AQA GCSE 9-1 Elizabethan England, 1568-1603, Historic Environment Question 2026
This lesson explores the significance of the Globe Theatre in Elizabethan England and will prepare students fully for the historic environment question in 2026. This lesson has 38 slides and therefore is best to be delivered over at least two. The lesson has been revised since I first published it in 2019
Students will discover how the Globe became a major hub of entertainment, attracting audiences from all levels of society and helped shape the popularity of the English theatre. Through the works of playwrights like William Shakespeare, the theatre reflected the values, culture, concerns and politics of the time, making it a powerful mirror of Elizabethan society.
The lesson begins by examining two previous student answers, which students have to annotate and decide the marks they could award for each. They will show the common mistakes they make on this question from previous years. There is a simplified markscheme to consult as well as that supplied from AQA.
Two model answers are also analysed which will reflect the higher Level 4 marks awarded for a ‘complex explanation of the consequences leading to a sustained judgement’. Students are given tips and focus on how to achieve these higher marks.
Students are also required to fill in a grid to help them research the ‘5 P’s’, which focus on the main concepts of location, function, structure, design, people connected with the site, how the site reflects culture, values and fashions of the time and how the site links to important events and/or developments of the Elizabethans in the 16th Century. This will help them to gain the knowledge needed to write the question set from the exam board. The answer will also include the
Students are finally given a choice of 6 GCSE practice exam questions to complete with some scaffolding to help if required. Tips are given how to make a sustained line of argument rather than list the people, plays and the entertainment on offer from the Globe and other surrounding theatres.
The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies. It comes in PowerPoint format which can be edited and changed to suit.
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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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The Globe Theatre Historic Environment 2026 Bundle
**AQA GCSE Elizabethan England, 1568-1603, Historic Environment Question 2026** This Bundle has been designed to help teachers and students prepare for the AQA 2026 Historic Environment study on The Globe Theatre. **Resource 1:** This Revision Guide on the Globe Theatre includes 9 possible questions for GCSE exam practice and breaks down the main details and significance of The Globe into manageable chunks, using student friendly language. **Resource 2:** As an introduction to the Historic Environment question for 2026, I have included a lesson on The Globe Theatre including GCSE Exam Question practice. This lesson uses model answers to enable the students to achieve the highest marks in their written work on this unit of study. The resources come in Word and PowerPoint formats if you wish to edit and change. I would welcome any reviews, which would be much appreciated.
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