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I have been a teacher for 8 years and am currently working in Dubai as a History teacher and Head of Year. I put a lot of effort into creating my premium resources and will not upload them until I am confident the lesson will be graded at least a good if not outstanding. Please contact me if you have any queries, questions or concerns about my resources. Regards
Anti-Fighting Assembly
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Anti-Fighting Assembly

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Assembly complete with embedded videos and music. focus upon the impact of fighting and linking to case studies of ‘One Punch Deaths’ to discourage fighting and encourage solving problems with words. Second part of the assembly is linked with ‘guilty by association’ how students who witness bullying or fights are just as guilty as the protagonist for encouraging bullying / fights and not trying to stop it. Finishes with a prayer.
Edexcel Medicine Through time 1250 - Present: Knowledge Organiser focused on Continuity & Change.
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Edexcel Medicine Through time 1250 - Present: Knowledge Organiser focused on Continuity & Change.

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Colour coded A3 / A4 knowledge organiser / Revision mat / book marks - for the entire Pearson Edexcel Medicine though time course. (Paper 1) Focusing on change and continuity during the 4 main periods: Medieval Renaissance 19th Century 20th Century Significant Individuals / Government acts / Discoveries / Inventions / Dates Please visit my shop for more KS3 / GCSE Edexcel History lessons / bundles: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/morlem
Cambridge IGCSE History: Paper 1 /2 Structure Strips
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Cambridge IGCSE History: Paper 1 /2 Structure Strips

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Handy structure strips that cover the different types of questions for IGCSE papers 1 / 2 in History They are very useful when preparing students for exam preparation, assessments and writing up questions in lessons. The students also use these to make their own structure strips for revision.
Knowledge Organiser / Revision Mat: Black American Civil Rights.
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Knowledge Organiser / Revision Mat: Black American Civil Rights.

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**Colour coded DOUBLE SIDED A3 / A4 knowledge organiser / Revision mat / book marks - for the entire American Course. ** Side One: Focusing on progress between key time periods. 1954-60 1960-65 1965-70 **Side 2: ** Significant Individuals (MLK, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X , Kennedy, Johnson, Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, Bucker T Washingson, thurgood Marshal). Government Acts (1964 Civil Rights / 1965 Voting Rights. **Key organisations: ** NAACP SCLC SNCC CORE Black Panthers KKK Please visit my shop for more KS3 / GCSE Edexcel History lessons / bundles: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/morlem
The Holocaust: Anne Frank's Experience.
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The Holocaust: Anne Frank's Experience.

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This was graded an ‘outstanding’ lesson. Hook Starter to be handed to students as they enter class. Lesson Intention and differentiated outcomes. Video links are included within the presentation. This lesson could be used without the need for exercise books as it is a learning stations based lesson for the most part. Diary extracts / time line are included within this pack (other stations could include text books, laptops EG: On the Anne Frank Website an interactive tour of the Annex. I also included a ‘bigger picture’ station which showed an overview of The Holocaust though pictures etc as a whole. (All images and videos / sheets from Google / BBC Bitesize). Lesson plan included.
Attendance: Assembly / PSHE  (with take away resources and poster)
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Attendance: Assembly / PSHE (with take away resources and poster)

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Attendance assembly complete with hook song as students enter for Assembly / Form Time. the assembly is chocked full of statistics and encourages student reflection on the following: Minutes late to lesson / School over time. Attendance over time linked to achievement at GCSE. Attendance and success linked to ‘The Bigger Picture’ with up to date average salary compared to attainment for (2018). Reflection of Good / Bad reasons to be off school. Encouraging a lot of student reflection and responses with a double sided card to take away to keep in blazer pocket / planner complete with poster for Form / Classrooms.
The British Empire: Goods and Trade.
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The British Empire: Goods and Trade.

