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Causes of Illness: Discovery of DNA

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Full lesson on the discovery of DNA and the impact this had on the understanding of the causes of illness for Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1: Medicine in Britain 1250-Present. Pearson Medicine through time textbook for Edexcel needed to support this lesson Lesson includes: Retrieval Starter-Gap fill activity Learning Objective slide with cross-curricular, culutral capital, SMSC and careers links Paper chain link task to summarise discoveries and how one led to another Exam style question Model answer and self assessment improvement task Retrieval Quiz plenary
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Influence of Renaissance on Medicine

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Full lesson on the developments that happened during the Renaissance that influenced medicine for Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1: Medicine in Britain 1250-Present. Lesson includes: Retrieval Starter Learning Objective slide with cross-curricular links Slides outlining what the Renaissance was (includes discussion task) Mind-map comprehension task with fact file Exam style question Model answer and self assessment grid Progress evaluation plenary
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Causes of Illness: Rational and Natural

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Full lesson on the rational and natural causes of illness during the Middle Ages for Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1: Medicine in Britain 1250-Present. Lesson includes: Retrieval Starter Learning Objective slide with careers and cross-curricular links Slides outlining development of rational treatments and the four humours Differentiated comprehension task Exam style question Model answer and improvement plenary
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Anglo-Irish Relations (The Troubles)

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Contains 6 lessons and Knowledge Organiser on relations between England and Northern Ireland and the development of the Troubles. These lessons are aimed at year 9 (KS3). All resources are differentiated. Resources have been adapted to support lower ability/ nurture pupils where indicated. Knowledge Organiser includes information relating to the history of the relationship between England and Ireland from the Middle Ages up until the start of the Troubles (Battle of Bogside). Early Anglo-Irish Relations Lower ability resources included. Lesson includes: Differentiated starter activity using simple maps Discussion task using maps Differentiated time line activity Dual coding plenary activity Protestant Plantation in Ireland Nurture/ Low ability version of resources included. Lesson Contents: Gap fill activity Key words activity Differentiated comprehension activity Dual coded plenary Why was Ireland divided by 1921? Lesson Contents: Big question starter activity Differentiated diamond 6 activity with fact file Differentiated ‘Relig-o-meter’ plenary- pupils explore how far they agree that religion was the main cause of tension in this time period Why did partition not bring peace in Northern Ireland? Low ability resources included. Lesson includes: Recall quiz starter Differentiated map/ data analysis task Differentiated venn diagram activity Big question plenary Irish civil rights movement Learning activities to support understanding of the Irish Civil Rights movement prior to the Troubles. Used as part of a full lesson that included a short video (omitted for copyright reasons). Includes: Key words starter activity Differentiated timeline activity with fact file Big question activity Why did paramilitaries become powerful? Low ability resources included. Lesson includes: Starter quiz Discussion activity Differentiated information gathering and analysis exercise Pie chart analysis plenary Fact files outlining 5 major reasons for paramilitaries increasing their strength in Northern Ireland
What was life for women in the 19th century?Quick View
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What was life for women in the 19th century?

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Lesson covers: Role of Queen Victoria in the perception of women in the 19th century Comprehension activity addressing roles of women in different classes of Victorian society Source based ‘through the keyhole’ activity Exam style question plenary based around Edexcel (9-1) GCSE Additonal acitvities including writing a letter from the perspective of a woman living in the 19th century (includes peer assessment) From scheme of work on women’s suffrage
The Battle of TrafalgarQuick View
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The Battle of Trafalgar

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This lesson explores events leading up to and including the Battle of Trafalgar. Lesson includes: Differentiated starter quiz Discussion activity where pupils consider why conflict continued between Britain and France despite peace negotiations and treaties. Differentiated comprehension activity where pupils create instagram images that summarise the main events of the Battle of Trafalgar. Summary plenary- pupils consider what they feel confident/ less confident with.
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Why was Ireland divided by 1921?

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Lesson Contents: Big question starter activity Differentiated diamond 6 activity with fact file Differentiated ‘Relig-o-meter’ plenary- pupils explore how far they agree that religion was the main cause of tension in this time period
Irish civil rights movementQuick View
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Irish civil rights movement

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Learning activities to support understanding of the Irish Civil Rights movement prior to the Troubles. Used as part of a full lesson that included a short video (omitted for copyright reasons). Includes: Key words starter activity Differentiated time line activity with fact file Big question activity
Protestant Plantation in IrelandQuick View
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Protestant Plantation in Ireland

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Nurture/ Low ability version of resources included. Lesson Contents: Gap fill activity Key words activity Differentiated comprehension activity Dual coded plenary
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How Did Alliances Lead To WW1?

