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Students examine features of black activism in Notting Hill -The work of Claudia Jones, the West Indian Gazette, the Caribbean Carnival and the British Black Panthers.

UPDATED CONTENT & EXAM QUESTIONS FOR 2025/6 ONWARDS

The 30 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Outline of the lesson aims and key questions
• Slide 3-5: Topic Recap Activity with answers and printable worksheets
• Slide 6: Starter discussion 1 - the influence of newspapers
• Slide 7: Starter discussion 2 - Which groups in society do you think would have supported the West Indian Gazette and not supported it and why?
• Slide 8: Starter source - an analysis of a letter sent to the WIG by the KKK with prompt questions
• Slide 9-10: Background information about the Caribbean Carnival
• Slide 11: Background information about the British Black Panthers
• Slide 12-13: Task 1 - A printable question sheet for students to gain factual knowledge from the lesson.
• Slide 14-15: Task 2 - A printable question sheet for students to analyse written sources
• Slide 16-17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘one feature’ question with printable student answersheet.
• Slide 18-24: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘How useful’ question with printable handouts, answers and structure guidance.
• Slide 25-26: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 'Follow up question with printable handout to help with source selection.
• Slide 27-28: Learning Review Activity - Students match 9 facts to the correct heading. Answers provided.
• Slide 29: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 30: More from RA Resources

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

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