AQA GCSE 9-1 Elizabethan England, 1568-1603
The aim of this lesson is to give students the context to the role and importance the theatre played in Elizabethan England.
Building upon their knowledge and understanding of William Shakespeare, they will learn how the theatre adapted and changed to permanent and purpose built theatres through text analysis, a thinking quilt and video evidence.
The second part of the lesson focuses on the globe theatre, with its seating arrangements and the types of plays the audiences could experience.
There are some excellent video links to the BBC included in this resource.
Students will then apply their skills to a choice of two exam practice questions on ‘importance’ and ‘how convincing’, with help and guidance offered if required.
The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning.
The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
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**AQA GCSE 9-1 Elizabethan England, 1568-1603** These ready to use exam focused resources on Elizabethan England cover the AQA GCSE topic in depth and are perfect for busy teachers who want their students to master content, think like historians and succeed in their exams. These resources provide everything you need to deliver outstanding lessons whether you’re introducing Elizabeth’s struggles for stability as a female monarch, exploring the Catholic plots and rebellions against her or unpacking the golden age of theatre. Students will also learn about Elizabeth’s court and government, the further challenges to her rule, Elizabethan society, exploration and the wider Elizabethan world. The lessons contain different tasks to challenge the students and are differentiated. Furthermore, each lesson focuses on how to answer GCSE practice questions from the exam, notably how convincing is the interpretation, writing an account, explain the importance and how far do you agree? The lessons are as follows: L1: An introduction to Elizabeth L2 Elizabethan Court and Government L3 Which problems did Elizabeth face in her first ten years?L4 Elizabeth and marriage L5 Who were Elizabeth’s key people? (free resource) L6 The Elizabethan Religious Settlement (free resource) L7 Threats from the Norfolk and Ridolfi Plots L8 The Essex Rebellion L9 Catholic threats at home and abroad L10 The Puritan threat L11 The threat of Mary, Queen of Scots L12 Wealth Status and fashion L13 Elizabethan Theatre L14 The Golden Age (free resource) L15 Poverty and the Poor Law of 1601 L16 Famous explorers (focus on Drake, Hawkins and Raleigh) L17 Planning the Spanish Armada L18 Planning for the Spanish Armada L19 Defeat of the Spanish Armada L20 The Globe Theatre 2026 Historic Environment For further assessment materials, please visit the AQA website for specimen questions and answers. All the resources include suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and come in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. No AI has been used in making these resources. Any reviews would be gratefully received.
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AQA GCSE Elizabethan England Bundle Part 2
**AQA GCSE 9-1 Elizabethan England, 1568-1603** These lessons focus on Elizabethan society from wealth, status and the latest fashions of the time, an analysis of the Elizabethan theatre and Tudor exploration and trade. There is also a lesson for the Historic Environment Question for 2026 on The Globe Theatre. The lessons are enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. Each lesson aims to challenge the students and focuses on how to answer a GCSE practice question set in the exam. These range from how convincing is the source, write an account and how significant. For further assessment materials, please visit the AQA website for specimen questions and answers. The lessons are as follows: L1: Wealth Status and fashion L2: Elizabethan Theatre L3: The Golden Age (free resource) L4: Poverty and the Poor Law of 1601 L5: Famous explorers (focus on Drake, Hawkins and Raleigh) L6: Planning the Spanish Armada L7: Planning for the Spanish Armada L8: Defeat of the Spanish Armada L9: Globe Theatre 2026 Historic Environment exam question practice All the resources include suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and come in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. Any reviews would be gratefully received.
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