This is a full lesson which explores JFK attitudes and policies towards Civil Rights. No prior knowledge on JFK is expected as there is a Task, videos and pictures at the start to cover this. There is a TOK Link amongst 5 scaffolded tasks. This lesson is ready to go once downloaded. It is easily editable and basically teaches itself. Links to all videos and articles are in the notes section of the PPT

This is a full lesson designed to conclude the Castro Unit on Paper 2 Authoritarian States. There are five tasks, starting with a discussion over the features of Authoritarianism, looking at the role of Eastern Values, before examining different features of Castro’s Cuba before building towards an exam style question. There are also TOK and CAS Links integrated in. Lesson is good to go from downloading, although is easily edited and adaptable for your needs.

This is meant to be the first in a series of lessons detailing the Korean War. There are references to recent developments to help students make links. Six tasks overall. Fully scaffolded. Fully ready for online classes, is easiyl adapted, formatted and edited, but is also ready to go as soon as you download it. Links to the videos in the notes section. Designed for IBDP but suitable for all curricula

This is a fully structured and scaffolded lesson on for Paper 2: The Cold War, though it easily applies to other curricula as well. There are five tasks altogether, including some source analysis questions which are designed to reiterate Paper 1 skills. The lesson is easily edited and adapted, but is also ready to go as soon as you download. It is fully compatible with online or in-class learning. Links to the relevant videos are in the notes section of the PPT.

This is a fully structured and scaffolded lesson on the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. There are five full tasks to complete, including a very detailed source analysis. TOK links are included. Designed for IB but can also be adapted for other curricula. This lesson is easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning. Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT. EDIT: Turns out a couple of links were not included: Slide 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsTWqvumQCo Slide 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE1FX0Uf01I

This is a pack that covers material and activities for the Yugoslavia under Tito Case Study as part of IBDP History Paper 2 The Cold War. Altogether, there are ten activities including sources, comparative analysis, policy analysis, and a final extra task for students to plan a 15 mark comparative essay. There is a mark sheet and rubric included. This lesson is easily editable and adaptable but is also good to go upon downloading. It is suitable for in-class, online, or blended learning. Links to the relevant videos are included in the notes section of the PPT.

This differs from my other History and TOK lesson in that this is more TOK then History, meaning that I wrote it for my TOK class rather than my History class. The tasks include an analysis of Ants v Termites and whether it should be considered history, some reflection tasks to consider a students own history, historigraphy, and a consideration of what is History. Nonetheless, it contains twelve scaffolded and structured tasks for students to complete. I would say there is probably about 4 hours work here all together. This lesson is easily editable and adaptable, but is also ready to go as soon as it is downloaded. It is suitable for in class, online or blended learning.

This is a series of lessons designed to prepare for students for the MYP E-Assessment. The lessons are on 1: The Berlin Conference 2: Colonialism 3: Nationalism 4: Alliances 5: Militarism 6: Consolidation The lessons are all fully structured and scaffolded, designed for students of all levels of ability and language proficiency. Each lesson contains 5-6 different activities, with lots of source analysis, OPCVL tasks, culiminating in an essay planning/writing. There are some TOK style tasks, designed at an introductory level, so that students can develop some awareness of that. Lots of discussion questions. At least eight hours of material here. All these lessons are good to go as soon as your download it, and the lessons are easily adaptable and editable as there is no branding or fancy gimmicks on the slides. Links to the videos are in the notes on the slides and are also included in the file. It will transfer easily to Teams, Google or any other online format but also works as a paper lesson. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.

There are three topics in a compressed file here. The topics are 1: US Involvement in the Vietnam War 2: The Nature of the Vietnam War 3: Nixon, Ford and the End of the Vietnam War Each lesson comes with a full worksheet and accompanying PPT. All tasks are appropriate scaffolded and structured. All told, there are over twenty activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions. Designed for IB but can also be adapted for other curricula. TOK links and activities are included The final activity is a 15 Mark Paper 2 Essay, for which there is a planning proforma and feedback sheet. These lessons are easily adaptable and editable. However, it is also good to go as soon as you download it. It is completely suitable for online or in-person learning. Relevant reading is also included. Links to the videos are in the notes section of the PPT.

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This is a full unit designed for online, blended or in class learning. Files included are in Google and Microsoft office, and all videos are embedded as included as seperate files. Lessons are designed with EAL students in mind. All lessons are ready to teach, and are easily editable if you so choose. There are 2-3 lessons per topic. Ten topics: 1- Cold War Intro 2- Cold War Origins 3- Yalta and Postdam 4 - Iron Curtain and Communist expansion 5- Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan 6- Berlin Blockade and Airlift 7- NATO and Warsaw Pact 8- Essay Planning 9- Source Question Prep

This is a full unit for IBDP History Paper 1 US Civil Rights Movement 1954-1965 13 topics are covered, each taking at least two lessons Political System of the USA Introduction to Discrimination in the USA Pre 1950’s The KKK Brown v Board of Education Little Rock Nine Montgomery Bus Boycott The Freedom Riders JFK and Civil Rights The March on Washington Freedom Summer Civil Rights Legislation Malcolm X Malcolm X and MLK Compared All lessons are fully scaffolded, with TOK links embedded where appropriate. Each lesson is easily editable and adaptable, but is also good to go as soon as you download. There is a PPT and a Word Document for each lesson. Links to videos are provided in the notes, though some smaller videos are in the file. This will save you a LOT of work, especially if you are new to IBDP History.

This is the entire unit of work for IB History Paper 2 Authoritarian States Cuba. 16 topics are covered US Control over Cuba The Regime of Batista Cuba before Castro Ideology of Fidel Castro Assault on Moncada Barracks The Cuban Revolution Castro’s Consolidation of Power US Response and the Bay of Pigs The Cuban Missile Crisis Political Opposition in Cuba The Role of Women in Cuba The Role of Education in Cuba Religion in Castro’s Cuba Castro’s Economic Policy Was Castro an Authoritarian Leader? End of Topic Essay Planning Also included is a timeline task, essay feedback sheets, and two summative assessments. All lessons are easily adaptable and editable for your needs, with clear lesson objectives. Links to videos are included in the notes section. Comparative tasks with other Authoritarian Leaders are also included. TOK and CAS Links are also included.

This is a full set of lessons and assessments for IBDP History Paper 2 The Cold War. Topics: Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam Conferences Division of Germany after World War 2 The Iron Curtain and Soviet Expansion US Containment The Berlin Blockade NATO and the Warsaw Pact China Becomes Communist The Korean War Tito’s Yugoslavia Guatemala The Suez Crisis Hungarian Uprising The Congo Crisis Construction of the Berlin Wall Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis Sino-Soviet Split Detente Prague Spring Chilean Coup 1973 The Vietnam War Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Solidarity in Poland Ronald Reagan The Impact of Gorbachev Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe Each of these lessons comes with a document for students to work on, and a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion. TOK and CAS links are included, as are essay planning and feedback sheets. Tasks are fully scaffolded and appropriately structured, with extension tasks on every activity. Each of the above topics is usually about two hours work, with some (e.g. Vietnam) being quite a bit longer. These lessons are all easily editable and adapatable. There is no branding on anything, all in calibri, with plenty of images, videos and general support for EAL students. The lessons are ready to go upon downloading and are suitable for in class or online learning. Links to the videos are in the notes section in the PPT (size constraints) but if you email me (contact details in file) after purchase I will share files (either Microsoft or Google) with the videos included. Suffice to say, this will save you a LOT of planning time.