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Secondary History lessons years 7-13. I have a large number of lessons not uploaded yet so if you need something get in touch and I’ll see what I can do!!
AQA GCSE History: Health and the People & Norman England exam hint sheet
One of the most useful resources I’ve produced, I give this to all students for revision. This sheet gives the student a “bite-size” reminder of what is required for each type of question on PAPER TWO of the new GCSE Paper - this example is for in the Health and the People and Norman England sections of the new AQA GCSE history exam.
Easily adaptable for other topics on Paper TWO.
PLEASE NOTE-I’ve been having real problems with the preview feature. To try and solve this I’ve had to space out the content in word (easily un-doable once downloaded!) I’ve also copied an example of the sheet (looking at question 1) below:
01 Study Source A. How useful is Source A to a historian studying ……………………… (8 marks)
With these ‘utility’ (or usefulness) questions, the key thing is to refer to both the content and the provenance of the sources to explain the how/why the source is useful. You might choose to one para on content and the other provenance…
Make sure you don’t describe the source – focus on picking out a few aspects of it and ensure you say WHY IT IS USEFUL. Try to think about what the source shows about attitudes at the time and why this might be useful.
AQA GCSE Normans Historic Environment 2024 Wales Model Answer & Lesson
Recap lesson and model answer for the AQA GCSE Wales Historic Environment study.
Lesson recaps the different ways in which the Normans established their conquest, using Wales for examples. This was fully covered in previous lessons so this is more of a recap exercise focussed more around the possible question. The lesson then focusses on a possible question (I can’t think of what else they could ask, given the resources provided, other than variations on a theme!). There is a model answer in the ppt and attached as a word file. This is deliberately a bit longer than students would be expected to write but I’ve tried to show a few examples how to answer the question but also to focus on Wales.
There is then an example of how to change the info to fit another question as I have been trying to emphasise the importance of being able to adapt in exams and apply knowledge in different ways.
Please note - I have attached an edited copy of the essay along with the full version so you can get an idea what it looks like in the preview without showing the whole answer.
AQA GCSE Normans Exam Revision lesson (plus content) QUESTION 2
Revision lesson I have delivered to students this year (2023). Have focussed on how to approach and answer the ‘what was important about’ exam question.
Before approaching the exam questions, there is revision on that particular area This powerpoint covers:
The Norman legal system
Norman castles + example answer
Norman reforms of the Church + example para
This worked really well with my mixed ability class and they came up with some really good answers and seemed to really get it (fingers crossed!)
AQA GCSE Normans Historic Environment 2024 Wales Lesson 1-3
Set of 3 lessons looking at the 2024 Historic Environment unit focussed on Wales.
I taught these lessons very recently (September 2022) and was delighted with how they turned out. I have a very mixed-ability GCSE group and the knowledge and understanding my group gained from the tasks and the info was very encouraging (and made the hours of work on these lessons feel more worthwhile!).
Throughout the course of these lessons I have embedded and used the sources provided by AQA and used them in context with a drip-feed approach, rather than just hand the kids a pack of sources in one go. The written sources I have The lessons make use of the support material provided by AQA. I have attached used are edited (attached to these lessons) but the full version is freely accessible on their site.
Lesson 1 begins with a recap on the Norman invasion (the class finished studying this in May 2023) and then focusses on giving the students an understanding of Wales and its importance to the Normans. As always we are guessing as to the GCSE question focus but I have tried to introduce some of the themes I will pick up on throughout these lessons, making use of as many of the sources provided by AQA as possible. Towards the end of the lesson the students learn about the 3 main Marcher Earls, using the AQA resources
Lesson 2 focusses on what I think will be the three major ‘factors’ the exam board will be looking at in their upcoming question. I have linked each of these to the students’ prior knowledge (such as their learning on castles) while also trying to tell the story of Wales too.