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**The purpose of this lesson is for students to develop their understanding regarding the importance of trade for the growth of the Empire. ** **Lesson Plan: ** Hook / starter - Embedded video of all the countries which have been part of the British Empire - students to enter and remember as many as they can. Lesson introduction (optional) goods of the Empire such as bananas, spices, tea, coffee, sugar etc. are placed into bags / big bags - students circulate the room and feel feel / smell the bags content to guess what the good may be. This leads into the watching of a BBC video where students are challenged to remember more goods that the Empire traded in. Students complete the ‘Empire Map Worksheet’ with the locations of goods and trade routes. Students are then issued with an advertisement of one of the goods sold back in Britain. students engage in a MIX-PAIR-SHARE activity to discuss key questions linked to the advertisements Students then return to write up their work in the books linked to a GCSE style question (Exam skill advice and structure included for differentiation). **Plenary: **Blockbusters linked to empire good! **Lots of of interactive activities to engage students with songs included and moving gifs! **
End of the Vietnam War (Edexcel GCSE)
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End of the Vietnam War (Edexcel GCSE)

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the purpose of this lesson is to focus upon the reasons for the failure of Vietnamisation and how this led to the US eventually fully withdrawing troops from Vietnam for good. the first half of this lesson is focus around student led group work. Students will complete a series of tasks designed to: 1. Identify the reasons for the failure of Vietnamisation. 2. Focus upon categorizing these reasons. 3. forming a judgment about the most significant reason. students watch a consolidation video (embedded). Students will then have acquired enough knowledge to complete the worksheet provided. Exam Preparation: students will then be provided with an exam style question from paper 3. "How far do you agree with interpretation 1/2 about.." Students are to use this completed work sheet for support but I have also provided a 'Peep sheet' for less able learners. No textbook required for this lesson. Please see my shop for a complete Scheme of Learning about the Vietnam War.
How to Revise Workshop: Effective Preparation & Techniques for ALL students
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How to Revise Workshop: Effective Preparation & Techniques for ALL students

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This is a fully resourced session comprising of a combined 32 slide PowerPoint which could be used during an Assembly / lesson / form time or even a whole year group work shop to fully prepare all ability students KS3 -KS5 for assessments or exams. Approximately taking 1 hour to complete. The workshop / lesson includes: Hook videos How to videos. Warm up exercise Effective preparation techniques Revision techniques appealing to all learning styles Useful websites and platforms for students to use Do’s and dont’s of revision. Opportunities to discuss / practice techniques Worksheet for students to complete and take away All videos are embedded and further advice can be found in the description of the presentation. Just delete the school header at the top to replace with your own.
Slavery: The Middle Passage Experience.
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Slavery: The Middle Passage Experience.

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To link with my previous lesson ('An introduction to Slavery), this lesson starts with an autonomously moving spotlight over a picture (of raw cotton) to hook pupils into the lesson and link to one of the causes of slavery. Pupils begin the lesson through listening to a description of the middle passage to help introduce the lessons theme. Pupils then write an inquiry question they would like answered by the end of the lesson. Main Task: Depending on your class the main task for this lesson could take many forms, some suggestions are: Pupils could work in teams and study evidence (12 pieces of evidence included) around the room to create a fact file on the experience of the middle passage on A1 paper (Prize for best one). Or pupils could work independently recording what they have learnt from the evidence in their books. A video clip from the show ‘Roots’ can then be shown (embedded) to help consolidate the tasks learning. Pupils will then have the knowledge they will need to answer their enquiry question and an exam style question at the end of the lesson which the teacher can then use to assess progress. Higher and Middle / lower ability version of sources included, with a peep sheet to prompt less able and a challenge sheet for more able. Please visit my shop for more History lessons / bundles: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/morlem
How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?
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How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?

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the outcome of this lesson is for students to have formed a judgment on the most significant factor in Hitler’s foreign policy which led to the outbreak of WW2. LEsson begins with students being handed a recall of learning starter sheet which they can begin immediately linked with Hitler’s overall aims (Instructions on PP for students). students will work through a series ofstudent led tasks guided by the teacher: students watch a short video (embedded) wilst the teacher asks that students note down on white boards / in their book what Hitler’s main aims were (Differentiation: Task specific students with looking out for certain policies). students note down on A1 paper Hitler’s main foreign policy aims before the teachers handing out key policy documents individually along with the student proforma. students are tasked with summarizing they key policy on their sheet before memorizing it to the best of their ability. students then circulate the room and teach each other in their area of expertise regarding Hitlers policy e.g. The Sudetenland students then return to tables and add to their A1 paper with how each factor led to WW2. Plenary is a judgment line task around the room or using sticky notes on the board where students then form their opinion on the most significant factor. students can then answer an exam style question (balanced answer / judgment question works best. All videos are included with links provided in the PowerPoint + an additional time-line activity included FREE
Opposition and Reactions to the Vietnam War.
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Opposition and Reactions to the Vietnam War.

