by Germany during the Depression?
This lesson looks at the causes of the Depression and its impacts on Germany. Students create a fact file about the Wall Street Crash by extracting information from text and video footage (differentiated on PowerPoint). The main activity looks at some facts/ impacts on Germany which students link to categories and prioritise before writing up their findings in a newspaper report.
Why did the Great Fire of London get out of control and destroy so much of London?
This lesson looks at the causes of the Great Fire of London. Plenty of higher order thinking skills and discussion based learning followed by a task which requires the creation of a leaflet which focuses on literacy skills and GCSE skills
Edexcel GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany L19: Why was there limited support for the Nazi Party, 1923-29?
A lesson that looks at the key factors that led to a reduced support for the Nazi Party between the years 1923-29. Students categorise cards, prioritize evidence and create a mind map before using their knowledge to complete a Paper 3 Q3a style question. Literacy support and advice for the exam question included as well as exam tips and differentiated worksheets.
The Cold War: 'How dangerous was the Cuban Missile Crisis?'
Students learn about the one of the key flash points from the Cold War. There are a range of activities, such as a fact file task, plotting the ‘13 days’ on a crisis graph and the main task is a newspaper article (success criteria, literacy support and differentiated). To end they need to determine who was the victor in the crisis by writing a tweet setting out either the USA or Soviet’s view on the outcome of the crisis. These resources take many hours to create so please be kind enough to leave a review. Thank you.
Communisam and Capitalism
I'm using this for prejudice and intolerance in the USA 1920s to ensue that students understand the differences between communism and capitalism and why Americans in the 1920s would fear communism. Also ideal for KS3 e.g. Nazi Germany and dictatorships.
The Roaring Twenties. How did Jazz influence USA in the 1920s?
PowerPoint, cardsort activity, differentiated task and key word support.
What was the USA really like in the 1920s?
Students asked to imagine what the USA was like in 1920s. Later they are introduced to a range of sources which they annotate and use to explain what was happening in the USA in the 1920s. plenary referes back to the starter.
Were Sacco and Vanzetti guilty?
Card sort activity to assess the evidence. Followed by source analysis to determine why they were executed followed by a 6 mark Explain question. OCR specification.
What did the Victorians think about their Empire?
A fun lesson where students work in teams to accurately reconstruct an artefact that commemorates the Empire. After the game they need to analyse the artefact and work out what it suggests about the Victorian Empire.
Votes for Women: L6 'Did Suffragette Emily Davison mean to kill herself?'
A History Mystery as your students are presented with pieces of evidence which they must analyse in order to create a theory about the death of Emily Davison. When the evidence has been evaluated they can create a newspaper article to explain their theory. Differentiated and fully resourced with clear step by step instructions.
Medieval Realms: Lesson 8: 'How successful was Medieval Medicine?'
EStudents analyse a range of sources and score these based on how useful medieval medicine was before responding to an extended response question which develops examination skills. Literacy support provided. Clear instructions and ready to teach.
How did William use the Feudal System to keep control? (Norman Conquest - Lesson9)
A lesson that looks at the reason why William needed to introduce the Feudal System, what it was and how it worked. Tasks include; worksheet (literacy support included) and group activity where students create a short play to help explain how the system worked.
Saxon Crime and Punishment.
PowerPoint and card sort activity. Students have to decide if Roman or Saxon crime prevention was most effective.
OCR History tips for answering questions
Useful documents for students to stick in their books. Provides examples of questions and advice on responding to different types of questions.