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Head of History in a large comprehensive school in the North-East. Planning lessons for aged 11-16 History pupils. Mainly teach AQA History at GCSE but lessons can be adapted.
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Head of History in a large comprehensive school in the North-East. Planning lessons for aged 11-16 History pupils. Mainly teach AQA History at GCSE but lessons can be adapted.
History
The Middle Passage
Lesson planned for KS3 unit.
Pupils take part in a 'destroy that source' activity in order to tackle inferences and accuracy. They then tackle a usefulness question using a support grid.
Shell Shock
Lesson is targeted at year nine unit on WWI.
It follows the story of Harry Farr and aims to develop an understanding of the wider issues involved with shell shock.
Who killed William II?
Lesson developed as part of the AQA 9-1 GCSE.
Can easily be adapted for KS3 or other exam boards.
Cholera
Lesson targeted towards new AQA GCSE (9-1) as part of the Britain: Health and the People unit.
Lesson explores the impacts of Cholera.
Black Death & Peasants' Revolt
This lesson is a final lesson in a KS3 scheme on the Black Death and the Peasant' Revolt.
Context on the two topics will be required. This lesson will then allow pupils to test which event was most significant using the significance bowling alley from SHP.
Slave Life
Lesson targeted at KS3.
Lesson uses online resource in order to develop an hour-by-hour overview of the life of a house slave and a field slave.
Pupils then use a clock-graph to analyse who had the harder role.
Lesson ends with pupils using the information to write a diary extract.
The Black Death
KS3 lesson on the consequences of the black death with a usefulness question and support strip.
Could easily be adapted for KS4 consequences lesson as part of AQA GCSE History 9-1 course.
Black Death and Peasants' Revolt Assessment
Designed as a KS3 assessment for a unit which compares the significance of the Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt.
The assessment uses GCSE Assessment Objectives mapped back to KS3 and is split accordingly.
Slave Sale
The lesson is targeted at KS3 and requires pupils to consider the difference between an auction and a scramble.
Lesson includes source work (A03) and asks pupils to complete a short piece of writing on similarities and differences (AO2).
Anesthetics - Pain Relief
Lesson targeted towards new AQA GCSE (9-1) as part of the Britain: Health and the People unit.
Lesson explores the development of anesthetics.
Weapons WWI
Allows pupils to develop a fortune graph looking at the development of technology throughout WWI.
League of Nations Success 1920s
The lesson is designed for the 9-1 AQA History specification but could easily be adapted.
The lesson covers successes/failures of the league during the 1920s and also covers the Locarno Treaties and the Kellogg Briand Pact.
Bundle
The British Empire
Three lessons targeted at KS3 scheme on the British Empire. The bundle includes:
1. What was the British Empire? - mapping the growth of the Empire after 1600.
2. Why did the British want/need an Empire?
3. Was the Empire a force for good?
Norman Education
Lesson for AQA 9-1 GCSE History specification.
Lesson includes notes page and two engaging activities for pupils to work on.
The exam question activity will require pupils to spot content inaccuracies and literacy inaccuracies before guessing the question using the question stems. Pupils then answer the question.
Sudeten Crisis and Appeasement
Lesson focused on the AQA 9-1 GCSE Conflict and Tension 1918-39 unit.
Lesson takes pupils through the Sudeten Crisis and covers the policy of appeasement.
Norman Church Activity Booklet
AQA GCSE History 9-1 booklet.
Covers the final section of the course looking at church, Lanfranc's reforms , monastic life, Norman education and the Durham Cathedral site study.
Lots of revision notes with activities throughout.
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Norman Conquest
The bundle includes seven lessons which cover the start of the new 9-1 AQA GCSE course on the Normans. All lessons come with printable notes for students to use as ongoing revision material.
1. England before 1066
2. Who were the Normans
3. The rivals to the throne
4. William's preparations for invasion
5. The battles of Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge
6. Who is most prepared before the Battle of Hastings
7. The Battle of Hastings
Conflict 1918-1939 Revision Guide and Additional Reading Materials
32 page document covering all of the key content from AQA (9-1) GCSE Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 unit. Ideal as an additional reading document or a revision guide.
Linked directly to specification overview. Each section is divided with detailed notes a keyword glossary.
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Norman Conquest and Control
Bundle includes all lessons in 'part one: Norman Conquest and Control' from AQA 9-1 Normans unit.