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GCSE EDEXCEL Superpower relations & the Cold War Unit 1: The origins of the Cold War 1941 -58 GCSE (9-1)
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GCSE EDEXCEL Superpower relations & the Cold War Unit 1: The origins of the Cold War 1941 -58 GCSE (9-1)

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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
The Norman Conquest: L4 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
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The Norman Conquest: L4 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?

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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?
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The Tudors & Stuarts: Lesson 11 How Good was Queen Elizabeth?

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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.
The Cold War: 'How dangerous was the Cuban Missile Crisis?'
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The Cold War: 'How dangerous was the Cuban Missile Crisis?'

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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
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Communisam and Capitalism

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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.
KS3 Literacy Map
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KS3 Literacy Map

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I use this for all my KS3 classes. Useful for self and peer assessment. I get the students to stick it in the front of their exercise books or planners.
What was the USA really like in the 1920s?
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What was the USA really like in the 1920s?

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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?
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Were Sacco and Vanzetti guilty?

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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.