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English Civil War - Causes

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**This lesson provides students with a great selection of activities to help them understand and explain the main causes of the English Civil War in 1642. ** -Students are introduced to the idea of a Civil War and will discuss the role of a parliament in the 1600s. -They will then read through a variety of different reasons why King Charles I and parliament argued in the years before 1642 and organise these reasons into economic, religious or political factors. Finally, students will have an opportunity to fully explains the causes of the English Civil War in a piece of extended historical writing before completing a crossword which covers all the main terms from the lesson. The 17-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, activities, printable resources, starters and learning reviews as well as engaging background information about King James I and the events which led to the start of the English Civil War. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.
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Second World War - Spanish Civil War 1936

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This lesson examines the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), highlighting its significance as a precursor to World War II. Students will explore the conflict between Republicans and Nationalists, key events, and international involvement. Activities include analysing propaganda posters, guided reading on major speeches, and writing diary entries from George Orwell’s perspective. The lesson concludes with a discussion on the war’s impact on Spanish society and its broader implications. Lesson Content and Activities: Introduction: Discuss the Spanish Civil War, its causes, and its significance as a prelude to World War II. Watch a video for an overview of the conflict. Key Figures and Events: Examine the roles of key figures such as Francisco Franco and Manuel Azaña. Discuss the involvement of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in supporting the Nationalists, and the USSR and International Brigades supporting the Republicans. Propaganda Posters: Analyse Nationalist and Republican propaganda posters. Discuss what each side aimed to communicate and how they tried to influence public opinion. Guided Reading Task: Read speeches by Francisco Franco, Manuel Azaña, Edward Knoblaugh, and George Orwell. Complete the ‘viewpoints’ worksheet by summarising each leader’s perspective on the war. What Happened at Guernica in 1937? Discuss the bombing of Guernica, the role of the Luftwaffe, and the impact of this event. Analyse Pablo Picasso’s painting “Guernica” and its depiction of the horrors of war. George Orwell’s Diary: Write diary entries from George Orwell’s perspective based on his experiences in the International Brigades. Use the hint sheets to help structure the diary entries and include key events and conditions of the fighting. Writing Task: Write an essay explaining the significance of the Spanish Civil War in the context of the rise of fascism and the lead-up to World War II. Use the PEEKA paragraph structure to organise arguments. Class Discussion: Share and discuss the diary entries and essays. Reflect on the impact of the Spanish Civil War on Spain and its broader implications for European politics. Resources: Video link on the Spanish Civil War Propaganda posters Guided reading texts and viewpoints worksheet Hint sheets for diary entries PEEKA paragraph guidelines
Civil War L5 - Why Did Charles Lose the Civil War?Quick View
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Civil War L5 - Why Did Charles Lose the Civil War?

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This lesson contains: A starter task that has questions that can be amended or altered based on what you have been previously teaching. A video from YouTube which summarises the main events of the war. Students then use the information provided to find out about 4 such battles. The worksheet contains questions to elicit the key information. Students can extend their thinking by discussing what either side might have done differently to get a decisive victory. A chance to take a detailed look at Naseby, the battle which turned the tide of the war. Students are introduced to the location and the alignment of the troops. There is a video summary of the battle and how it was fought, and then the PPT provides a ‘talk through’ opportunity with animation to show the progression of the battle. A task to use the information to complete their worksheets and answer the questions. A final task to colour-code the main reasons why Charles lost the war, and then do a write up to say what the main reasons were. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files
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English Civil War

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Topic: The English Civil War - 11 Lessons! Lesson 1 FREE - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12725877 KS3 SoW This SoW is designed in detail and is both differentiated and engaging, and allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. As a result, lessons can take around two periods to deliver and are sequenced to flow through this period of time comprehensively. Made to the highest standard and constructed using current research, both dual coding and retrieval practices are at the heart of this unit. A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students comprehension. An outline of the SoW can be viewed below: The English Civil War James I and divine right The Gunpowder Plot Charles I and Parliament The Long Parliament - outbreak of war Causes of the Civil War - essay Fighting the English Civil War Trial and execution of Charles I Cromwell and the Commonwealth The Restoration The Great Fire of London Assessment Additional: Knowledge Organiser Any question please do feel free to get in contact: teachercentralltd@gmail.com Best FREE Resources (Teacher Central) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-losing-and-gaining-an-empire-12973075 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/financial-literacy-12898983 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908635 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-12908634 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-gcse-12863697 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-free-sow-12942163 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-sow-12843084 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-1917-91-from-lenin-to-yeltsin-12834552 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral?sortBy=lowestPrice&p=5 I hope you find this SoW useful. If you have, I have created a series of resources. You can check them out here. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral
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Battles of the English Civil War