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Lesson Covers: Impact of Conflict (‘can war be justified?’) Who was in each alliance and the benefits of this (strengths, weaknesses etc.) Reasons why those in each alliance felt threatened How the alliance system was designed to prevent war and why this failed (with use of clip from Blackadder) How the alliance system created tension and how this led to WW1 Part of a scheme of work on the causes of WW1
Early Troubles Knowledge OrganiserQuick View
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Early Troubles Knowledge Organiser

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Knowledge Organiser with information relating to the history of the relationship between England and Ireland from the Middle Ages up until the start of the Troubles (Battle of Bogside).
Why did paramilitaries become powerful in Northern Ireland?Quick View
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Why did paramilitaries become powerful in Northern Ireland?

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Low ability resources included. Lesson includes: Starter quiz Discussion activity Differentiated information gathering and analysis exercise Pie chart analysis plenary Fact files outlining 5 major reasons for paramilitaries increasing their strength in Northern Ireland
OCR Castles Form and Function Revision- Key Words and ThemesQuick View
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OCR Castles Form and Function Revision- Key Words and Themes

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Lesson Contents: Memory dump activity-pupils mind map what they can remember about Kenilworth Castle Key words revision (power, prestige, protection) Quiz-pupils come to the front and guess what castle features is being revealed Key words revision (strategic, communication, adminstrative) Recall quiz for whole lesson. Revision lesson for OCR GCSE History A
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OCR Castles Form and Function Revision- Story of Kenilworth

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Lesson Contents: Power, prestige or protection starter Kenilworth timleine/summary activity Story of Kenilworth factfile (A3) and map worksheet (seperate files, I have designed this to be double sided with the factfile on the back so that pupils can fold into A4 size books) Hi 5 plenary
Why were Britain and France rivals?Quick View
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Why were Britain and France rivals?

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This lesson covers how the relationship between Britain and France evolved from the Middle Ages (starter and discussion task) up to and including the 18th Century (main task). Lesson includes: Differentiated key word activity about what it means to be a ‘rival’ Discussion activity where pupils have the opportunity to activate prior knowledge (Normans, Middle Ages) Differentiated map activity where pupils use cross curricular skills to locate key conflicts during the 18th Century and consider how these would effect relations between England and France Differentiated plenary
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Anglo-Saxon Settlement

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This lesson explores what happened when the Romans left Britain and who the Anglo-Saxons were. The main focus is why this period has been called the ‘Dark Ages’ and whether this is a fair or unfair label. Lesson contains: Differentiated starter where pupils consider what they think happened when the Romans left Britain. Discussion activity where pupils consider what the term ‘Dark Ages’ means. Map outlining where Anglo-Saxons settled, their kingdoms and where the native ‘Britons’ lived. Differentiated mind map activity. Pupils identify examples that support or oppose the idea that this was a ‘Dark Age’. Differentiated summary plenary.
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The Peninsular War

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This lesson explores the reasons for conflict in Spain during the Napoleonic period and the reasons for French defeat during the subsequent Peninsular War. Lesson includes: 2 options for differentiated starters- key words and causes of conflict Slides detailing why there was increasing tension in Spain that led to the Peninsular War and the role of Spanish guerrillas. Reasons for conflict summary activity. Differentiated diamond 6 activity- pupils consider reasons why the French were forced to retreat in Spain. Flow chart plenary
Early Anglo Irish RelationsQuick View
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Early Anglo Irish Relations

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Lower ability resources included. Lesson includes: Differentiated starter activity using simple maps Discussion task using maps Differentiated time line activity Dual coding plenary activity
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Why did France win the Revolutionary Wars?

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Resources that formed part of a lesson on why France was largely successful against Britain and her allies during the Revolutionary Wars. Lesson forms part of a topic on the Napoleonic Wars. Resources included: Starter quiz Differentiated diamond 9 activity with fact file
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How Did Britain use its Empire?

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Lesson focusses on: What empire is Why Britain wanted an empire and how it benefitted from this The consequences and impacts of empire on India (this uses pp. 148-149 from the Pearson ‘Exploring History-Cavaliers, Colonies and Coal’ textbook This lesson is designed to give pupils a background understanding of empire as a cause of WW1 but could equally be used as a starting point for a topic specifcially about empire/colonialism.