Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
This lesson details the social/economic and political consequences of the WSC and introduces the the fall of the republican government.
The lesson covers paired and independent work and offers students the opportunity to move around the room to exchange causes with one another.
Exam technique in this lesson covers Q1 on Paper 1D (Interpretation differences based on content) and self assessment with markscheme provided.
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Kind Regards,
Tara
This lesson looks at President Hoover’s Reaction to the 1930s depression.
The lesson begins with a team pop quiz - students then look at the things hoover did and did not to challenge the Great Depression.
Students begin to look at how Hoovers political opponents used Hoovers failures to generate support (through the provenance of Q3)
Exam Technique covered in this lesson
Optional 4 mark Q - which you can direct students to in order to challenge/ peer assess.
Q3 (how convincing is this interpretation) - new style question for the new exam.
As always - if purchased please review!
Thanks
This is a lesson which develops students skills of team work and independent enquiry. Students begin with a team quiz!
Students pose their own enquiry (or choose from 2 enquiry questions on the board) based on the ‘hook’ (video).
As a team of detectives. Students explore different elements of organised crime with constant focus on their enquiry question. High quality resources (maps/written pieces/statistics) make up the 6 sources. I have printed mine on A3 in colour and laminated.
Students use their enquiry research to answer an 8 mark question (this could also be done as a team/in pairs).
As alwasy please review!
Video of the youtube link included in the pack.
This lesson is designed to fit over an hour. It informs students about the April 1938 Anschluss. Students look at the story and events of the Anschluss and how its outcomes led to WW2 being more likley.
In this lesson I introduced the Paper 1 10 mark question and supplied students with a model answer to break down into a plan. I work with students to highlight the many points made on each argument and review the paper again to get students to highlight the key language and words used in the text to promote each point as the most significant
In addition to this there is a mini Pop Quiz to check understanding.
As always the lesson and resources are well presented to the highest of standards.
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Thanks
This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec).
It covers the content to the event through a detailed piece of writing which students work on independently at first.
Students then use the resources to complete the table explaining how each event made WW2 more likely in preparation to answer a 10 mark question.
Students then answer a 10 mark question using their tables and previous experience to guide them. A plan is provided on a word doc to help structure their answer.
Finally students make a judgment on whether or not the collapse of Czech was inevitable following the Munich Agreement linking their ideas about appeasement.
Please review!
This lesson introduces students to the idea of the stock market and how it works -initially through a brief video and followed by a game students can play independently/in pairs or in groups/ were students can experience the stock market.
Exam technique covered in this lesson is the 4 mark question. Although this lesson is designed for the new spec it could easily work with the old spec too.
Speculation on the stock market is a really difficult concept for students to understand. To fully understand the causes of the wall street crash they need to be able understand how the stock market works and the risk involved.
All resources provided for the game.
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This lesson is made for old AQA Spec but can easily be amended for any exam board as it is heavily focused on content.
It covers Hitlers FP so far and the reasons why Hitler & Stalin wanted the Nazi Soviet Pact.
This lesson focuses on exam technique - specifically planning and writing a 12 mark answer to what is always a popular topic with examiners but one students struggle to remember and explain.
This has been designed for AQA Paper 1D - the new 2016 start spec. This follows on from the causes of the wall street crash lesson. Plan and detailed markscheme provided.
This lesson covers opposition to Roosevelt’s New Deal (New AQA Specification) with another acronym to make it memorable.
The lesson allows students to demonstrate their learning through an 8 mark question (Progress 8) . with opportunity to self assess their answer.
This lesson is designed for AQA NEW SPEC USA.
The lesson provides a 12 mark homework question based on the lesson content.
The lesson firstly covers the second new deal - information slides have been provided if you wish to split the lesson into 2 and remove the information from the SWaT sheet for students to obtain themselves.
Students organise and prioritise reasons why the ND can be seen as both a success and failure in preparation for their homework.
As always - the lesson has been produced to the highest standard. Please review if purchased. Thankyou
This ppt (and the attached resources) provide an overview of isolationism and causes of the economic boom in the USA.
