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The First World War 150 Page Teaching Pack
A comprehensive unit of work ( 150+ pages ) covering many aspects of World War 1. Includes activities to teach essential source and writing skills as well as several unique literacy activities.
eBook
Supporting PowerPoints
Student led role / play activities
Quiz question banks
Various revision / review options
Generic set of 40+ quiz ‘power cards’ that can be used in any subject or topic.
( Note - new WW1 Beginnings eBook and Weapons and Warfare are updated versions that overlap some of the older files.
Basic contents - differentiated key word activities, the causes of the war, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, The Schlieffen Plan, trench defend and attack strategies / games, who was to blame?, life in the trenches sources and writing exercise, propaganda, the theaters of war outside Europe,Hitler and WW1, The Battle of The Somme, Why Did The USA Enter The War? Why did the Soviet Union leave? animals in wartime including debate activity, airplanes, fully resourced investigation and role play activity - Haig, Hero Butcher or Bungler, crossword and other review puzzles and timeline activities, comprehensive end of unit assessment.
Fully resourced student led - Europe in Crisis Conference
Fully resourced- student led ‘Haig on Trial’
Other highlights = Defend your trench activity with your cut and paste army and trench template. Assassination - ‘graphic novel’ interactive.
Skills - source analysis and evaluation, extended writing, cartoon interpretation, questioning photographic evidence, empathy letter writing exercise frames.
Also includes many excellent video / web links.
WW2 Home Front - The Blitz
A colourful, well-presented, and creative resource. Includes worksheets and embedded links, ideas and activities.
Main contents … ( 67 pages in total )
1 - Simple key word and vocabulary starter, matching activity. Extension, differentiation option included.
2 - Background and overview gap fill exercise.
3 - Source study ( all sources included ) and template worksheet. The focus here is … Air Raid Warden / Precaution / Children of the Blitz / Blitz Spirit / Impact / effect of bombing on civilians. Students can colour code, categorise then summarize the key information discovered into a neat template.
4 - Source Skills / type activity - understanding primary, secondary and tertiary sources via Blitz source type examples.
5 - Air Raid Warden / Precaution focus. This included well-presented information worksheets, primary sources and a summary /via a fun, diverse differentiated literacy activity to consolidate learning.
6 - The Blitz Spirit - Four focus sources and supporting worksheet template that consider the idea of The Blitz Spirit.
Extension - Creative exercise gives students examples of Blitz propaganda and option to create their own piece of propaganda.
7 - Take Shelter - Covers the various ways people tried to escape the bombs. Morrison and Anderson shelters, London Underground, communal shelters, and countryside evacuations for children. There are two activities here - one allows students to match the group to the shelter, the second is a simple table summary.
8 - Strike Back - This is a very interactive activity that covers RAF Bomber Command and British response to German bombing. Students can be put into teams and make decisions based on their given team role / perspective. Cross curricular links here with - Math / e.g., using statistics - ethics / moral decision making. This activity also looks at D-Day, Dam Buster Raid and the Battle of Britain - albeit in brief.
There are many links to videos and other websites embedded in the resource throughout.
Victorian Police Academy : 1888 / Jack The Ripper
This activity asks students to apply for a job as a Victorian Bobby. Includes 5 sections to the application including Q and A, solving murder riddles, Source Analysis, Crime Scene Investigation and Strategy.
Content : crime / social conditions in Whitechapel. The Ripper murders.
Who was to blame for the Cold War ? Investigation
A comprehensive complilation of text, image, cartoon and media sources about the origins of the Cold War.
includes: Karl Marx, Truman Doctrine, The Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Marshall Aid, The Berlin Blockade, Berlin Airlift, Creation of NATO.
Versailles + Other Treaties - 70 Page Teaching Pack and Revision.
A comprehensive I/GCSE unit that looks at the Treaty of Versailles and the other treaties of WW1.
