Lesson examining the constitution and government of the Weimar Republic including comparison activity for Germany in 1914 and 1919, and explanation of proportional representation.
Lesson examining the outbreak of WW2 with American newsreel footage and British radio address from Chamberlain - students can examine the differences between the two, in addition to examining how Britain prepared for WW2.
Lesson examining the impact and influence of Gustav Stresemann during the Weimar Republic. Delivered as part of SOW for OCR Modern World GCSE Germany Depth Study.
Lesson examining Czechoslovakia and Nazi-Soviet Pact explaining why Stalin chose to sign the Nazi Soviet Pact as well as the reactions of other countries. Students also interpret political cartoons.
Lesson examining blitzkrieg warfare - lesson delivered to all boys class and card sort worked well and drew on knowledge students had from video games like COD and MW.WWII
Lesson examining the Sudeten Crisis and British reaction through British Cabinet dialgoic learning activity, in addition to cartoon interpretation (making inferences)
Lesson introducing the Holocaust, starting with the persecution of the Jews, charting the increasing government hostility to them. Lesson can be adpated and integrated with use of a living graph exercise.
Lesson examining King John examining his qualities to those a Medieval King should have and how John managed to alienate those people that should have in theory supported the King.
Lesson examining Gallipoli - teacher led lesson. Gallipoli film (last 20 minutes) could be used to emphasise huge losses in conjunction with powerpoints.