Learning objectives: Identify who the Pendle witches were Describe how the trial was conducted Explain the outcome of the trial and link this to what you’ve already learned about C17th beliefs about witches.

What: Revise key aspects of Whitechapel and the Jack the Ripper investigation, and use this to answer exam questions. How: Grades 1-4: Identify key details about Whitechapel and the Jack the Ripper investigation. Grades 5-6: Explain the links between Whitechapel and crime as well as the different factors affecting the police investigation of Jack the Ripper. Grades 7+: Evaluate the links between Whitechapel and crime as well as which was the greatest challenge in the police investigation. Complete stand-alone revision lesson containing all resources and worksheets required.

Lesson Objectives: To identify key points about what life was like during Tudor times (Grade 3/4) To compare life in Tudor times to life today (Grade 5) To explain how and why life in Tudor times was different from life today and evaluate what was the biggest change (Grade 6/7) To explain in detail plus to rank the changes in order of importance (Grade 8+)

Learning objectives: Identify common crimes & punishments in the 19th century Describe how punishments changed throughout the 19th Century Reach a supported judgement about crime and punishment in 19th century

What: To match up William’s problems to his potential solutions How: by identifying short and long term problems facing William and by considering possible solutions by describing how William dealt with his short and long term problems by assessing which of William’s problems were the most important and evaluating the impact of his solutions Why: To understand the situation facing William after Hastings

Lesson Objectives: Identify what Charles II was like as a King Describe the changes that Charles II made Explain the reasons for and the impact of the “Restoration”

Learning Objectives: To identify key features of the two sides (Grades 3/4) To explain the differences between the two sides (Grades 5/6) To explain differences and evaluate strengths and weaknesses. (Grades 7+)

To identify how people’s lives changed during WW1 Identify how life changed on the Home Front (Grades 3-4) Explain ways that people’s lives changed for better or for worse (Grades 5-6) Evaluate the changes to people’s lives and consider which were the most important and why (Grades 7+)

What: To identify what early castles were like How: by describing a Motte & Bailey castle By describing the castle and how it helped William keep control By evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the castle Why: to understand how Motte & Bailey castles helped William keep control

Content To understand what England was like before the Normans invaded in 1066 Process Through collecting information and comparing to today Benefit To set the scene for the learning how much England changed

Learning objectives: Identify three facts about Henry VIII as a young man Describe what young Henry VIII was like, giving examples Explain whether the young Henry matches the stereotypical view of Henry VIII

Learning Objective: To identify key details about how Hitler rose to power in Germany To explain the tactics and circumstances that helped Hitler rise to power in Germany To evaluate the most important reasons for Hitler’s rise to power

Learning objectives: To identify key people, dates and events from Elizabeth’s reign (1558-1588) To explain, using details, the important people, dates and events of Elizabeth’s early reign. To link together details from Elizabeth’s early reign using key themes such as religion or politics.

Learning objectives: Identify factors leading to the end of WW1 (Grades 3/4) Describe how specific factors caused the German surrender (Grades 5/6) Explain which factor was the most important and why (Grades 7+)

Complete revision overview of Topic 1 of the Edexcel GCSE Elizabethan England unit. Worksheet and resources included.

Learning Objectives: Identify the problems facing Henry VII Describe how Henry tried to solve them. Explain whether or not you think Henry could be called a ‘gangster’.

Learning Objectives: To identify key facts about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand To explain the causes of the assassination and what happened To evaluate the consequences of the assassination and how it triggered WW1 PLEASE NOTE this lesson refers to the “Days that shook the world” episode showing the assassination of Franz Ferdinand but I don’t own the copyright for this file so cannot include it. It should be easy enough to find on youtube etc.

Learning objectives: To identify at least 3 changes that Edward made to the church (Grades 3-4) To describe how Edward changed the church (Grades 5-6) To explain how and why Edward changed the church (Grades 7+)

Complete revision overview of the exam skills required for the Edexcel GCSE Elizabethan England paper. Exam technique worksheet, revision recap story and timeline and model answer resources included.

Lesson Objectives To discover whether primary sources are useful for exploring the past. To compare the usefulness of primary in comparison to secondary source. To explain the usefulness of primary sources and rate their effectiveness in comparison to secondary sources.