Lessons 3 is concentrates on what I think the question will be around (can’t see how it can be much else!) and building knowledge around the different factors involved in this question and answer. There is a knowledge organiser task focussing on each of the 3 factors I have thought up. This makes a lot of use of the resources from AQA which, again, I have edited for student use. By the end of the 3 lessons the students should have a good knowledge of the importance of Wales to the Normans and their attempts to keep it under control. They will also have an understanding of how this fits into the wider context of their Norman studies as I have referenced aspects such as castles and the use of land holding to control the country.
At the end of lesson 3 I have had a stab at predicting the question the students will be asked. The intention is to revisit this topic with a final 2 lessons further into the year where the students will use the knowledge gained so far to structure an exam model.
AQA GCSE History 2019: 3 Norman England Revision Lessons - Battles, Challenges & Control
Set of three revision lessons I have used over the recent weeks for my Year 11s, focussing on the Norman England, c1066–c1100 topic.
Each of the three lessons has a specific exam focus, with content built around these questions, including example answers:
Lesson 1 - focussed on ‘Write an account of the problems caused by the death of Edward the Confessor in 1066’
(includes example answer)
Lesson 2 - focussed on :
’“Explain the importance of the Norman castles”
“How convincing is Interpretation A in showing the Harrying of the North?”
“Explain the importance of William’s actions in dealing with the rebellions and establishing Norman control”
(includes example answer)
Lesson 3 - focussed on:
“Explain what was important about the Norman changes to the Feudal System”
“How convincing…” examples from textbook.
Lessons include information, tasks (There are some tasks involved but my class preferred lecture-style lessons so much of these PPTs are presented in this way).
Lessons are printable - I would do this and give to the students beforehand to make notes - and easily editable.
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW EVEN IF IT IS ONLY ONE LINE!
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AQA GCSE Normans Historic Environment 2024 Wales Lessons and Answer Bundle
Set of 4 lessons looking at the 2024 Historic Environment unit focussed on Wales.
I taught these lessons very recently (September 2022) and was delighted with how they turned out. I have a very mixed-ability GCSE group and the knowledge and understanding my group gained from the tasks and the info was very encouraging (and made the hours of work on these lessons feel more worthwhile!).
Throughout the course of these lessons I have embedded and used the sources provided by AQA and used them in context with a drip-feed approach, rather than just hand the kids a pack of sources in one go. The written sources I have The lessons make use of the support material provided by AQA. I have attached used are edited (attached to these lessons) but the full version is freely accessible on their site.
Lesson 1 begins with a recap on the Norman invasion (the class finished studying this in May 2023) and then focusses on giving the students an understanding of Wales and its importance to the Normans. As always we are guessing as to the GCSE question focus but I have tried to introduce some of the themes I will pick up on throughout these lessons, making use of as many of the sources provided by AQA as possible. Towards the end of the lesson the students learn about the 3 main Marcher Earls, using the AQA resources
Lesson 2 focusses on what I think will be the three major ‘factors’ the exam board will be looking at in their upcoming question. I have linked each of these to the students’ prior knowledge (such as their learning on castles) while also trying to tell the story of Wales too.
Lesson 3 is concentrates on what I think the question will be around (can’t see how it can be much else!) and building knowledge around the different factors involved in this question and answer. There is a knowledge organiser task focussing on each of the 3 factors I have thought up. This makes a lot of use of the resources from AQA which, again, I have edited for student use. By the end of the 3 lessons the students should have a good knowledge of the importance of Wales to the Normans and their attempts to keep it under control. They will also have an understanding of how this fits into the wider context of their Norman studies as I have referenced aspects such as castles and the use of land holding to control the country.
Lesson 4 (taught a month later) recaps the different ways in which the Normans established their conquest, using Wales for examples. This was fully covered in previous lessons so this is more of a recap exercise focussed more around the possible question. The lesson then focusses on a possible question (I can’t think of what else they could ask, given the resources provided, other than variations on a theme!). There is a model answer in the ppt and attached as a word file. This is deliberately a bit longer than students would be expected to write but I’ve tried to show a few examples how to answer the question but also to focus on Wales.
