Interactive Lessons for GCSE History

1. Decision-Making Game
New Liberalism, New Britain!
2. Jigsaw-Table Exercises
a. What were the arguments for and against giving women the vote? (see too worksheet B1 below)
b. Women and World War One
c. The Defence of the Realm Act
3. In-Depth Investigation
The Strange Death of Emily Davison

 
 

Interactive Games and Quizzes for GCSE History

1. Manic Miner Games
The Liberal Governments 1906-1918
Life in the Trenches during World War One
2. CannonBall Fun Quizzes
Britain 1906-1918
World War One: Life in the Trenches
3. "Wordshoot" Quizzes
Britain 1906-1918
World War One: Life in the Trenches
4. "Splat" Quizzes
The Liberal Governments, 1906-1918
5. "Fling the Teacher" Quizzes
Liberal Social Reforms c.1906-1914
The Struggle for Womens' Suffrage before 1914
The Impact of WW1 on Britain
Depth Study Mega-Challenge

 

Worksheets / PowerPoint Presentations for GCSE History

   
 

a. Social Reform

   
1. The Liberal Social reforms: Causes A PowerPoint Presentation complete with tasks. A worksheet is available. 274kb
2. The Liberal Social Reforms - Course 71kb
3. Multiple Choice Quiz Worksheet 292kb
4. The Liberal Social reforms A PowerPoint Presentation 224kb
       
 

b. Political Reform

 
1. What were the arguments for and against female suffrage?
A  combination of general points and primary sources - excellent follow up activity to the interactive exercise above.
75kb
2. What were the essential differences between suffragettes and suffragists? 75kb
3. What methods were used in women's struggle for the vote?
Worksheet designed to be blown up onto A3.
60kb
4. Women and the Vote
A PowerPoint Presentation by Richard Fitzsimmons
151kb
5. Women and the Vote: Sourcework exercise
Complete with markscheme.
151kb
       
 

c. Impact of War

   
1. Women in World War One 137kb
2. The Defence of the Realm Act and its impact A PowerPoint Presentation 220kb
3. Did the War get women the vote? 78kb
  
 

Audio-Visual resources

 
1. The Blaze of Day - A CD containing archive speeches and music related to the suffragette movement, including Emmeline Pankhurst, Winston Churchill and others. A great way of bringing the topic to life in the classroom! Various CD
2. Emmeline Pankhurst And The Suffragettes A profile on women's rights campaigner Emmeline Pankhurst. VHS

 

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