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Dear Colleague, This is the fourth lesson on the English Civil war. It aims to have students matching knowledge on the battles and main events while answering GCSE tailored exam questions. All lessons are interactively assessed and have the same structure to get the students taught in a coherent manner, help them understand where they are at, during the delivery: LO 1:To understand the key battles of the English Civil War. LO 2: To explain the impact of the battles. LO 3: To evaluate why Parliament won the English Civil War. Three progressive tasks plus extension. All tasks are assessed. A very straight forward lesson. The resources are at the end of the Power Point, ready to print and start. There is an extension and a brain-warming introduction. You might want to look at the full sets on Medieval, The Norman Conquest or the Civil War. Please star review my resources, it will help growing this shop. For any further query contact me at alepitirra@hotmail.it Regards Alessio
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English Civil War Women

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This 17th century lesson investigates the actions of women during the English Civil War. It looks at the lives of different women including the rich and the poor as well as case studies including Elizabeth the daughter of Charles I, Lucy Hay, Alice Stonier, Lady Lucy Hutchinson, Elizabeth Alkin, Jane Whorwood, Mary Lady Bankes, collective protests and ‘Mr Clarke’. This is such an important lesson to show that women also had a part to play and that they were not as invisible as may seem. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share mini plenary, case study information sheet, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The 17th Century’ which includes Charles I & Causes of the Civil War, Charles I Execution, Witch craze and James VI. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!
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Russian Civil War - Very Detailed

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40 slide power point looking at the Russian Civil War What is a Civil War? Who was involved in Civil War - Source task Overview of the Russian Civil War - info slide The Whites The whites - map work The Greens - inc. task The Greens - map work The Reds - inc. task The Reds map work Source - Reds V Whites Causes of the Russian Civil War - overview Causes of the Russian Civil War - Constituent Assembly Causes of the Russian Civil War - Treaty of Brest Litivsk Causes of the Russian Civil War - intervention by great Powers Great powers - source task Events of the Civil War - overview Causes of the Russian Civil War - task (inc. worksheet) Key events from the Russian Civil War - Tsar’s murder Key events from the Russian Civil War - Polish - Soviet War - Inc video link Key events from the Russian Civil War - Kronstadt Rebellion Key events from the Russian Civil War - Kronstadt Rebellion source task Key events from the Russian Civil War - formation of the USSR Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War? - Overview Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Foreign forces throughout Russia Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Geography Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Propaganda Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - role of Trotsky Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Role of Trotsky - source task x2 Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - genuine support Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil War - Economic Policy (briefly) Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil Wa - Red Terror Why did the Reds win the Russian Civil Wa - Red Terror - source task
The Battles of the English Civil WarQuick View
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The Battles of the English Civil War

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Suitable for teaching KS3 Charles I and the English Civil War. Whole lesson looks at the battles of Civil War, with a particular emphasis on Marston Moor. The lesson includes differentiated tasks, such as a card sort of the battles either onto a timeline or on a map of the UK. Students also look at Marston Moor in detail and how it was fought. Please review if you purchase and check out my other Charles I and the English Civil War resources!
Civil War L3 – Who Fought in the Civil War?Quick View
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Civil War L3 – Who Fought in the Civil War?

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This lesson contains: A starter task that has questions that can be amended or altered based on what you have been previously teaching. A brief introduction to the start of the war, and then students use the information presented on the PPT to complete the boxes on their worksheet to differentiate between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers, who they supported, what they wore and what their aims were. An activity to study the information sheet and find out about the different way in which musketeers and pikemen fought, as well as then labelling the two different soldiers based on the descriptions on the sheet. An activity to find out about the difficulty faced by soldiers when choosing sides. There are four large sources and for each, there is a question that analyses what is being said. The students answer these questions in their books with an extension to explain two reasons why soldiers found it hard to choose sides. A plenary activity which can be done as a whole class on the board. There is a summary task on an interactive website from British Civil Wars. It is a drag and drop activity which can be done as a whole class discussion. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files
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English Civil War SOWQuick View
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English Civil War SOW

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This SOW covers 6 lessons and looks at the outbreak of the war in two lessons and then focuses on the idea of whether the Civil War turned the world upside down. The lesson looks at Women, Levellers, ranters, diggers, how the war impact people’s lives, the interregnum and Oliver Cromwell. The lesson includes timelines to build chronology, worksheets for tasks, sentence starters for writing tasks.
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Cavaliers and Roundheads - English Civil War

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The English Civil War The aim of this lesson is to be able to distinguish between the two sides of Cavaliers (King Charles) and Roundheads (Oliver Cromwell) in the English Civil War. Students will be researching how they differed from their dress, their mannerisms, what they believed in and their goals. They will also be analysing some real life examples from people today who discuss which side they would prefer to be on and why. Students will be using various written sources and video evidence to find out which side they would support. Ultimately they will have to produce a propaganda leaflet encouraging people to join their campaign as a Royalist or Cavalier using persuasive literacy techniques and song lyrics. Exemplars and scaffolding is included if required. This is a fun lesson with a number of activities designed to get all students involved actively and to enjoy their learning. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies and differentiated materials, and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
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American Civil War & Slavery - History GCSE RevisionQuick View
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American Civil War & Slavery - History GCSE Revision

