Sorting activity for pupils to studying the causes of the boom with exam question
Were the policies of the Presidents in the 1920s the most important reason for the economic boom in the USA? (10)
A comprehensive series of notes prepared to support a study of The Crisis of the American Republic, c.1848-1877 which forms a HY2 Unit WJEC AS GCE in History. The resource has twelve units and the notes include a variety of viewpoints on political, social, religious and cultural issues. Students are required to interpret information from a wide range of sources.
This is something I knocked together for a quick 25 minute session. I have ensured that they students will be busy. There is a quiz, quiz trade. This is followed by the students mind mapping the answer to a 10 mark question and then swapping the mind maps over and feeding back on what is good and what can be done to improve. The qqt are on different ppt's so that you can turn the paper over and print on both sides. Handouts 2 to a slide work well. Not all originally my work, but assembled like this by me.
The aim of this resource is explain what problems US farmers faced to get students to assess why they didn't share in the prosperity in the 1920s, The aims and objects are as follows:
Theme: Dark side of the US boom in the 1920s
Know: What problems faced farmers in the 1920s?
Understand: What impact did Republican policies & mass production have on farmers?
Evaluate: How far were the problems of US farmers caused by government policies?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify / describe: What problems faced farmers in 20s?
Explain: The impact of government policies and mass production on the price of farming produce?
Analyse: Which was the most significant problem?
The resource begins by setting out the aims and objects. The starter is a snowballing activity, instructions included. The first part of the presentation then looks at the impact of the First World War and mass production on the plight of the farmers. It then looks at the impact on their income and spiraling debt problems. The next part of the presentation then looks at the impact of overproduction on the environment and minority groups such as Alack people and Hispanic Americans. The avatar then introduces an alternative interpretation of why farmers didn't share in the prosperity of the boom by looking at the roles played by Republican policies such as tariffs, prohibition and laisse faire attitudes that resulted in the problems of the farmers being furtherer compounded.
The plenary activity focuses on a thinking skills review triangle, which aims to get students to decide which factors were the most important in preventing farmers from sharing in the prosperity of the boom. This slide could be printed off. It should be pointed out that their is no definitive answer, but the group or pair work around this task is designed to promote discussion and class debate to later help students with their assessment questions.
The assessment section includes 4 questions from OCR or the Oxford and Cambridge exam board. The first is a describe, the second is an explain and the third is an essay question. The final question is a source based question which could be used as either a starter or a plenary. I have also included pupil mark schemes which could be used to get students to either mark or peer assess their work.
This resource really well alongside my worksheet on why didn't farmers benefit from the Boom which you can download and buy separately or as a bundle with this presentation. If you like this resource then you can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more
Kind Regards
Roy
The aim of this resource is explain what problems US farmers faced to get students to assess why they didn't share in the prosperity in the 1920s, The aims and objects are as follows:
Theme: Dark side of the US boom in the 1920s
Know: What problems faced farmers in the 1920s?
Understand: What impact did Republican policies & mass production have on farmers?
Evaluate: How far were the problems of US farmers caused by government policies?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify / describe: What problems faced farmers in 20s?
Explain: The impact of government policies and mass production on the price of farming produce?
Analyse: Which was the most significant problem?
The resource begins by setting out the aims and objects. The starter is a snowballing activity, instructions included. The first part of the presentation then looks at the impact of the First World War and mass production on the plight of the farmers. It then looks at the impact on their income and spiraling debt problems. The next part of the presentation then looks at the impact of overproduction on the environment and minority groups such as Alack people and Hispanic Americans. The avatar then introduces an alternative interpretation of why farmers didn't share in the prosperity of the boom by looking at the roles played by Republican policies such as tariffs, prohibition and laisse faire attitudes that resulted in the problems of the farmers being furtherer compounded.
The plenary activity focuses on a thinking skills review triangle, which aims to get students to decide which factors were the most important in preventing farmers from sharing in the prosperity of the boom. This slide could be printed off. It should be pointed out that their is no definitive answer, but the group or pair work around this task is designed to promote discussion and class debate to later help students with their assessment questions.
