This lesson looks at five different interpretations of the Battle of the Somme and enables students to develop their interpretation skills in line with the AQA 9-1 History specification. Pupils develop their knowledge of the Battle through a true or false activity before looking at differing views of the Battle, considering the content and the reliability of views. Students then complete a GCSE style question "Which interpretation is most convincing?". There is a writing frame to help lower ability students.

This lesson looks at the policy of appeasement and why Chamberlain was willing to negotiate with Hitler. This lesson looks at why people had different views on appeasement, including Churchill. Students then tackle an AQA GCSE style interpretation question based on Churchill's views on appeasement. The lesson includes two different writing frames, a worksheet and the main lesson powerpoint.

This covers the key points of religious developments over the whole of the A Level Tudors topic. Students evaluate an interpretation before recapping the key points of the course. This also includes a 30 mark interpretation question.

This bundle contains generic writing frames for written extracts for the new AQA GCSE Paper 1 interpretations questions. These match the current guidelines from AQA for: -America 1840-1895: Expansion and Consolidation -Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship -Russia 1894-1945: Tsardom and Communism -America 1920-1973: Opportunity and Inequality

This is a lesson based on studying photographic evidence to discover the range of jobs performed by women during WW1; students are encouraged to evaluate what impact these occupations may have had on how women were viewed in the UK and the impact this could have on voting. Students then complete a question in line with the AQA 9-1 Specification, "In what ways were the lives of women affected by WW1?". This lesson includes the source, lesson ppt, table and writing frame.

A collection of 157 extracts covering the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. These extracts come from a range of different text, historians and sources and provide a structured table to aid analysis. This can be used as a home learning throughout the course or as a revision task.

44 page booklet which contains structured pages for students to condense their notes in line with the exam specification. There are a collection of essays to plan and extracts for students to practice on. Pupils have found this a useful way to focus their revision and to help them to develop their confidence in exam skills. Can be used for independent research or for home learning.

A short home learning task to give students an understanding of Elizabeth's early life and the situation in England and Europe when Elizabeth took to the throne. This booklet enables pupils to develop their knowledge of key words and their definitions.

This is a summary of the developments from 1485-1603 in regards to Tudor Trade and Economic policy. This lesson also includes an initial extract to evaluate and a 25 mark essay question for students to complete.

The third lesson of Vietnam War for AQA Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-75. The lesson looks at the different aims of US foreign policy in the 1950s and early 1960s and evaluates how successful Eisenhower and Kennedy were in achieving their aims. GCSE source question included.

The second lesson for part two of the AQA Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-75. The lesson looks at why people supported the Vietcong - dealing with Diem's unpopularity, the nature of the Vietcong, their aims and the methods they used. The lesson is designed to be teacher led and to question and get students to think about the information that they are learning. GCSE write an account question included, with a writing frame to support students.

This is a revision booklet for OCR Modern Worlds covering the USA from 1919-1945. This is aimed at a wide-range of abilities, enabling students to bring together key words and important information in an accessible booklet. The booklet includes: a list of key questions that they should be able to answer, as outlined by the exam specification; consolidation questions so students can organise their revision notes; timeline activities and sources to evaluate. Students are encouraged to look at the message, content and context of a source through completing a grid activity which has improved students' source work. There are also OCR B style essay questions for student to practice, complete with space for structured planning (including prompts on making a judgment which enables them to access the highest marks). I have been using this to help Y11 revise for their mocks and their upcoming exams.

This is an activity aimed at enabling GCSE students to draw links between topics. Pupils have used these key words as flashcards to test comprehension and understanding; to categorise terms and events; to help organise knowledge in essay planning; and to draw links across the topic to show the relationships between events and factors.

This is a revision guide for OCR Modern Worlds covering the Paper Two option 'How far did British society change between 1939 and the mid-1970s?'. This guide includes notes, activities and sources to evaluate to help pupils prepare and revise for the sources paper.

This lesson is an overview of Tudor Government from 1485-1603 looking at the privy council, ministers, regional government, regional government and local government under the Tudors. This was used to review and recap the period for revision with my AQA 1C Tudor England group. This lesson also contains a 25 mark knowledge essay that I set as a homework for the group. , plus an interpretation as a starter activity.

This lesson is an overview of Anglo-French relations from 1485-1603 looking at the changes to foreign relations with France throughout the period. This was used to review and recap the period for revision with my AQA 1C Tudor England group. This lesson also contains a 25 mark knowledge essay that I set as a homework for the group, plus an interpretation as a starter activity.

This lesson looks at the tensions building between the different countries and organisations in Asia in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This lesson is teacher led, focusing on the relationships between the different nations and how this might have bubbled over into war in 1950. This lesson also includes a 'Write an account' question.

A lesson that looks at what life was like for men in the trenches in WW1. The lesson resolves around students using sources to learn about trench life. This can be differentiated so that it is more comprehension based for lower ability or focusing more on where the sources came from for the more able. Pupils enjoy filtering through the information and the images that support the text of the sources. Lesson looks at trench conditions, daily life, attacks and weapons, positives of trenches. Then there is a source based GCSE styled question. There are two separate writing frames to fit with the different ways my department has been teaching the AQA source questions.

Students look at the ways that Britain changed between 1750 and 1850, categorizing these changes. They consider how these linked to making people move to the towns and cities. Students then answer an AQA GCSE style question on how Britain changed.