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Students examine the treatment of the Tolpuddle Martyrs with a focus on the crimes they were accused of, their punishment and the reasons for their pardon.

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The lesson resources include:

• 2 x A4 Worksheets
• 1 x 20 slide Main Power Point Lesson

The 20 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2-3: Warm Up brain teaser with answer
• Slide 4-6: Key Terms for the lesson - A match up activity with printable resources and answers.
• Slide 7-8: Background information about the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the government attitudes towards trade unions in the 1800s.
• Slide 9-11: Task 1 - Students organise the events into the correct order using a 12 square grid. Printable resource and answers included.
• Slide 12: Task 2 - An outline of the 2 question sheets
• Slide 13: Challenge Questions
• Slide 14-15: Learning Review - An 8 multiple choice question quiz with answers.
• Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the similarity and difference questions with sentence starters.
• Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question which includes the Tolpuddle Martyrs
• Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far’ question.
• Slide 19: Lesson Fact Sheet
• Slide 20: More from RA Resources

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