Archive for the ‘Year Groups’ Category

Causes of Spanish Civil War: Conclusion

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Students use this worksheet to summarise - and then crucially to connect - the various factors relating to the Origins of the Spanish Civil War. They are then given advice on how to structure an essay.

Runaway Slave Advertisements

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

This PowerPoint displays a series of advertisements for runaway slaves. Students are encouraged to read through each to deduce the sorts of conditions that slaves had to endure

The Spanish Second Republic

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

A worksheet in which students are given detailed information about The Spanish Second Republic and then asked to analyse it in various ways.

Fling the Teacher Challenge: The Rule of Primo de Rivera

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

An interactive computer game to test factual knowledge. The first student to finish should be given 20 points; the second student 18; and so on. I build up a “Fling the Teacher Leaderboard” over the whole course to build up a bit of competition…!

The Art of JMW Turner: PowerPoint Starter

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

This powerpoint presentation encourages students to analyse two of Turner’s greatest paintings: The Slave Ship and The Fighting Temeraire. Each painting is a great comment on the British Empire and its Slave Trade. A good cross-curricular link!

Primo de Rivera

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Interactive Jigsaw Table Exercise: The Rule of Primo de Rivera [interactive]: Students have to read each key event, then decide whether it represents success or failure and in what particular policy area. The computer gives a score at the end, writes up the information in the correct order, and provides follow-up questions.