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Miss C History

I'm a secondary school history teacher in London who spends half her life planning lessons!

I'm a secondary school history teacher in London who spends half her life planning lessons!
2 weeks of lessons! First Crusade: Chronology and planning a crusade
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2 weeks of lessons! First Crusade: Chronology and planning a crusade

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1-2 weeks/ 3-4 lessons worth of lessons 1: Task where students consider the logistics of a crusade, leadership and obstacles. Chronology/ ordering exercise of the First Crusade. Task that considers the outcome of the Crusades and the attitudes of different groups/ people towards it. 2: Evaluation of the first crusade. Creative task to demonstrate learning in first crusade topic. Includes; Powerpoint slides Chronology worksheet/ responses worksheet
Battle of Stamford bridge and Battle of Hastings
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Battle of Stamford bridge and Battle of Hastings

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2 shorter lessons or 1 big lesson about the battle of Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings The lessons include a short video with questions about Stamford Bridge, decision making task about Harold’s next move and a quick fire storyboard/memory task with challenge questions about the Battle of Hastings Includes: Powerpoint Storyboard template
First Crusade: Significance of Jerusalem and call to crusade
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First Crusade: Significance of Jerusalem and call to crusade

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1-2 lessons worth of work. Covers the significance of Jerusalem and source analysis work on the call to crusade and the Council of Clermont Includes: Powerpoint slides Variety of source documenting the Council of Clermont Source analysis worksheet and printable map of Jerusalem Great for y7/8. Year 7 enjoyed the challenge of the source analysis; this could be differentiated through reduction of sources or slight editing of language
Africa before the slave trade
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Africa before the slave trade

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Approx. 1 hour lesson on the Kingdom of Mali before the slave trade, as a case study of the thriving culture, economy and education of Africa prior to Transatlantic slave trade. A carousel/ information gathering tasks using evidence and sources. Powerpoint slides, information sheets and worksheet all included in file. This went down really well with my year 8 and worked to dispell ‘myths’ on Africa prior to colonisation. Suitable for KS3.
The Third Crusade
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The Third Crusade

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1-2 lessons worth of work 1; Brief overview of the second crusade. Research task with instructions and links to look into Saladin 2; The events of the Third Crusade through a reading on Richard I. Comparison task between Richard and Saladin, with a debate/ argument building activity . Includes: Powerpoint slides Reading/ information sheet