Main content: Key vocabulary: Versailles Delegates, Aims of the Big Three, Thrashing out the Treaty, Versailles Maps and Terms, Who Was Most Satisfied?, Why Did The Victors Not Get Everything they wanted ?, The Other Treaties of WW1: Sevres, Triannon, St Germain, Ruhr Occupation, Hyperinflation, How Did the Treaty of Versailles Impact On Germany up to 1923?, Cartoon Compare Analysis, Investigation: Could The Treaties Be Justified at That Time? Timelines + Writing frames.
Activity - Spoils of War / Thrashing Out the Treaty, students take on the role of the ‘Big Three’ to create a treaty of their own.
Activity - Versailles Terms Debate.
Investigation: fully resourced investigation = Could the Treaties be Justified at the Time?
WW1 Summary PowerPoint
Interactive PowerPoint Quiz Review
Revision Organisers
Revision Flash Cards
Multiple Choice Review
Crossword and Picture Match Puzzle
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Hyperinflation Source Analysis
A neat sheet / template / cartoon to support student understanding of hyperinflation and general cartoon analysis and evaluation.
Cartoon = 'The transparent dodge&'.
The Causes of WW1
Requires students to seperate the causes of the First World War into long and short term factors.
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Why did the USA lose the Vietnam war?
A diverse collection of sources design to help student understand the factors behind the US 'defeat&'.
Focus
1: US military weaknesses
2: Vietnamese strengths
3: The battle for hearts and minds
4: US public opinion.
The Russian Revolutions of 1917
A 'graphic novel' style activity -
The Reformation : Martin Luther
Interactive storyboard explains how the Reformation movement began
The Causes of World War 2
A smart worksheet and timeline that requires students to separate the causes of WW2 into long and short term factors.
Then, classify events into broader headings of : The Treaty of Versailles, Hitler’s foreign policy, the failure of the League, Appeasement and the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
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The Gunpowder Plot
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Key Vocab / literacy
Religion sort
Reasons for the plot / timeline summary
Plot review activity
Vietnam War Unit Introduction.
Content : Unit key words, who is who, the domino theory and containment, why did the USA get involved?, source comparison and evaluation.
Slavery On Trial
A mock court case / role play centered around the issue of slavery. Roles and activities for all the students in the class.
Suggested prep time is 2 lessons and 1-2 to complete the trial.
Start the trial with the playing of the Star Spangled Banner.
A very powerful and rewarding activity.
League of Nations Full Teaching Pack
Content: Key Vocabulary: Key Vocabulary / Literacy Activities, Creating the League, League Membership and Structure, Model League of Nations activities, Aims of the League, 1920’s Successes and Failures, Humanitarian Work, The Global Depression and The League, League Failure and Disarmament in the 1930s, Manchuria and Abyssinia, Cartoon Analysis, Comprehensive Review Materials and Timelines, Writing frames, Assessment, Teacher’s Guide.
MAIN Causes of World War 1
A neat summary of 4 causes of the First World War. Good for introducing the topic or an exam revision summary. Embedded video links too.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
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The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Covers: the failure of appeasement, reasons why Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi Soviet Pact, how this was a cause of World War 2, cartoon and source analysis.
Appeasement Cartoon with Template
Hitler portrayed as Father Christmas. Students use the template to complete an analysis and evaluation of the cartoon.
Causes of World War One
A succinct summary of major causes and activity that asks students to determine which were long and short term factors.
The Industrial Revolution - 100 page teaching pack!
Full Pack Contents : Key Unit Vocabulary, Life Before the Industrial Revolution, The Causes of the Industrial
Revolution, The Transport Revolution, Industrial Inventions, The Rebecca Riots, Life in London’s East End, The Communication Revolution,Children in Factories, Working Conditions, Punishments, Injuries, The Reformers,The Sadler Committee Report, The Factory Acts, Child Labour Today, Review Timelines, Review PowerPoint Quiz, Review Crossword Puzzle.
Investigation : What Were Living Conditions Like in Urban Areas?
Plus Activity - Factory Owner on Trial
Skills : Literacy, Extended Writing, Questioning ,Photographic evidence, Corroboration, Identifying Source Types, Source Analysis, Source Comparison and Evaluation.