It affords students the opportunity to practice a 6 mark question on the causes of the economic boom.
A student worksheet is provided at the bottom of the ppt for students to make notes on whilst revising if they wish.
Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands and February in America and many other countries.
To help you celebrate Black History Month with your KS3 and KS4 secondary students I have pulled together a bundle of 3 resources for you to share.
This resource is a bundle of 3 resources I have in my shop, combined together to be sold at cheaper price than they would be purchased individually - saving £1.50. A 30x question quiz, a whole lesson & a 24x question crossword puzzle
*Completing the lesson and the quiz with the students prior to them completing the crossword will aid them in completing the crossword without the use of the wordbank.
**Resources included **
Black History Month Quiz x30 questions (with both the long answer and short answer versions included)
Black History Month Quiz Answer Sheet
Black History Month 1x whole lesson and accompanying resource sheets
Black History Month Crossword (24 questions differentiated with and without a word bank with completely Black History Month crossword answer sheet.
This lesson has been devised for the purpose of giving the new Y6's on transition week a taste of the model and structure of history lessons. There is plenty emphasis on engagement and routine.
AFL activities are incorporated into the lesson as are carousel activities, people bingo, sound clips and video links for engaging starters. Resources are included at the bottom of the powerpoint and a set of teacher instructions are also included at the top.
Also the instructions & resources for creating your witch tabards are included.
The lesson follows the 4 part lesson strategy and incorporates familiar icons used on all my lessons which I have embedded within all department lessons. Students engage in the lessons much more as they appear tidier, more fun and engaging.
This resource is designed as an introductory lesson to life in 1066 (prior to your hastings lessons) to help Y7 students understand the differences between medieval england and england today. There is a literacy focus to the lesson and a differentiated worksheet is attached.
A must have if following my Y7 SOW.
This is the third lesson in my SOW for Y7 which introduces students to the 4 key areas of life in 1066 and (monarchy/religion/the people/law and order) and focuses on improving literacy skills (PEE paragraphs) in history using clear and engaging scaffolds.
The lesson is ideal for paired/group work and was originally planned for a mixed ability group.
Lesson 5 in my SOW - one of my favourite lessons to teach because they students have so much fun!
This lesson is as engaging as you choose to make it - LAP adaptions of the resources have been included and this lesson was originally designed and taught at mixed ability students.
Paired work/group discussion/ diamond 9/ strengths and weaknesses & literacy all incorporated!PLUS x factor music clips embedded and attached the the folder.
All you need now is a cardboard crown!!!
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
The lesson provides an overview of the course (amend to suit the topic choices you have made). Its a nice way to gauge prior knowledge, get students to get a feel for the USA as the majority of their studying at KS3 will have been within Europe.
This covers the basics of the 2 leading US political parties.
The role of the US government.
Intro to 4 mark questions ( for the new spec) with peer assessment of a new style mark scheme.
Lesson resources are included with lesson ppt at the correct points of use. They are on hidden slides.
This lesson is designed to look at the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings and explore the reasons why William of Normandy won at the Battle of Hastings.
Again lessons have been differentiated to suit mixed ability and differentiated resources are incorporated within the pack.
This lesson has been designed to cover the 3 main events of the Civil Rights Campaign in the 1950s.
Brown vs Board of Education 1954
Montgomery Bus Boycott 1956
Little Rock 9 1957.
The focus is mainly on whether each even could be considered a success or not towards the civil rights campaign. The exam technique focus for this lesson is on good conclusions to 12 mark questions.
This is designed for AQA GCSE exam technique but can easily be adapted.
All worksheets/info sheets included. An excellent resource for both new learning or revision.
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
The lesson is designed to be taught over 2 hours.
This lesson covers the economic boom and looks at the main causes, exploring how and why the 1920s in the USA was considered a period of prosperity.
The lesson covers exam technique for 8 & 12 marks with mark schemes and peer assessment.
This lesson provides both HAP & LAP information resources.
Fantastically produced, detailed resources.
Links to videos to watch and Teacher Notes included.