The assessment section includes 4 questions from OCR or the Oxford and Cambridge exam board. The first is a describe, the second is an explain and the third is an essay question. The final question is a source based question which could be used as either a starter or a plenary. I have also included pupil mark schemes which could be used to get students to either mark or peer assess their work.
If you like this resource then why not follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that matter.
Kind Regards
Roy
Flippedlearning resource based on an excellent BBC documentary explaining the 1929 Wall Street Crash, its causes and impact and comparing it to the 2008 Financial Crisis. This resource is excellent for anyone studying the Wall Street Crash.
The resource consists of a YouTube link to the documentary, 30 comprehension questions and 4 higher order learning questions. It is an ideal homework or introduction to this huge financial crisis.
Flippedlearning resources are designed to present the content a student needs to know in an interesting and accessible way outside the classroom leaving more time for debate, analysis and exam focus in lessons.
For more information about flippedlearning please follow me on Twitter (@flipyourhistory) or read my blog (flipyourhistory.wordpress.com)
This comprehensive guide goes through topics that include: Globalisation, the Political Economy, the Cold War, New Wars and Old Wars, Humanitarian Interventions and International Theories such as Realism and Liberalism.
4 lessons for the mini-topic "Britain since 1945". Would suit higher ability year 9, 10 or 11 or could be used as a straight forward introduction to AS Level. Lesson 1 focuses on the fall of the Conservatives after WW1. Students gather information and rank the reasons they believed caused the post-WW1 decline of the Tory party. Lesson 2 aims to enable students to investigate the rise of the Labour party and the establishment of the Welfare State, as students will have to work together to extract information and support eachother. Lesson 3 mirrors lesson 1 and gives focus to the fall of the Labour Party, Clement Atlee's role and the years of Conservative power that followed, with an independent work sheet and the analysis of a cartoon. Lesson 4 recaps lesson 3, and the gives focus to the shift in teenage subcultures in the 1950s and 60s. Information gathering and potential to lead to interesting discussions of teenage subcultures today. Includes an optional homework to finish the unit.
We use this booklet to go along with regular teaching, can be used as homework or revision too. Information is collected from several different textbooks.
Hope someone finds it useful.
*NOTE* - for the sources worksheet mentioned on page 10 just make an A3 montage of lots of primary sources for them to use. On pages 16 &17 just get them to research the 5 areas in groups and then swap info.
**IMPORTANT**
I have heard that some people might have copied my booklet and are trying to charge for it! Beware!!
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This lesson has been developed to enable History GCSE students to understand the complexities of the US Stock Exchange, as well as considering the factors that led to the Wall Street to Crash in 1929.
It encourages students to consider and evaluate a range of factors, and come to their own conclusions about what the largest contributing factor was.
These resources cover a wide range of topics across Global Politics including ideas such as Samuel Huntingtons Clash of Civilisations, New and Old Wars and current topics such as Humanitarian Interventions, the War on Terror and the Rise of New Powers. There is also resources on globalisation
** All images are royalty free and taken from the following websites:
www.morguefile.com
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Students use (differentiated) set of cards provided to investigate the consequences of World War I.
They use this information to create a circles diagram to explore how the war was won, but the peace was lost. Notes provided about how to construct the diagram.
This set includes a PowerPoint and Revision Booklet. The Powerpoint is designed to be delivered alongside the revision booklet and the two link together. The Powerpoint contains the page numbers that each activity can be found on, allowing students to use the booklet whilst having additional support via the Powerpoint.
In addition to this the Powerpoint contains four revision games included:
- Guess the Word (Similar to the Taboo Board Game)
- Headliners (Students see the first letters of a headline and have to work out the answer)
- If this is the Answer, What is the Question (12 answers all relating to the topic)
- Presidential Elections, Who Won? All elections from 1932 - 2012.
The revision booklet contains activities for students to complete including timelines, biographies, mind maps and of course Exam answers. For each of the three key questions that are posed, there are AQA exam questions for both 8 and 12 marks, complete with mark schemes.
This resource also has links with the Alphabet Agencies poster which is featured in the Revision Guide. The Poster can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-agencies-poster-11131564
This resource pack contains two copies of the PowerPoint, one designed for older machines 1997-2003 and one for newer machines post 2007.