The Reconstruction Era
Full lesson including resources, tasks and links to videos.
Enquiry into the what happened to Black Americans after the US Civil War.
This gives students a greater understanding of the wider context of the struggle for racial equality in the USA.
Includes links to modern day via a BBC news report in plenary
UPDATED - now includes information sheet which a previous review commented was missing. My mistake, apologies!
Black Power KS3
Black Power lesson made for year 9 as part of a civil rights movement SOW
Includes source categorisation task, source work, links to modern day and class discussion.
Renaissance Medicine - The Great Plague 1665
Lesson 8 of Medicine Through Time, unit 2 (GCSE History - Edexcel)
This is part of the second unit of the topic - Renaissance medicine.
Whole lesson, well formatted with videos and a variety of tasks. Textbook is sometimes needed for activities.
Why was education so significant in the fight for Civil Rights in the USA?
Full lessons and resources on segregated education in the US in the 1950s, covering Brown V Board of Education and the Little Rock Nine with a variety of activities.
Learning Objectives:
To identify why reform was needed in segregated schools
To investigate how the Civil Rights Movement fought for equality in education
To evaluate the success of the fight for education in the 1950s
What did the Civil Rights Movement achieve in the 1960s?
Full lesson and resources, examining US civil rights campaigns during the 1960s. Varied activities and lots of information and videos.
To identify methods of protest the Civil Rights Movement used during the 1960s.
To analyse the response to the Civil Rights Movement by politicians and the public in the 1960s.
To evaluate the extent of which the Civil Rights Movement was successful in achieving equality in the 1960s.
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Why were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X assassinated?
Full lesson and resources covering the lives and contributions of MLK and Malcolm X and why they were assassinated.
Learning Objectives:
To identify the beliefs of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
To understand the events of their assassinations
To evaluate the impact of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X’s assassinations.
What was life like for Black Americans in the 1950s?
Lesson and resources about what life was like for Black Americans in the 1950s. This is to introduce Jim Crow laws and explain what segregation was before delving into the civil rights campaign to abolish Jim Crow laws.
Learning objectives:
To understand what life was like for Black Americans in the USA in the 1950s
To evaluate why the Civil Rights Movement began
What was the significance of Rosa Parks in the Civil Rights Movement?
Full lessons and resources about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. this lesson focuses on how Rosa Parks was chosen as the figurehead of the NAACP’s boycott campaign over Claudette Colvin and examines why.
Learning Objectives:
To understand the actions of Rosa Parks.
To analyse the impact that Rosa Parks had on the Civil Rights Movement.
To evaluate her significance in the Civil Rights Movement compared to other individuals.
Why was the American Civil War significant in the struggle for racial equality in the USA?
An introduction to the Civil Rights Movement through understanding the wider context of the USA from the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Act.
Includes resources, links and HA and LA task sheets.
All instructions on the PowerPoint.
5. What was the ‘Scramble for Africa’?
Lesson 5 of ‘The British Empire’ SOW aimed at KS3
Full lesson with resources, varied activities, videos and exam question skills.
Learning Objectives:
L1: To understand why and how Britain gained an Empire in Africa
L2: To analyse sources about the ‘Scramble for Africa’
L3: To evaluate the positives and negative effects of the British Empire in Africa
Key learning:
Geography/ map skills
Comprehension
Source analysis
Reaching a judgement
The Great Migration North (USA)
Lesson and resources for KS3 lesson about why Black Americans migrated North in the 20th century.
Part of a SOW which explores the long term causes of the US Civil Rights Movement.
Learning Objectives:
To identify the reasons why Black Americans migrated to the North in the early 1900s
To analyse how Black Americans were treated differently in the North and South of America
To investigate the significance of the ‘Great Migration’ to the North for the Civil Rights Movement
British Empire SOW for KS3, lessons + homework
British Empire for KS3
Includes: Scheme of Work, 9 lessons, homework for each week.
Lessons:
What was the British Empire?
Why did the British Empire start in the 17th century?
How far did the East India Company change people’s lives in Britain and Asia?
Did the British Empire have a positive or negative impact on India?
What was the ‘Scramble for Africa’?
What impact did the British Empire have on Zimbabwe?
What impact did the British Empire have on Jamaica?
Did the British invade Australia?
How did the British colonise Australia?
20th century - Power and the People
Worksheet resource used in tutoring for revision of Power and the People - 20th century
19th century Power and the People Worksheet
19th century Power and the People worksheet, used in tutoring for revision.
Includes practice questions, mark schemes etc.
Uses a combination of a revision resource and textbook to complete activities
AQA Power and the People - "How to Answer..."
AQA Power and the People - “How to Answer…” Powerpoint with questions and some mark schemes
Explains how to answer the questions and gives exampels to help students
Used as a tutoring resource for GCSE student
AQA Elizabeth - How to answer...
‘How to Answer…’ resource to be used in lesson or to hand out to students to complete for homework.
Revision resource which I used for tutoring
Edexcel A Level Tudors Resource Worksheet
Revision Worksheet for Tudors Edexcel A Level
Tutoring revision resource for A level Edexcel - covers some practice questions and revision activities
1. What was the British Empire?
Lesson 1 of ‘The British Empire’ SOW aimed at KS3
Full lesson with resources, varied activities, videos and exam question skills.
Learning Objectives:
L1: To understand what an empire is.
L2: To evaluate the reasons why Britain wanted an empire.
L3: To examine the ‘rise and fall’ of Britain’s Empire.
Key learning:
Keywords and definitions
Compare and contrast
Reaching a judgement
Comprehension
Chronology
Quote analysis
3. How far did the East India Company change people’s lives in Britain and Asia?
Lesson 3 of ‘The British Empire’ SOW aimed at KS3
Full lesson with resources, varied activities, videos and exam question skills.
Learning Objectives:
L1: To understand why the East India Company set up trading posts in India
L2: To understand the role of the EIC in British control over India
L3: To evaluate how far the EIC changed the lives of people in Britain and Asia.
Key learning:
Links to wider knowledge
Keywords and definitions
Comprehension
Reaching a judgement