There is then an example of how to change the info to fit another question as I have been trying to emphasise the importance of being able to adapt in exams and apply knowledge in different ways.
Please note - I have attached an edited copy of the essay along with the full version so you can get an idea what it looks like in the preview without showing the whole answer.
AQA GCSE History: Germany 1890-45 and Conflict and Tension Exam hint sheet
One of the most useful resources I’ve produced, I give this to all students for revision. This sheet gives the student a “bite-size” reminder of what is required for each type of question on PAPER ONE of the new GCSE Paper - this example is for in the Germany 1890-45 and the Conflict & Tension sections of the new AQA GCSE history exam.
Easily adaptable for other topics on Paper ONE.
PLEASE NOTE-I’ve been having real problems with the preview feature. To try and solve this I’ve had to space out the content in word (easily un-doable once downloaded!) I’ve also copied an example of the sheet (looking at question 1) below:
01 How does Interpretation B differ from Interpretation A about…………………�����………
Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B (4 marks)
For this question you need to compare what is in Interpretation B (the content) with what is in Interpretation A and explain how they are different. Don’t just identify differences – you must explain them. DO NOT explain why they are different – this is the NEXT question.
AQA GCSE History: Normans - Lesson 2&3 - Conflict and Chaos
Second and third lessons of the Anglo-Norman Conquest GCSE AQA course - Shaping the Nation.
Lesson covers the events leading up to the crisis of 1066, including covering the influence of the Vikings and the Normans in England and the conflict between the Godwins and King Edward the Confessor. Second part looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the 4 claimants to the throne.
Lesson is presented in an easy-to-use style and Powerpoint is self-explanatory.
Textbook reference is for Norman England 1066-c.1100 by Helena Clarke
Video reference is for BBC Historyonics Hastings episode. This is only to consolidate learning and lesson works fine without the video if school doesn’t have access.
AQA GCSE Normans Exam Revision lesson (plus content) QUESTION 3
Revision lesson I have delivered to students this year (2023). Have focussed on how to approach and answer the ‘write an account’ exam question.
The lesson is focussed around the exam question but I have included a lot of content around each question
This powerpoint covers:
Norman Landholding
Life in a Norman village
Life in a Norman town + example answer.
This worked really well with my mixed ability class and they came up with some really good answers and seemed to really get it (fingers crossed!)
AQA GCSE History: Germany 1890-45 Revision Lessons
Set of Seven revision lessons I used last year for my Year 11s, focussing on the Germany 1890-45 topic
Lessons cover:
Creation of Germany - end of the Kaiser
End of WW1 - Failure of the Munich Putsch
Weimar Germany 1924-29
Nazis in 1929 - Night of Long Knives
Hitler’s Germany : Propaganda; Terror; Youth; Women; Church; Economy (we didn’t have time to focus on Germany during the War and had already done a seperate focus on the Holocaust in revision)
Assessment Lesson.
Lessons are presented as information slides. There are some tasks involved but my class preferred lecture-style lessons so much of these PPTs are presented in this way. Lessons are printable - I would do this and give to the students beforehand to make notes - and easily editable.
AQA GCSE History 2019: 3 Norman England Revision Lessons - Legal System, Village & town and Church
Set of three revision lessons I have used over the recent weeks for my Year 11s, focussing on the Norman England, c1066–c1100 topic.
