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Lesson on the Norman conquest of England - examining events of the Battle of Hastings and whether Harold lost or William won. students encouraged to explain what advantages Harold had, how William demonstrated good leadership and the role of bad luck in H

Lesson examining who had the stronger army - William or Harold. Lesson examines how wars are fought today and what factors could influence the outcome of the war. students then use these factors to examine whose army was stronger - including picture sources of different soldiers for analysis and evaluation. Wrap Up = quiz busters.

Lesson examining what students would have done if they were Harold including decision making game, and letter writing task as a military adviser to Harold.

Lesson examining the candidates for the throne through a blind date exercise.

Lesson introducing the medieval period and a snapshot of what life was like in 1066 compared to 2011 - this exercise works well with low ability students but can be adapted for higher ability by asking students to link the facts together to explain why Medieval England was the way it was.

Lesson introducing the concept of diversity for low-ability/SEN pupils using a variety of figures from history who pupils *should* be vaguely familiar with.

A lesson examining reform of the UK House of Commons.

Lesson examining the mistakes Custer made and if he was to blame for defeat at Little Bighorn - building pn previous knowledge from CSI:Montana lesson.

Lesson examining totem poles - students to create their own totem pole, used with a low ability class, introducing them to Native American beliefs.

Lesson examining life for Native Americans after the Battle of Little Bighorn and the emergence of the Ghost Dance. In addition to the lead up to Wounded Knee and a series of lessons testining whether Wounded Knee was a battle or a massacre.

Lesson examining Native American tribes and the diversity between them - building on prior knowledge of the geography and climate of the different environment areas of the USA and how this contributed to the similarities and differences between tribes.

Lesson examining how Native American culture is different from European culture. Keywords: proverbs, symbols

Lesson examining Red Cloud's War using card sort and Red Cloud Essay to combine a focus on content and essay structuring skills.

Lesson introducing Native Americans - general overview of geography and climate of the USA and therefore explaining the diversity amongst different Native American tribes.

Lesson introducing and examining the causes of the Indian Wars

Lesson examining Lincoln's assassination linking Booth's motives to Lincoln's Emanciption Proclamation.

Lessons examining slavery from the American perspective.

Lessons examining the US Civil War delivered as part of a 6 week American SOW to give pupils a brief overview - examining causes, fighting etc.

Lessons examining the War of Independence including causation (why was the war fought) and methods (how was the war fought) and consequences (why did the British lose).

Lesson examining the growth of the USA