A fully resourced KS3 assessment including lesson plan and lesson designed to help students get to grips with the requirement of the assessment. Also includes student planning sheet, teacher feedback sheet and SEN writing frame. The assessment aims to assess students understanding of historical interpretations and how historians are affected by their environment and prejudices. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. Can be purchased as part of bundle on empire which includes preceding lessons.

This is the first lesson of a series on Stalin’s rise to power as the undisputed leader of the USSR. The lesson provides students with the context of Lenin’s final years and his relationship with Stalin. The lesson introduces some key terms such as ‘Politburo’ and others as well as Lenin’s Testament. It then allows students to develop an understanding of the divisions within the Politburo and the issues which divided them. Lesson requires ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn.

This is the third and final lesson of a series on Stalin’s rise to power as the undisputed leader of the USSR. The lesson is a big card sort activity whereby students will be able to sort and categorise everything they have studied in the previous two lines. There are a variety of activities included which are designed to help students analyse the information and think about it in different ways. The aim of the lesson is to allow students to form their own view on which factor was most important.

This is the second lesson of a series on Stalin’s rise to power as the undisputed leader of the USSR. The lesson includes a recall activity to secure knowledge of content covered last lesson. The main part of the lesson covers the events of Stalin’s rise to power and how opponents such as Kamenev, Zinoviev, Trotsky, Bukharin, Rykov and Tomsky were each defeated. Lesson requires ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. See notes below slides for page references.

This is the final lesson of a series on how Lenin dealt with the problems he faced following the October Revolution of 1917. The lesson aims to enable students to review all topics covered including, the revolution itself, the measures of 1917-18, the Russian Civil War, Famine, Kronstadt Mutiny, and the NEP. Students will then evaluate whether Lenin should be considered a success according to his aims. Lesson designed to prepare students for potential essay questions on this topic. Fully resourced and recently updated.

This is the third lesson of a series of lessons on the Russian Civil War. The aim of this lesson is to introduce students to War Communism and the Red Terror as the final two factors which contributed to Red Victory. It goes through the purpose of each of these policies and how each aided the Reds in the efforts to achieve victory. Includes the assassination of the Romanov family. Ends with 10 mark question homework. Lesson makes use of 'Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn on War Communism.

This is the final lesson of a series of lessons on why the Reds won the Russian Civil War. The aim is to review the factors learned in previous and consider which was the most significant in allowing the Reds to achieve victory. The lesson ends with the planning of a 20 mark question on the Civil War.

This is the second lesson of a series of lessons on the Russian Civil War. The aim of this lesson is to introduce students to a number of factors which contributed to Red victory. Students are introduced to factors ranging from Red propaganda and the leadership of Leon Trotsky to the White weaknesses and geographical factors. Lesson includes a homework on Allied Intervention which requires the textbook, 'Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn.

This is an introductory lesson on the Russian civil war and forms part of an equiry into how Lenin dealt with the problems he faced following the October Revolution. This lesson introduces the combatants of the civil war (the Whites, Reds and Greens), introduces the key leaders of the respective armies, introduces the geography of the civil war and helps establish a narrative through homework reading. Key individuals included and introduced are: Leon Trotsky, Nikolai Yudenich, Anton Denikin, Alexander Kolchak and Nestor Makhno. Lesson requires two textbooks: ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. ‘Russia, 1855-1991. From Tsars to Commissars’ by Peter Oxley. Lesson recently updated in line with OCR exam board specification.

This lesson is the first of an equiry into how Lenin and the Bolsheviks overcame the challenges they faced between October 1917 and 1924. This lesson is focused on the many key events in the first year of Bolshevik rule. It allows students to understand the problems faced by the Bolsheviks (such as a lack of political legitimacy) and the solutions they had (such as the closing of the closing of the Constitiuent Assembly and the writing of a new constitution. The lesson also covers Lenin’s decrees, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the launching of the Red Terror (to be covered in more depth in later lessons). It aims to establish that the Bolsheviks were pragmatic and effective under the leadership of Lenin when dealing with the many threats they faced. Resources all recently redesigned and content planned according to the exam board specification. Some slides include notes for further instruction where it is not immediately obvious what is required of the teacher.

