WALT: Examine the events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge and evaluate its significance. 1-2: Identify pros and cons for Harold travelling to York. 3-4: Describe the events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge. 5-7: Explain why Harold was able to claim victory. 8-9: Evaluate the significance of the Battles of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge. Pupils evaluate whether Harold should have travelled to York before watching a video that examines the events of Stamford Bridge (Video worksheet included) they then explain the main reason that they think Harold won the battle before evaluating the impact the battle may have on the Battle of Hastings.

Interactive battle map and skills builder (explain why) lesson! inc. differentiated homework for HA/LA WALT: Explore why Edwin and Morcar lost the Battle of Gate Fulford. 1-2: Identify who Edwin and Morcar were. 3-4: Describe who invaded England and why. 5-7: Explain why Edwin and Morcar lost the Battle of Gate Fulford. 8-9: Analyse the main reason they lost and if a factor had changed whether they would have stood a chance at winning. Pupils will: Explore a battle plan of Gate Fulford (animated battle plan on the screen as pupils fill in maps - differentiated for MA/LA) They will then examine a mark scheme to determine their working at and target levels for an explain why question, they will gain an understanding of what the AOs mean and how to achieve them They then apply this skill to an exam question which can be set as homework - planning can be done in class, pupils write down their AO target to remind themselves their individual progress targets at home.

WALT: Evaluate the reasons and response to the rebellion against Tostig.2-3: Recall key facts about the role of an earl. 4-5: Describe reasons Saxons did not like Tostig. 6-7: Explain why factors would make somebody rebel. 8-9*: evaluate whether Harold was right to exile his brother. Pupils will recall the roles of an earl for the starter. They will then go through each of the reasons the Saxons hated Tostig (printable handout that pupils highlight and annotate) They write a letter to Harold (LA) or a response from Harold (HA) explaining why they are upset/ how they are going to offer help They analyse the impact this had upon Harold’s claim and whether he was right to exile his brother.

WALT: Evaluate the power of the Godwin family.2-3: Recall key facts about the Godwin family. 4-5: Describe the importance and power of the Godwins in England. 6-7: Explain what happened during Harold’s embassy to Normandy and why it might cause problems. 8-9*: analyse how useful Norman sources are to a historian. Pupils examine the power of the Godwins and how their influence both helped and hindered Edward’s rule They then explore the Normandy embassy using the Bayeux tapestry and the Norman and Saxon interpretation of the event.

American West thinking quilt designed to provide pupils with the opportunity to make links between different events and consider their impact on the development of the American West. I have checked through both the Pearson textbook and revision guide to ensure that all key content is included in this A3 thinking quilt. Pupils first read the boxes and add a sentence to any that they are not sure of with the support of peers, revision guides or the teacher. They then colour code them based on catagories they could fit into such as ‘law and order’ and ‘conflict with Plains Indians’. You can find the lesson that this thinking quilt is a part of here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/revision-key-features-of-the-american-west-edexcel-9-1-11884964

WALT: Examine the government of Saxon England at a local level. 2-3: Identify and define key words. 4-5: Describe the role of the Shire Reeve. 6-7: Explain how the legal system works in Anglo Saxon England. 8-9*: Evaluate the impact of collective responsibility.

WALT: Investigate poverty in Tudor England. Level 3: Identify reasons people live in poverty today. Level 4: Describe reasons people lived in poverty in Tudor England. Level 5: Explain why categories were needed to cope with the poor and what those categories were. Level 6: Evaluate how fair these categories were, give reasons why.

This skills lesson is aimed to encouraged independent extended writing - pupils examine the causes of the armada before reading and annotating a WAGOLL that demonstrates how to reach level 7 at KS3. They then create their own piece analysing the reasons Philip launched the Armada. WALT: Explain why Phillip launched the Armada Level 3: identify more than one cause of the Spanish Armada. Level 4: describe each cause in detail. Level 5: Explain why each cause upset Phillip enough for him to launch his Armada. Level 6-7: Evaluate the importance of causes to reach a judgement.

WALT: Explain why Phillip launched the ArmadaLevel 3: identify key features of weapons used during the battle. Level 4: describe the events of the battle in detail. Level 5: Explain why Elizabeth won the battle. Level 6-7: Evaluate the reasons for the victory and which part of the narrative was most important.

This lesson has been designed to embed comparison skills needed for the 16 mark question in paper two Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. Pupils will: WALT: Explore the power of the King and his earls. 2-3: Recall information on Anglo Saxon society. 4-5: Describe the power of the English monarchy. 6-7: Explain the role of the Witan in English government. 8-9*: Compare the power of the King with that of his earls. Tasks include: a carousel comparison worksheet in which pupils catagorise their ideas and develop comparative thought. 16 mark question with support for PEEL paragraph structuring. AFL and differentiation throughout

This lesson is designed as a skills building case study to help introduce the Normans unit. Pupils will be introduced to life in Saxon England and the power of the house of Godwin. They will build towards answering a how useful question to embed paper one and paper three skills. Gives later opportunity to compare when analysing the control of William. Edward didn’t raise taxes or take land from the earls, so a good link to allow pupils to understand why Saxons were so upset and angry following 1066.

This lesson covers: The Battle for Berlin Hitler’s suicide Yalta Conference Pupils will: WALT: Explain why the Nazi’s surrendered to the Allies and the importance of Yalta. Level 3: Identify what position Germany was in by 1945. Level 4: Describe the key events of the Battle for Berlin. Level 5: Explain how the Battle for Berlin lead to Germany surrendering to the allies. Level 6: Compare sources to analyse what the Big Three wanted at Yalta and how this would affect Germany.

Full lesson with differentiated activities Pupils will: WALT: Explain the causes and consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbour.Level 3: Identify what Pearl Harbour was and who was involved. Level 4: Describe the causes of tension between America and Japan. Level 5: Explain what happened at Pearl Harbour and how America joining the war might affect the outcome of WW2. Level 6: Analyse a source to explain why it is useful and limited to a historian.

WALT: Explain why the Axis forces were defeated at D-Day.Level 3: Identify hidden messages in US propaganda. Level 4: Describe the key events of the D-Day invasion. Level 5: Explain why Allied tactics lead to success. Level 6: Compare the Allies and German tactics to explain why the Allies won. Pupils analyse a source, follow a carousel to create the battle plan shown as the cover image, then read a source to compare British and German weaponry before creating a newspaper article about the invasion.

Two fully differentiated lessons aimed at KS3 exploring the problems Mary caused Elizabeth and whether she should have executed her.

An hour and a half lesson aimed at intervention prior to the examination. pupils are given an a5 booklet to follow along with the session, parts of which can be completed at home to build knowledge as last minute revision. This is the last session I use prior to Paper One. Pupils cover: key people, key discoveries, skills for all question types, source evaluation and judgement.

aim: consolidate knowledge of key principles and build consequence and importance of skills Starter: Match the event with the consequences on the worksheet Pupils have a worksheet with two consequences for each significant event in the unit establish the difference between consequence and importance Colour code consequences into importance question types (key themes like destruction of Indian culture and Settlement of the west) attempt an importance of question as a class create a question using question stems and answer it themselves.