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Quick and easy ideas to spice up your lessons, brought to you by @russeltarr. I teach History but many of these ideas will be transferable to other subjects too!
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Developing examination / essay skills

Making the most of old History magazines

Making the most of old History magazines

  • Lotus diagram templates for essay planning
  • Lotus diagram templates for essay planning
  • Lotus diagram templates for essay planning
  • Lotus diagram templates for essay planning

Lotus diagram templates for essay planning

Three free essay-writing tools from ClassTools.net

Three free essay-writing tools from ClassTools.net

Sticky Notes for Silent Presentations

Sticky Notes for Silent Presentations

How to use “Backward Essays” to cover lots of content at high speed

How to use “Backward Essays” to cover lots of content at high speed

“Destroy or Deploy?”: A strategy for integrating fresh sources into classroom debates

“Destroy or Deploy?”: A strategy for integrating fresh sources into classroom debates

“Quote them out of context”: a ‘Fake News’ exercise for evaluating sources

“Quote them out of context”: a ‘Fake News’ exercise for evaluating sources

Using “EyeSay!” to give visual feedback on student essays

Using “EyeSay!” to give visual feedback on student essays

Student Bookmark: vocabulary for essay writing

Student Bookmark: vocabulary for essay writing

Develop persuasive vocabulary with a ‘biased words knockout challenge’

Develop persuasive vocabulary with a ‘biased words knockout challenge’

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