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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

Visual essay-writing: cartoons, sticky-notes and plenty of collaboration!

Visual essay-writing: cartoons, sticky-notes and plenty of collaboration!

Use a ‘Banned Word List’ to encourage deeper thinking

Compare first paragraph of several books to analyse stylistic techniques

Compare first paragraph of several books to analyse stylistic techniques

Sketch-noting and beyond: let your students choose their own note-taking strategy!

Sketch-noting and beyond: let your students choose their own note-taking strategy!

“Half a Source”, or “How will this story end?”: The perfect question to promote engagement with sources

Use the ‘Keyword Checker’ to ensure student essays cover the essentials

Use the ‘Keyword Checker’ to ensure student essays cover the essentials

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Rubric Grids: Essay Marking Made Easy!

  • Source Evaluation Overlay Template
  • Source Evaluation Overlay Template

Source Evaluation Overlay Template

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