Five cartoons, 10 questions: students provide their own answers using the writing framework provided, then they can compare their answers alongside model answers which I have written to help them revise. A great way to develop sourcework skills.
Month: March 2009
German involvement in the Spanish Civil War – Sourcework
A new sourcework exercise complete with markscheme, to accompany the complete scheme of work designed to accompany the IGCSE compulsory sourcework paper for summer 2009.
Social and Economic Impact of the First World War
In this worksheet, students consider the types of questions that come up in the exam, and use the wikis produced by each other to plan and then write an answer.
Economic and Social Impact of World War One
Wiki Project: In this worksheet, students are allocated different research projects about World War One upon which to produce a wiki page [samples available here].
Napoleon Bonaparte: Hero or Villain?
Students conduct a “round robin” exercise, gathering information from their classmates after each student is given just one piece of information from this list. They then have to categorise their points and put them into a diagram using classtools.net.
1066 Quiz
A new end-of-unit quiz for Year 7 students.
The Trial and Execution of King Louis XVI
Primary sources and discussion points relating to the events leading to the death of King Louis XVI (and of Marie-Antoinette).
Tsar Alexander II Essay Planning Task: “To what extent does he deserve his title of the ‘Tsar Liberator’?”
A skeleton essay framework to help students round off the topic of study.
The Flight to Varennes [interactive]
A worksheet to run alongside this innovative activity designed to bring the drama of King Louis XVI’s desperate gamble alive
The Tennis Court Oath
A role-play lesson. Students consider how they would have voted on each of the key issues discussed at the Tennis Court, then compare these to what was actually decided.
The Growth of Political Opposition in the Reign of Alexander II
A detailed handout outlining the growth of political opposition in the reign of Alexander. Students are encouraged to turn this into an illustrated mindmap.