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Opposition and Reactions to the Vietnam War. (Pearson Edexcel GCSE) The purpose of this lesson is to educate students on the reasons for opposition to the Vietnam War. the lesson focuses upon Measuring public opinion, the students movement and the draft to then apply this knowledge to a utility question. Students will work record all acquired knowledge on a fully resources knowledge builder work sheet. Although not necessarily required any school textbook could be used to support student learning and progress. All sources of evidence are included along with videos which are embedded and links provided.
1920s USA: Causes of the Wall Street Crash & Great Depression 1929.
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1920s USA: Causes of the Wall Street Crash & Great Depression 1929.

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The purpose of this lesson is to convey the causes of the wall street crash in a student friendly and accessible manner though a series of student led (less teacher talk) tasks. Hook: students enter and use the displayed picture on the IWB to guess the title of the lesson. Starter: Students are introduced by the teacher to the lesson’s outcomes and a brief introduction sheet which can be printed off and handed out for support. Students then to watch a video identifying in simple terms the causes of the crash. This is embedded, and students can list the causes they identify. Main task 1: Students are supplied with some of the main causes of the crash broken down in the form of flash cards. Students to MIX-PAIR-SHARE their cards to remember as many causes as possible. Teacher then takes feedback on the IWB. Alternatively, students could be supplied with one set of flash cards each and could rank order the causes in order of importance or in a Dimond 9 ranking system. Main task 2: Teacher hands out worksheet - Students record their specific cause from the card they were supplied with on the sheet (Summarizing) Students are then to mix around the room and support each other in completing the rest of their sheet through peer teaching. There is also the option to categorize into long / short term causes plus rank order in significance. Teacher then can take feedback. Plenary: Students to summarize the cause of the wall street crash in the form of a tweet to consolidate lessons learning. All videos are embedded. Please see my shop for other History resources and bundles. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/morlem
Medicine Through Time: 20th Century Approaches to Prevention and Treatment (Edexcel 1-9)
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Medicine Through Time: 20th Century Approaches to Prevention and Treatment (Edexcel 1-9)

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This lesson has been designed for the GCSE Edexcel New Scheme (1-9) All outcomes are linked with Paper One's Assessment Objectives 1 & 2. This lesson focuses upon how ideas of treatment and prevention of illness changed during the 20th Century. through focusing on the development of technology and the creation of the NHS in 1948, through to Government intervention and lifestyle campaigns. The aim of this lesson is to judge the impact and significance of these changes over time. Videos are embedded/ links provided with further advice in the description of the PowerPoint Presentation. You will need to new GCSE Edexcel Medicine Through Time Textbook for part of this lesson.
American Civil Rights: Success of The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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American Civil Rights: Success of The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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The lesson begins with an inquiry into Martin Luther King Jr. Pupils are encouraged to discuss what they already know before studying a newspaper article written by a white journalist about his involvement in the boycott - pupils sue this (highlighters) to assess his leadership qualities. Pupils then look at 'the bigger picture' - pupils will use their worksheet to wander the room or work in groups studying information provided to them or stuck around the room. Pupils are encouraged to visit at least 3 sheets and record what they can learn about the successes of the boycott. I have provided 3 AFL activities proceeding this task (choose to suit your class / ability) 1. Mix-Pair-share 2. Snowball fight 3. Group discussion (A1 paper required) Pupils will then answer an assessment question (Challenge and prompt sheet provided for differentiation). Once this is done pupils are provided with a previously prepared answer and are encouraged to peer assess it with the mark scheme (handout provided) pupils can then reflect upon their own answer in relation to the handout. Further advice can be found in the description of the presentation. Please see my shop for other high quality history resources.
The Roman Empire: Crime and Punishment.
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The Roman Empire: Crime and Punishment.

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Included: A lesson about Roman Crime and Punishment (there is a lower and a high ability adapted version of the lesson) Starter sheet Main task sheets (differentiated for more and less able) presentation Thorough lesson plan I have included literacy, numeracy and SMSC links Many Thanks
Vietnam War Wall Display
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Vietnam War Wall Display

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A colour coded wall display to help students engage with / understand the complexities and Geography of the Vietnam War. **Included: A3 Map to print off. 16 significant events of the Vietnam War. Each are colour coded: Short term causes Long term causes events of the war Tactics End of the Vietnam War. ** Fantastic for understand GCSE but also KS3 to simplify for younger students. You may require string to link up some of the events to locations. I have included a map but you may wish to purchase your own.
The Great Depression & Impact on 'The League of Nations'.
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The Great Depression & Impact on 'The League of Nations'.

