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History teaching resources on essay writing
Does what it says on the tin! A selection of resources to help your students write better History essays.
Looking for ideas to approach teaching essay writing in History? Maybe some of these will provide the inspiration you're looking for!
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Causes of WWI: model answer
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Students read a challenging essay answer on the causes of the
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KS3 KS4 | Cause and consequence | Essay writing | Literacy in History | Modern World studies | Modern World: 1900-present | Published: 17/07/2017 | From the resource collection(s): First World War | Inter-War
Causes of the English Civil War
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A detailed card sort with teaching notes including suggestions
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KS3 | Cause and consequence | Essay writing | Early Modern period: 1500-1750 | Published: 01/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Power and conflict in the Early Modern Period | The English Civil War
Card sort and assessment: Was America right to drop the atomic bomb?
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This activity scaffolds an extended answer to the enquiry question
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KS3 KS4 | Essay writing | Modern World: 1900-present | Published: 04/04/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Second World War
How far was Edward VI threatened by the Kett rebellion?
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A complete lesson with a fun picture starter, full details of
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KS5 | Essay writing | Using evidence | Published: 17/11/2015 | From the resource collection(s): The Early Tudors
How far did surgery develop in WWI?
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A card sort in which students identify information which is and
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KS4 | Essay writing | Modern World studies | Modern World: 1900-present | Published: 25/08/2015 | From the resource collection(s): First World War | Medicine & health
Target note: Russian revolution
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Students use this template to plan an answer to 'why did revolution
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Depth studies | Essay writing | Published: 17/02/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Russia | Russian Revolution
Target note template
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A handy template to encourage students to develop their multi-causal
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Essay writing | Published: 17/02/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Exemplar essay analysis: Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
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A really useful introduction to essay writing. An example essay
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KS3 | Communicating about the past | Essay writing | The Medieval period: 1000-1500 | Published: 19/02/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Power and conflict in the Medieval period
PEE paragraph perfection
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A practical worksheet to encourage focused paragraphs in History.
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KS3 | Essay writing | Literacy in History | Published: 14/02/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History
Teaching essay skills at KS5
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A series of practical suggestions for teaching essay writing
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