These lessons continue from my previous set of three entitled *AQA GCSE History 2019: 3 Norman England Revision Lessons - Battles, Challenges & Control
Each of the three lessons has a specific exam focus, with content built around these questions, including example answers:
Lesson 1 - focussed on:
“Write an account of the ways in which the feudal system changed under the Normans” (example answers with marks)
“How convincing is Interpretation A about the Norman legal system?” (with example answer)
“Write an account of the ways in which the Normans used the legal system to control England.” (with example answer)
Lesson 2 - focussed on:
“How convincing is Interpretation A about life in a Norman village?” (with example answer)
"Write an account of why towns grew under the Normans"
Lesson 3 - focussed on:
“Write an account of the ways in which the Church changed under the Normans”
“Explain what was important about Lanfranc’s reforms of the Norman Church”
"Explain what was important about the reforms of the monasteries for Norman England.”
Lessons include information, tasks (There are some tasks involved but my class preferred lecture-style lessons so much of these PPTs are presented in this way).
Lessons are printable - I would do this and give to the students beforehand to make notes - and easily editable.
Lesson 2 makes use of the AQA GCSE History: Norman England, 1066-1100 textbook but is easily replaceable with another resource.
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW EVEN IF IT IS ONLY ONE LINE!
AQA A-Level History Democracy & Nazism: War Economy, Speer and Forced Labour
Group of lessons covering the wartime economy of Nazi Germany, focussing on the work of Speer and the use of forced labour.
Lessons begin with a recap of the impact of the war on the different areas of German society - my class had done this work for themselves in the previous lesson so this was just a recap = can also be used as notes to be provided to pupils if time is short! Lessons then focus on the wartime economy, first before the time of Speer and learn how the economy was not prepared for a long-term war (links to previous economic unit).
There is a video link to use as an introduction to Speer (can be set as a homework depending on lesson time) and then lesson looks at the work of Speer in more detail, also asking pupils to assess the role of Hitler in the economy’s failings. The work on Speer is complemented by source work on the value of a source. This then continues to look at the impact of bombing on the economy.
Final task focusses on the forced labour and gets pupils to look at the issue from a Nazi perspective before asking them to complete a role play - this is then compared with the real events which the pupils were not made aware of until this point.
Lesson is presented in an easy-to-use style and Powerpoint is self-explanatory and information sheet is attached
References and questions relate to:
Oxford AQA History: Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945
AQA A-Level History Democracy&Nazism Revision: Golden Age of Weimar
Lecture-style lesson I developed for my Year 13s this year.
There are 20+ slides of info here, focussing on the traditional and modern developments in Weimar culture in the mid 20s, including those in film, literature and the arts.
This info could be used ‘as-is’ in a lecture form, used as the basis for several lessons on Weimar culture or sent to students as a revision at home powerpoint. There is an example question at the end for the students to plan after the lesson.
GCSE History AQA: Germany 1890-1945 - Reichstag Fire and Enabling Act
Lessons cover Hitler and the Nazis’ consolidation of power after Hitler was made chancellor.
First lesson begins with a recap of the sequence of event which led to Hitler being made Chancellor before outlining his problem - he needs to win the upcoming election. Video clip from the Rise of Evil (hyperlink in PPT) is then supported by textbook work looking at the events and motives behind the fire.
Pupils then learn how this enabled the Nazis to crush the communists with Emergency Powers before moving on to the results of the March 33 election.
Second lesson picks up on the election, starting with source analysis before explaining why the Nazis still don’t have things as they would like. Information and video clip then cover the Enabling Act before pupils then have to complete a written consolidation task. This could be changed into a GCSE style ‘write an account question’. I tend to print out the following slide which shows how the Nazis quickly addressed threats as it is an easy-to-read flow chart. This then introduces Hitler’s next problem - the SA
Lesson is presented in an easy-to-use style and Powerpoint is self-explanatory. Referred to Enabling Act sheet can be printed from end of powerpoint.
Lesson uses the the old AQA GCSE History B Twentieth Century Depth Studies (Aqa Gcse History B Unit 2) but this can be adapted if book not accessible.
Year 9 lesson - Hitler's Early Life
Year 9 introduction lesson/lessons to the subject of Hitler. Lesson makes use of video resources (links embedded to Youtube) to explore the early life of Hitler.