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The focus of this lesson is to build upon the failure of the LON and fits into the bigger picture of ‘To What Extent Was The League of Nations a Success’? The lesson’s purpose is to introduce the league’s failures as a result of the 1929 Depression and to judge the most significant problem posed through a series of student led and source evaluation (less teacher talk) tasks. **Hook: **students are handed hook sheet as they enter to instantly complete focusing around recalling 5 key facts about the the LON. Teacher introduces the lessons intention. **Starter: ** After watching an introduction video about the depression to re-call / introduce knowledge ( 2 video options embedded into the PP) Students then engage in a quiz-quiz-trade activity to reinforce and build up their knowledge surround the depression. Main task 1: Student engage in a ‘6 monkeys’ variety task to learn about the initial impact of the depression on the L.O.N: Monkey 1 – Read (or teacher reads) The first monkey is to read a piece of text that relates to the concept, idea or process. This stage allows differentiation to take place, as students of different abilities could be given texts with Monkey 2 – Drawing Monkey 2: Draw! it’s time for some drawing! Students have to draw a diagram/ cartoon/ flow chart to describe what they have understood from reading the text.h different degrees of detail, complex vocabulary or even on different topics. Monkey 3: Key words Lead reader reads out the highlighted words students add these to their pictures. Monkey 4: Students explain the story to their partner. Monkey 5: one students is selected to read out to the class – whilst students follow along with the actual story on the board. _ if they do it mostly accurately they can get a prize. ALL STUDENTS THEN WRITE UP IN THEIR OWN WORDS. Main task 2: Students to apply their acquired knowledge to complete the reverse of their sheet where they shall begin the judge the most significant problem this posed to the L.O.N. Plenary: Students break into small groups / individually to assess the message of some source of evidence linked with the Depression (focusing on exam skill) students then stick responses on the whiteboard as an exit pass.
The Sudeten Crisis and Munich Agreement, 1938 (ESCAPE ROOM)
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The Sudeten Crisis and Munich Agreement, 1938 (ESCAPE ROOM)

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The purpose of this lesson is to enable students to explain how and why appeasement was failing though an escape room / chronology style activity. Hook: Students to enter and will have some knowledge recall questions and extension source to complete straight away so there is no wasted learning time. Students receive this as they enter the class from another student or the teacher. Teacher takes feedback and introduces the lessons intentions and aims. Main task: Students work as a class or in 2 teams if a large class to locate the hidden time-line of events starting with appeasement and finishing with the German occupation of the Sudeten Land. Students will have 15 minutes (timer and dramatic music included in the PP!) to locate all the hidden events and arrange the time-line into chronological order outside of the classroom. Initiates collaboration / communication and element of competition. if students beat the clock they can be rewarded. The correct order can then be gone though on the PP with 2 embedded videos to show throughout to help visualize and consolidate the story. students can then receive a ready made time-line. students use this knowledge to help them evaluate sources of evidence linked with the Munich Agreement and appeasement. Sources to be printed out and stick on A1 paper with varying levels of challenge questions linked to GCSE. suggestions in the PP. students can circulate the room evaluating the sources before teacher takes feedback. Source evaluation Instagram plenary to consolidate. This is more than likely to consist of 2 lessons worth of material / activities. All music and videos are embedded into the PP (Links provided) **Please see my shop for other History resources and bundles. ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/morlem
American Civil Rights: Greensboro Sit-in Movement.
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American Civil Rights: Greensboro Sit-in Movement.

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The purpose of this lesson is to develops students’ knowledge upon the Greensboro sit-in movement and its significance to the civil rights Movement. Pupils will enter the room and handed an information recording sheet - various news articles will be stuck around the room pupils will be in 'the pit' - and will have to work out what has happened - who - when - where and why before drawing a scene based upon the information they have collected. Pupils will be introduced to the Sit-in movement though slides and a video (embedded). there are lots of discussion questions included here to prompt discussion. Pupils will then inquire into the significance of the sit-tin movement through a card sort - an activity is embedded into the lesson plan here however, this can be changed to suit your class. Pupils will then answer an exam style question to explain the significance of the sit-in movement. Success criteria and literacy scaffold is included here to support. Further advice and descriptions can be found within the presentation. Please see my shop for other high quality resources.