A lesson on the early civil rights campaigns. A range of deeper level thinking and critical thinking tasks included, which lead into an extended response question whereby students practice and develop GCSE skills by weighing up evidence and reaching judgements based on the information given. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson that looks that the main reasons why the Ku Klux Klan were able to get away with serious crimes, such as murder. Various activities are included in this complete lesson. Students have to assess information to make links between evidence, categorise information before completing a thought cloud on the lesson's title, which aims to develop GCSE literacy skills and the level of detail needed in developed explanations. A never heard the word grid and an activity linked to the 1939 song 'Strange Fruit' by Billie Holliday area included. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson which looks at the changes that took place in the years after the Civil War. Students sort cards in to two categories 'things got better' and 'things got worse'. They then need to categorise these cards (e.g. laws, social changes etc). The cards then need to be ranked so plenty of opportunity for discussion and deeper level thinking. The main task is to respond to the lesson's title. Literacy support (sentence stems, key words are included). Students will have the chance to practice GCSE skills in the write up and there is a slide of additional sources that higher ability students can use to further develop their arguments.

A lesson which examines the key factors leading up to the American Civil War. Students sort cards into categories, prioritise information, reach a supported judgement and complete a newspaper article activity. The lesson has a strong literacy focus and there are sentence stems, key word banks and differentiated materials.

This lesson looks at change and continuity during the later middle ages. Students analyse changes brought about in the period, rank the progress of changes and complete a matrix activity based on the differentaited worksheets. This lesson includes self assessment documents for the Middle Ages and Norman aspects of the course. Terms of Use: Purchase of this item entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use only. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the author. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under copyright even when edited. Pasting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copyright 2017

Easy to follow lesson on plantation life. The students analyse two clips from the film 'Twelve Years a Slave' and note down evidence of what was like on a plantation based on the scenes from the film. They are then introduced to some sources (they analyse one each) and match it to one of 4 categories (which I put on posters around the room). They stand by the poster and discuss with other students to ensure they are in the correct place and then they can complete the section on the worksheet that relates to their source. Following this they should exchange info and complete the worksheet. After discussion the main task is writing a letter to the director of the film to give their impression of how accurate the scenes are and how they could be improved. I recently taught this lesson for an observation and the class were really engaged and produced some excellent work. Differentiated materials included, as well as literacy support.

A lesson focused on the key factors that led to the abolition of slavery in 1833. Students work through a card sort, diamond 9 and a Venn Diagram, which sets up discussions and deeper level thinking tasks such as identifying links between factors and reaching supported judgements. Literacy support and differentiated materials are included for the extended response activity. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

Students learn about slave auctions through a range of source based activities which are used to support extended response activities. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated activities.

First World War lesson on the Christmas Truce in 1914. The students analyse a range of sources (posters, letter extracts and film footage) to collect evidence on British attitudes towards the German people. The main task is a letter writing activity where the students need to explain how and why their feelings towards war and the enemy has changed. Literacy support and differentiated materials included as well as clear step by step instructions

A lesson which looks at Africa in the 18th century. The students are asked to consider their view on Africa in 1700 by creating an instagram update, before analysing, categorising and annotating sources. They use the data to write a report using GCSE skills and finish the lesson by challenging their earlier opinion.

Students learn about the Middle Passage through a card sort and ranking exercise before practicing GCSE skills by responding to a how far style question. As always there are clear instructions and differentiated resources.

Students learn about the transatlantic slave trade by creating an annotated map, fact file and a range of student-led activities. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources and activities.

Easy to follow lessons which examines the changes brought in by the Normans following the conquest of Britain. Several tasks and worksheets are included in this lesson, these include plotting the changes/ continuity on a graph, spotting differences between Saxon and Norman justice, self assessment tasks and a 12 mark question (with mark scheme). Terms of Use: Purchase of this item entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use only. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the author. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under copyright even when edited. Pasting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copyright 2017

Easy to follow lesson. Students are introduced to evidence from historians that the Norman Conquest brought about huge change and upheaval in Britain. They test this theory out through a card sort, exchanging evidence, role play whilst recording continuity and change before responding to the historians claim and an exam question. Fully resourced and differentiated. Terms of Use: Purchase of this item entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use only. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the author. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under copyright even when edited. Pasting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copyright 2017

This is a fully resourced lesson on Anglo Saxon crime and punishment. The lesson looks at the methods used (Hue and Cry/ tithing) to catch criminals and the punishments such as trial by ordeal. Fully resourced with differentiated materials, worksheets and a range of activities. Terms of Use: Purchase of this item entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use only. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the author. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under copyright even when edited. Pasting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copyright 2017

Students are introduced to the concept of slavery and to the factors that led to the use of slavery in the Americas through a card sort activity. The focus of the lesson is on encouraging students to make a judgment based on evidence and to develop literacy and exam skills. There are a set of additional sources that can be used to supplement the card sort for G & T students who want to develop their arguments by adding additional evidence/ quotes to their arguments. Literacy support provided. As always there are clear step by step instructions

The English Civil War end of unit assessment. The assessment is a source based activity. There are a range of preparation activities, such as grading another student's response by colour coding different aspects of the response, extracting similarities and differences form sources before attempting the assessment. There is a self-assessment and DIRT activity to follow up.

A lesson that introduces students to the more complex issues/ actions of different groups in the build up to the civil war. Students need to sort cards based on people's actions, priorities events in order of significance and complete a Fakebook activity. The main task requires the students to respond to a choice of 2 questions. This lesson needs plenty of questioning, lots of discussion and higher order thinking and encourages independent learners. As always there are clear step by step instructions,

A lesson on Henry VIII and the break from Rome. Students analyse a sketch from horrible Histories and note down the key reasons given for Henry’s break from Rome. They are then introduced to some sources which give an overview of the main factors that led to the break from Rome. Students discuss and record data during an active learning activity. They critique the sketch by writing a letter to Horrible Histories to explain how they could improve their TV series.