1. Introduction to the Terror – including an investigation of the key characters
2. Causes of the Terror – economic, political, diplomatic
3. Who Killed Kirov? – a sourcework investigation leading to a debate
4. Key Events, 1936-38 – political, economic and military victims
5. The Trials of Kamenev, Zinoviev and Bukharin – transcripts and discussion points
6. Effects of the Purges – on all levels of society
7. End of the Purges – including the assassination of Leon Trotsky
8. Conclusion Grid – to consolidate understanding
9. Factual Test – to consolidate knowledge