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.

This is a fully scaffolded lesson discussing whether Human Science can be be considered a science. There are eight tasks all together, with all resources provided. The lesson starts with students considering how they would find information and evidence to find answers to different educational problems, before moving onto learn key terms and then focusing on the importance of Human Science. There is then a focus on Positivism and Interpretevism, where students take evidence to consider what they are, before student plan a small human science project. This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is easily adaptable and editable as there is no branding or fancy gimmicks on the slides. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.

This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on the Detente in the Cold War between 1969 and 1979. As well as looking at the causes, consequences and events of Detente, it also considers different perspectives and the influences of different leaders. All told, there are ten 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. The final activity is a 15 Mark Paper 2 Essay, for which there is a planning proforma and feedback sheet. 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.

This is a fully scaffolded lesson focusing on the causes of the Korean War. There are six tasks overall building towards students making a judgement as to who was most responsible. Fully suited for online or in class learning. The lesson is easily edited and adaptable, but is also ready to go as soon as you download it. Links to videos are in the notes section of the PPT. Written for IBDP but can be used elsewhere.

This is a detailed, fully resourced and scaffolded lesson on the causes, events and consequences of the 1905 Revolution in Russia. All material is included, there is no need for a textbook or any other resources to assist with this lesson. The lesson looks at the impact of the Russo Japanese War, Bloody Sunday as well as the living conditions in Russia, with a range of tasks including source analysis, card sorting, and considering change over time. All told, there are nine activities for students to complete, along with plenty of extension, conceptual and discussion questions integrated. Designed for IGCSE Depth Study Russia 1905-1941 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, but are also included in the Zip File.

This is a fully scaffolded lesson exploring the post Cold War World Order through the Fukuyama v Huntingdon debate, updated to reflect debates in 2022 and onwards. There are six tasks altogether, with all resources provided. Very discussion based, so should take at least two hour long lessons. The lesson starts with a discussion over what constitutes a modern state, and followed by a brief examination of some developing countries. Fukuyama is introduced and anlaysed, followed by Huntingdon and the Clash of Civilizations. The last tasks are a direct comparative analysis, before a task assessing which one is more relevant in 2022. I have included additional reading to support these tasks. This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is 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. It will transfer easily to Teams, Google or any other online format. The Word Doc for students to work on a PPT to guide the lesson and provoke discussion.

This is something I put together to scaffold and structure the HL extension video presentations. The PPT basically consists of information from the course guide and some other helpful information. The word document is a ten page planning document which structures the research and actual presentation across four stages. Also has tons of information in it. Basically, this saves you having to do any planning for the HL Extension task. Upload the document to ManageBac (or other), set the students deadlines for each stage, and go from there.

This is an inquiry-based, structured and fully scaffolded series of lessons examining the role of NATO, its past and potential future expansion, and whether Putin is justified in (allegedly) fearing NATO. The tasks include creating a timeline of NATO events and expansion, a comparison of past and present security concerns, Swedish and Finnish ascension, a focus on whether NATO is a tool of US Hegemony, all of which is taken into consideration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There is ample detail on each task, with students constantly linking back to the core concepts of power, legitimacy, sovereignty and interdependence. There is also a task related to the TOK Exhibition. There are eight tasks which are all differentiated, with all resources provided, including reading and videos. It is very discussion-based, with some research opportunities, so it should take at least four hour-long lessons due to the detail require of some of the tasks. This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is 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. Relevant articles are also provided in an easily accessible format. 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.

This is an inquiry-based, structured and fully scaffolded series of lessons evaluating the relevance of Liberal and Neo-Liberalism in 2023. There is no excessive heavy reading for the students; everything is broken down is easily accessible chunks. Other tasks include a mix and match to develop vocab, the application of different aspects of Liberal theory in various contexts, a comparison between classical and neo-liberal theory, a TOK Exhibition link and a final assessment of the relevance of Liberalism in 2023. All tasks come with examples integrated. There are nine tasks which are all differentiated, with all resources provided, including reading and videos. There are plenty of visual aids for EAL students. It is very discussion-based, with some research opportunities, so it should take at least four hour-long lessons due to the detail required of some of the tasks. This lesson is good to go as soon as your download it, and the lesson is 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. Relevant articles are also provided in an easily accessible format. 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.

Powerpoint and tasks on representations of different ethnic groups in the media.

Revision booklet which provides a number of small tasks and questions covering the main areas of Edexcel Unit 2: Governing the UK.

Lots of stuff to do on representations of Gender in the Media

A 4 page booklet on Public and Personal Documents, plus a little advantage and disadvantage sheet. Easy to follow. Takes one lesson, maybe longer.

This is a collection of resources and activities to help get through Official Statistics. Should work for any curriculum and lead to some relatively interesting discussions. Change the postcode on the research task to areas you are familiar with.

This is a literacy mat I used in my IB Global Politics class where most students are EAL. It contains key spelling, command words, useful connectives, key terminology etc. Print it off, laminate it and leave it on the desks. Can also be used as a display if you so wish. Designed with IB in mind but certainly transferable to other curricula.

Here is a lesson which is about TOK and the Universe. It ends with Poppers falsification theory. It’s all about the scientific method and how do we gather scientific knowledge. Watch this before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0&t=325s

This is just a lesson I put together on What is Art. Probably the only lesson to ever have been created with a comparison of Katy Perry and Rammstein. Substitute the Manchester stuff from your hometown or where you are teach or something. The lesson basically teaches itself.

Just a ppt and some videos to do in the first lesson to stimulate discussion about Global Politics in general. Covers: Ukraine Counteroffensive Prigozhin being killed Niger Coup Trump Arrests Summer Heatwave Barbenheimer Only has PPT and vids, no worksheet, though you might want to print the last task on an A3 piece and have them work in groups.

This is the basis of a CPD session I led on how to integrate and embed Theory of Knowledge across all subjects and age ranges across the school. It is a short powerpoint and some written resources which can be shared amongst colleagues. The video is me speaking through the PPT explaining the examples I have used. I have edited this as the PPT wasn’t working. Should work now 29.09.22

THIS WAS DESIGNED FOR SUMMER 2022 This is some source based activities building towards planning the 12 mark essay. Summer 2022 CIE History Paper 2 is on Soviet Control of Eastern Europe, so this is based on the November 2017 questions. Easily editable, and compatable with online, in class or blended learning. I would recommend using this with future cohorts as prep for paper 2. For future papers you could just edit the sources on past papers and keep the tasks the same.