This lesson is the fourth of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson allows students to establish an understanding of the causes, reasons for failure and consequences of the July Days. It helps students understand that although the July Days were on the surface a failure for the Bolsheviks, it showed the support they could rely upon when October arrived. It also establishes how Kerensky becomes PM in the aftermath and therefore the success of the Provisional Government relied upon him. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This lesson is the third of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson aims to give students a better understanding of the April Theses and why it was so important in giving the Bolsheviks a platform from which to carry out the revolution. The lesson includes extracts from the Theses to reinforce student understanding of Marxist-Leninism. Resources also enable students to develop an understanding of why it was both controversial and attractive to different social groups throughout Russia. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This lesson is the second of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson allows students to establish an understanding of how the Bolsheviks went from an obscure, minority party to one with the means of toppling the Provisional Government. It covers key events such as Lenin’s return, the April Theses, the July Days and the Kornilov Coup before later lessons study these events in more depth. Lesson ends by comparing the rising popularity of the Bolsheviks with the declining popularity of the Provisional Government. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This is the final lesson of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. It is designed to bring all previous lessons on the causes of the revolution together to enable students to form their own interpretations on which factor was most significant. It recovers the failures of the Provisional Government, Lenin’s role, Trotsky’s role, Kerensky’s role, and why the Bolsheviks were increasingly popular. It also recovers key events such as the publishing of the April Theses, the July Days, and Kornilov Coup. It allows students to consider different viewpoints in order form their own. The lesson ends with a 20-mark essay planning activity for homework which could be written in a following lesson.

This lesson is the sixth of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson establishes a narrative understanding of the events of October/November revolution. It charts the course of events from September, 1917 to the completion of the Bolshevik takeover at the end of October. Whilst establishing a narrative understanding it also enables students to identify and understand the roles of Leon Trotsky, Alexander Kerensky and Vladimir Lenin in the course of the revolution. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This lesson is the fifth of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson explains in further depth who Alexander Kerensky was, the problems he faced and introduces some of the many mistakes he made. It then allows students to establish an understanding of the Kornilov Coup and its impact on the rising tide of revolution. It allows students to understand the causes and course of the coup, reasons for its failure, and most significantly the impact upon the Provisional Government and Kerensky and the Bolsheviks. Lesson requires the textbook, ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This lesson should be used following the teaching of the causes and course of the February Revolution. It is designed to introduce students to the nature of the ‘Dual Power System’ and gives students the opportunity to identify potential weaknesses of it. It then enables students to identify the problems faced by the Provisional Government and their solutions before evaluating how successfully the Provisonal Government were in dealing with their problems. Fully resourced lesson designed with exam board specification in mind. Used for a number of years and recently updated.

This session covers the exam technique for each question in the Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1 - Medicine Through Time and Western Front exam paper. The session aims to ensure students have a clear approach to the tricky questions they have to answer in their exam. This can be used as a stand alone lesson or revision session. PowerPoint includes writing frames, example questions taken from past papers and example answers for each question.

This includes two fully resourced lessons in a single PowerPoint on the impact of the Treaty of Versailles. Designed according to the exam board specification and makes use of content in the Pearson exam board textbook. PowerPoint includes clear instructions for students and staff to follow. The first lesson is designed to provide students with an understanding of the expectations of the Germans before the Paris Peace Conference and the resulting treaty and the impact of the treaty on German society. The second lesson includes an opportunity for exam question practice. Students are given guidance (including a guide sheet with sentence starters) on how to complete questions 1 and 2 of the exam paper.

This lesson is designed according to the OCR A-level History, Russia, 1894-1941 specification. It recaps and introduces the problems faced by Stolypin, his aims, and solutions for each problem. It provides lots of opportunity for discussion of Stolypin’s work between 1906 and 1911 and his attempts to prevent further revolution. There is also significant independent work for students to get to grips with the evidence themselves. The lesson is fully resourced and has clear instructions on each slide. The information sheet included has loads of statistical evidence - compiled using multiple textbooks - and therefore provides the necessary detail needed for students in essay writing. All resources included recently updated.