This enquiry deals with a particularly controversial misconception. Namely, that Africa before colonisation was simply a story of ‘barbarous tribes in irrelevant corners of the globe’ (as Hugh Trevor-Roper put it), and as such was unworthy of study. It’s important that students encounter such interpretations and are equipped with the[…]
This enquiry is a great way of encouraging students to practise judging historical significance. Students are introduced to the interpretation of Professor Olupona, who argues that the presence of Islam in Africa ‘completely changed’ Africa and African lifestyles. Then, students apply Ian Dawson’s criteria for historical significance to work out[…]
This enquiry is a really great way to end a unit on the study of Africa. If you studied the other enquiries in this unit, your students will bring to the lesson a wealth of knowledge about the diversity of African history, people and cultures. They will realise straight away how[…]
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Kick off your course with this action packed overview lesson. Can your students date the image? They will learn about the legacy and events of the revolution too.
Here we use a strong personally story from the past as a vehicle for finding out about crime prevention by 1700. What does the story of Mary Jones reveal to us about crime prevention at the end of the Early Modern Period? Start by asking your class whether they can[…]
This is the first part in a series of lessons on the causes of the Revolution. It is kinaesthetic and gets across the unfairness of the Estate System.
This enquiry uses the modern financial crisis to look at the situation in France in the 1780s. Are the kids as smart as a King’s Minister? Difficult decisions need to be taken!
Acting as art historians, students assess whether Louis was accurately painted. They present their expert view for a TV documentary and see his role in causing the revolution!
Here your class will classify, link and prioritise information. They answer an assessed question.The bespoke mark-scheme will help pinpoint where each student is.
Higher order causation work: can you students decide when Louis’s number was up? They’ll have some unexpected assistance – Dr Who steps in to help them.
Story telling of a brutal murder leads your students to unlock the messages of David’s masterpiece. You’ll find this lesson is simply brilliant.
Can you students look at the message of this famous painting, then use the available evidence to work out how truthful it was?
Why has a plaque commemorating Robespierre been moved above head height in Arras? Can your students solve the mystery?
Your students look at the legacy of the French Revolution, and answer someone’s complaint.
Which ‘new’ crimes were the authorities most worried about in the Industrial Period? This enquiry acts as an overview of how the Bloody Code was both a change and continuity, Then, again it brings so called criminals alive. Your students will hear from a highway robber in a tavern, a[…]
This classic enquiry offers an overview introduction to the major changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution in Britain. An engaging hook asks students to draw inferences from paintings by the great 19th-century artist J.M.W. Turner, and this serves to introduce the big theme of the enquiry to students: change. At[…]
This enquiry uses the Olympic opening ceremony from 2012 to help students gain an overview of some of the big changes brought about during the industrial period. It follows on from the previous overview lesson. The ‘Pandemonium’ section of the 2012 Olympic ceremony explored the huge transformations brought about by[…]
Download this free knowledge-rich plan for a 4 enquiry study into Beliefs in the Industrial Period. This fits into our coherent Key Stage 3 curriculum. After teaching the free overview lessons to the Industrial Period, you can tackle this often forgotten area of the KS3 curriculum. The free downloadable scheme provides[…]
This enquiry offers an overview of the topic of religion and belief during the industrial period. It introduces students to a fairly provocative interpretation. The historian Trevor Ling thinks that the nineteenth century was the period of ‘greatest success’ for the Christian faith. Students categorise evidence in order to decide[…]
This enquiry takes a satirical cartoon from the 18th century as its starting point. In the cartoon, ‘religion’ is seen as being ‘stamped out’ by the Enlightenment ideals of key philosopher Thomas Paine. Having worked out the message of this source, students examine a range of evidence to judge the[…]
Download this knowledge organiser for this unit focusing on beliefs in the Industrial Period. The unit is centred around three main questions: What impact did the Enlightenment have on ideas and beliefs in Britain? ‘Disbelief crept over me’. How typical was Charles Darwin’s loss of faith? How could Charles Kingsley’s[…]
This enquiry begins by outlining Darwin’s own religious views. These views are very interesting because although for many years Darwin tried to reconcile his Christian faith with his scientific observations, it seems that eventually, this became too difficult. ‘Disbelief’ had come over him by the time he completed his autobiography.[…]
This enquiry focuses on the religious beliefs of Charles Kingsley. Kingsley is a great case study in nineteenth-century belief because – although he was brought up in a traditionally religious family and even served as chaplain for Queen Victoria – some of his novels and later writings suggest that he[…]
Download this substantive knowledge test the unit on Beliefs in the Industrial Period. It tests your students’ core knowledge from this unit of work. Use it alongside an end product from one of the enquiries in this unit to provide you with assessment information about your students substantive and disciplinary[…]
This enquiry gives students the chance to gain an overview understanding of some of the big political changes of the 19th century. It will familiarise them with concepts and events that might appear somewhat difficult to comprehend. Students learn about some of the reforms that shaped British politics in the[…]
Based on diaries, letters and songs, can your class work out why a working class Yorkshire man ended up buried in Western Australia in 1891? They will use all the enquiry skills needed to be a successful historian: hypothesizing, making inferences, refining their ideas in the light of new evidence before[…]
This enquiry asks two vital questions about convict transportation. Why did the Government begin the policy and how successful was it? Can be used at Key Stage 3 to teach part of the Empire.
Which reformer most deserves to go on the back of a £5 note? This quirky enquiry takes a look at all of the prison reformers mentioned in the Edexcel specification. It also addresses the second order concept of significance. Like the good history teachers we are, we inevitably pay homage[…]
Download this free knowledge-rich plan for a 6 enquiry study into Power in the Industrial Period. This fits into our coherent Key Stage 3 curriculum. The free downloadable scheme provides you with the core knowledge each lesson delivers and the first-order concepts / key terms each lesson will focus on.[…]