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American Civil War & Slavery - History GCSE Revision. Huge bundle of history teaching and learning resources to teach the topic American Civil War and Abolition of the slave trade. Answers included with every expertly put together resource and activity. Contents of History Bundle ☞ 1 x Escape Room Pack ☞ 1 x Set of 24 revision Task Cards ☞ 1 x Student Revision Quiz Pack ☞ 1 x Slavery and Civil Rights KO ☞ 1 x Slavery and Civil Rights dual Coding Booklet ☞ 1 x History Learning Journey 5 Years ☞ 1 x set of 24 History Skills task cards We use practicing Heads of Departments to create our Humanities resources. Our resources have been downloaded and used across thousands of classrooms. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Leave a great review on this bundle on TES and we will give you another History Escape Room for FREE!!! ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ This history quiz pack includes 10 different rounds: Round 1 – Identify Picture Round Round 2 – Discover the Truth Round 3 - Finding & Searching the Terms Round 4 – Matching Round Round 5 – Linking Up Round 6 – Multiple Choice Round 7 - Finding the Connections Round 8 - Educational Anagrams Round 9 - General Knowledge Round 10 - Numbers Round Tie Breaker – Designing an Item **Escape Room Pack includes ** ☞ Escape Room Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display ☞ Escape Room Puzzle Keys (Six Sets for Six Teams) ☞ Escape Room Team sheet - Record codes, answers clues as they progress through the 7 rooms ☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles) ☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - Quickly confirm to teams they have solved the puzzle correctly ☞ Teacher instructions of how to set up the escape room and what to print and top tips and shortcuts. ☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape too :) for any quick teams ☞ The 7 Rooms each have a specific Puzzle that has been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and is suitable for secondary Students Each set of task cards includes 1 x Set of 24 Different topic Task Cards with a range of activities and styles in editable and PDF versions 1 x Teacher Answer Sheet - All answers covered 2 x Student Fill in Activity Sheets that can be used with the cards (Optional) Each Topic Task card is matched to the theme of the set and includes numbering and answers. Can be printed in Colour or Black and White. Why not check out some of our most popular secondary History Resources below: Set of 10 History Escape Rooms History Revision Bundle History KS3 Revision Bundle Nazi Germany The Black Death Weimar and Nazi Germany Exploring Tudor England GCSE History - Medicine Through Time The Great War Escape room Elizabethan England Vikings Task Cards World War Two - End of Unit Escape Room American Civil War
IB History - The Course of the Spanish Civil WarQuick View
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IB History - The Course of the Spanish Civil War

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A PowerPoint presentation that focuses not only on the various battles and outcomes of the Spanish Civil War but also on the role of technology. The lesson includes video clips, charts, written tasks and class discussions. Originally used with a mixed IB HL/SL class over two class periods.
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The Russian Civil War

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OCR ALevel History Russia 1894-1941 The Russian Civil War 1918-1922 2 hour Lesson looking at the reasons for the civil war…the two sides in the Russian civil war why the war developed and opposition to the Bolsheviks Also includes Why did the Reds win the Civil War activities
English Civil War: How did the Civil War impact England?Quick View
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English Civil War: How did the Civil War impact England?

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This lesson forms a SOW on the English Civil War, there are two lessons on why the Civil war happened and then the other lessons look at the impact. This lesson includes starters with answers, a worksheet with tasks and time lines to build chronological understanding.
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La guerra civil española

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Unit of work on the Spanish Civil War. Power point + student booklet for all the lessons. L1 -introduction L2- causes of the war L3- measures taken by the republican governenment L4- constitution and reaction L5- beginning of the war L6 -two sides L7- main battles and role of the women L8- main battles and the beginning of the end L9- the end of the war L10- the end of the war L11- Grammar, tense revision, pluperfect tense and complex structures
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How to fight a civil war, British Civil Wars

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Another in our series of cross-curricular Learning at Home units. Find out the facts about the British Civil Wars, some of the key events and people, the different roles of soldiers and how people chose a side. This is an interactive pdf which leads to all sorts of wonderful resources, all downloadable for free from the National Civil War Centre.
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Causes of the English Civil War

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This is a whole lesson introducing long and short term causes of the English Civil War. My students struggled with what long and short term causes were so this lesson uses a clip from 'Benjamin Button' to give the students a visualisation and then gets them to come up with their own definitions to make it really clear.
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The English Civil War Lesson 1 - Causes of the English Civil War

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This is the first lesson out of scheme of work on the English Civil War. Originally designed for the AQA GCSE Paper 2 (Thematic Studies, Power and the People, Challenging Royal Authority) however these resources could be used for any Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 lesson on the English Civil War. This lesson teaches pupils the main long and short-term causes on the English Civil War through a treasure hunt task which is differentiated in two different ways. The lesson culminates in a memory task about parliament’s demands in 1640 and what the King agreed in 1641.
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The English Civil War

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This History Rocks! resource looks at the start of The English Civil War A fun learning resource with key words, activities and further research. Differentiated tasks: all pupils answer the Tasks questions which will give them a basic understanding of the topic. The* Think *questions extend them more. Done with a splash of humour that your pupils will enjoy.