Archive for March, 2008

Jack the Ripper: Mini-Sourcework Exercise

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Jack the RipperMini-Sourcework exercise on Jack the Ripper. Complete with markscheme to test knowledge and understanding (30 minutes).

Social Effects of Industrialisation in Tsarist Russia

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Tsarist Russia under Nicholas IIFor IB / A-Level historians. The success or failure of the industrialisation programme can be measured in social as well as in economic terms. This worksheet contains a series of primary sources relating to the living conditions in the towns which allow students to decide whether the economic benefits outweighed the social disadvantages.

Jack the Ripper Source Work

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Jack the RipperMaxi-sourcework assessment
Complete with markscheme to test knowledge and understanding about the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 (1 hour).

Economic Effects of Industrialisation in Tsarist Russia

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Tsarist Russia under Nicholas IIFor IB / A-Level historians. Students are provided with some raw economic data relating to the results of industrialisation in Imperial Russia. They have to draw conclusions regarding success and failure, and try to guess what missing figures in the tables would have been (this is a great way to get students spotting trends in the figures). A teacher helpsheet provides the evidence to complete the gaps.

Consequences of the Jack the Ripper Murders

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Jack the RipperA consolidating lesson which looks at the social outcomes of the Ripper murders. Students are given a sourcework test, complete with a markscheme.

GCSE History Revision

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

A newly updated section, designed for my KS4 IGCSE history class. Complete with history games, worksheets and lesson plans, these history revision pages will keep students engaged in the run-up to the summer history exams.