GCSE History Edexcel: USA Conflict Home & Abroad - Montgomery Bus Boycott & Rosa Parks (Lesson 5)

This lesson examines the causes and main events/features of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955-56. Students have an opportunity to analyse the main causes as well as look at the details of the groups and individuals involved.

I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson.

Included in the lesson:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3-4: Previous Learning about Brown vs Topeka & Little Rock quiz with answers revealed
Slide 5: Student discussion and outline diagram of all of the methods used to oppose segregation so far covered in the course
Slide 6: Source Inference Starter Task about Martin Luther King
Slide 7: Source Inference Starter Task about Martin Luther King in an exam question format
Slide 8-11: Animated and engaging background information about the bus boycott
Slide 12: Student discussion questions about the impact of the boycott
Slide 13: An outline and instructions to the learning task
Slide 14: A print out version of the main learning task
Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Questions and further source analysis
Slide 16-17: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed
Slides 18-19: Lesson Fact Sheets based on the Edexcel specification

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