This is then supported by a timeline task and comprehension work enabling pupils to get an idea about the background of Hitler, where his ideas came from, and how he ended up in charge of the Nazi Party.
The lessons finish with a consolidation exercise which introduces the terminology of one of the new GCSE questions - the ‘write an account’ question.
Lesson is presented in a clear and self-explanatory way and makes use of the Technology, War and Identities, (1st edition) textbook. This is easily adaptable depending on the resources at your school.
Links to Youtube video are included in the ppt. Depending on the class I sometimes substitute this video, or parts of it, for the Rise of Evil (Robert Carlyle)
I HOPE THIS IS USEFUL TO YOU. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK OF SOME SORT, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY ONE LINE (!) AS I HAVE FOUND REVIEWS AND FEEDBACK HARD TO COME BY SO FAR!!
AQA GCSE History:Conflict & Tension: Lesson 1 - Hitler's Foreign Policy
First lesson of the foreign policy topic. Lesson begins by recapping on the last topic and making links between the crises in Manchuria/Abyssinia and Hitler’s aims. There is a revision task homework here if needed.
Pupils are then introduced to Hitler’s 3 main aims in foreign policy and what this will include. Class are encouraged to think about how each of these aims will increase tensions/ bring a war closer. They then complete some map work to show the extent of Hitler’s aims (this can be linked to previous knowledge and maps on the terms of the ToV. Lesson finishes with a comprehension task which examines Hitler’s first actions - the issue of Germany and disarmament.
Map is printable from the ppt and can be adapted easily.
Lesson makes use of the old GCSE AQA textbook - AQA GCSE History B International Relations: Conflict and Peace in the 20th Century
AQA A-Level History Democracy & Nazism: Terror State
2 Lessons looking at how the Nazis kept control of the the country via terror and control of the law courts.
Includes information, tasks and consolidation slides once tasks are complete.
Lesson is presented in an easy-to-use style and Powerpoint is self-explanatory.
References and questions relate to Oxford AQA History: Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945
Year 9 - The Battle of Britain
Lesson begins by linking to previous knowledge of Dunkirk before moving on to look at the threat to Britain. Pupils learn via video and subsequent teacher consolidation/class discussion the basics of Operation Sealion and the attempts made by Britain to defend itself.
Class then watch a second clip which looks at the events of the Battle of Britain itself. They need to focus on the events but also the reasons why Britain was able to win/Germany lost.
This is then consolidated with a written task on the PPt and then further via a cardsort/shading exercise (which I often set for homework)
PPt and cardsort/shading task are included and the links to the videos are embedded. (First clip only needs to be watched for around 10 minutes).
I have updated the link to the second clip with a new version as the old video was removed from Youtube. If this happens again, the clip is from World War II in colour, Episode 3
AQA GCSE History:Conflict & Tension: Lesson 10 - League of Nations - Source Exam work
Lesson looks at the 12 mark utility question for the new GCSE - goes over the things pupils need to be looking at in a utility question before focussing on analysing two sources - one written, one an image. Both have been used by AQA on their spec materials and the image is a commonly-used one in exams, focussing on the Treaty of Versailles. I usually build in some pupil work around the sources beforehand but have also used this as a group task for analysing sources.
Within the lesson there are example sentences, annotations of sources and example answers. Can also be used as a revision lesson.
AQA GCSE Normans Exam Revision lesson (plus content) QUESTION 1
Revision lesson I have delivered to students this year (2023). Have focussed on how to approach and answer the ‘how convincing’ exam question, using examples for both written and image-based sources/interpretations.
Before approaching the exam questions, there is revision on that particular area - This powerpoint covers:
The succession crisis + focus on a written source
Rebellions and the Harrying of the North + focus on both an image and a written source + example answer
Life in a Norman village + focus on a written source.
This worked really well with my mixed ability class and they came up with some really good answers and seemed to really get it (fingers crossed!)