Category: Useful resources
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‘How Sound is Your Language?’ – Practical Pedagogies 2018 presentation
At the start of November 2018 I presented a session, ‘How sound is your language?’ at the Practical Pedagogies conference in Cologne. You can download the PowerPoint from the session here. You may also find this brief list useful for further reading / information. Reading Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G. and Kucan, L. (2002), Bringing Words…
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Retrieval Roulette – Quiz and Game Generator
Last year Adam Boxer shared a simple but highly effective spreadsheet to randomly generate short quizzes (which include questions from the current topic being studied as well as questions from previous topics) from a list of pre-set questions. The link to his original ‘Retrieval Roulette’ post is here, and is well worth a read. With…
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Could you pass the 1965 Alabama voter literacy test?
PBS in the United States have published a section of the 1965 Alabama Literacy Test, which was used at the discretition of the voting officials. In Section A of the test a person wishing to vote needed to read aloud a section of the Alabama Constitution. Sections B and C they could be asked any…
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Franco-Prussian War monument marked with bullet holes. Good starter.
This image of the Franco-Prussian war monument, marked by bullet holes, was taken by photographer Lewis Bush (www.lewisbush.com) in Berlin during 2012 for The Memory of History.
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Detailed and zoomable map of medieval trade routes
This detailed map by Reddit user martinjanmansson shows medieval trade routes in the 11th and 12th centuries and includes land connections as well as those by sea and canal. Use the embedded version below to zoom and scroll around the map.
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‘Question and Answer’ booklets for GCSE topics
These ‘question and answer’ booklets have been created to go alongside the revision podcasts on this website, but can be used on their own in a variety of ways: Distribute them to students to act as a very rudimentary ‘knowledge organiser’ Students cover the answers for self-testing at home or in class Teachers use them…
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Music Quiz 2016 – Inter-House (or Form) Competition
I put together a short quiz for our House competition, which I’ve shared as it might be useful to others for form time, end of year, or pretty much any other time you want a few quiz questions! We only had time for three rounds of the quiz. Click the link to download a .zip…
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Confederate troops in 1861. Compare to WW1 for cont & change in warfare
This 1861 photograph of Confederate artillery in the American Civil War is a great starter for discussions about continuity and change in warfare. Compare it to images of WW1 field artillery for some interesting student observations. Click to download a full-size version.
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Support for Nazi policies – ‘Speed Dating’ activity
Students always show a keen interest in comparing and contrasting different social experiences within Nazi Germany. With this in mind I’ve created a series of character cards based on the experiences of workers, farmers, the middle class and ‘big business’. These can be used in many ways to gather and record information. ‘Speed dating’ is…
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‘March Madness’ 8-factor causation priority bracket
The ‘March Madness series of North American College basketball games uses a ‘bracket’ system to eliminate teams. You can use the same bracket system to run a series of debates or individual considerations to identify the most significant / important cause of an historical event. Begin by identifying 8 key factors, which are written on…