Lesson Plan

Subject: Humanities

Year: 7

Class: 7A

Date: 3/6/16

Day: Friday

Period: 2

Reference to Work
Program/ATLAS:
7-10 History, National
Curriculum

HOM:

Links to Assessment Objectives/Levels/Specification:

Persisting

-Criterion 3
- Criterion 2

Thinking flexibly
Remaining open to
continuous learning

Learning objectives:
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Targeted students:

Corroborate and Contradict

Time
20 Mins

Elliot, Cooper, Lilly, Larz, Amber

Lesson structure

Teacher notes/structure

Starter:

Starter:

Welcome Students, Good Morning 7A

Ask students to sit down.
Introduce what students are about to
do.
Start Power Point
Read out Quiz
Read out Answers
Go through Contradict
Examples
Write definition in Books
Go through Corroborate
Examples
Write definitions in books
Finish up starter lesson.

Good Morning 7A!

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Ask students to get their humanities books out.

(Make sure their laptop lids are shut and focus on me)
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Introduce What students are about to do.

Read out the Pop Quiz questions, reiterate a
few times so they understand.
Go through the Answers; again reiterate the
answers so they understand.
Ask students to put their hands up if they know
the answer.

(Focus on students who may not understand historical

concepts)
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25 Mins
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Ask them if they know what contradict means?

Go through and read the definition (Ask
students to read it aloud) Avoid front row.
Go through Examples. Who doesnt
understand? Reiterate again.
Write down in books Definitions and Example.
Ask them if they know what contradict means?
Go through and read the definition. (Ask
students to read it aloud) Avoid front row.
Go through Examples Who doesnt
understand? Reiterate again.
Write down in books Definitions and Example.

(Finish up starter lesson.)

Body:
5 Mins
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Body:
Hand out worksheets.
Show them how to do one source.
Do one together.
Leave them to finish off the worksheets
by themselves.
Extension activities on the board.

- Hand out worksheets Different one to Elliot.

- Bring up activity on the Interactive White Board.
- Show them how to do one
(Ask if anyone has any questions thus far? Re-explain.)
-

Do one together.

(Ask if anyone has questions thus far? Re-explain.)

Plenary:

Homework written in diaries

(Palm Cards for Corroborate and
Contradict)
Students pack up there things.
Stand behind Desks
Good Morning 7A

Instruct students that theyll be doing the rest by

themselves.
Ill be walking around helping students.

(Go to Elliot, go through what he has to do, reiterate.)

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Instruct those students who have finished to do

the extension activities. Which will be written up
on the board.

(If time do another quiz to check whether they

understood the lesson.)
Q. What does Corroborate Mean?
Q. Give me an example of Corroboration?
Q. If Im researching Otsi the Ice Man, who would be
more reliable on the subject. A historian or your teacher?
Give me an example of Reliable.

Instruct students to finish up what theyre doing

Open homework diaries, write in palm cards,
Corroborate and contradict.
Pack up things and stand behind desks quietly.
Good Morning 7A

Differentiation:
Students used an array of ICT during the lesson. They were shown the Pop Quiz on the smart board and then we went
through their historical concepts on the PowerPoint. Whilst I read out the questions they had to answer them in their
humanities books as well as, write down the definitions and examples of the concepts. In addition, they were given hard
copies of the activity, but were shown how to do it on the interactive whiteboard. I separate activity was given to Elliot to
finish.

Reflection:
The lesson went relatively well, much better than 7Bs lesson. Probably because I was more prepared and understood
the content better. This is something that I need to work on. In addition, I used different resources to my advantaged,
which helped the students understand the historical concepts. Instead of leaving the class to memorise the definitions, I
got them to write them in their books. My instructions were clearer in the lesson compared to last. Overall it was an okay
lesson though, I could improve upon my communication skills, transitioning and timing.