History and social studies
Analytical essay planner: causes of the First World War
Develop a historical argument that answers the question, supports claims with identifiable evidence and weighs an alternative cause before reaching a judgement.
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Teacher of History and Second in Geography
Aidan Fitzgerald
I connect retrieval across History and Geography while preserving their distinct evidence methods, helping pupils see whether they are recalling a concept, analysing a source or processing fieldwork data.
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History and Geography share some useful skills, but they ask pupils to work with evidence in different ways. I teach both subjects and support Geography fieldwork logistics, which gives me a practical reason to notice where a shared retrieval prompt helps and where the subject method needs to stay distinct.
Students may need to recall a concept, examine a historical source or process fieldwork data. The overlap can be useful for planning, but one subject’s approach should not stand in for the other’s. I look for materials that make the knowledge being retrieved clear and show what kind of thinking is expected next.
Fieldwork also depends on arrangements beyond the lesson itself. I help coordinate that programme while teaching across both departments. A resource is easier to use when it identifies the subject purpose and gives pupils a clear way into the task.
How I approach a lesson
Use retrieval prompts for shared knowledge without blurring subject methods.
Make clear whether pupils are interpreting historical sources or geographical data.
Plan fieldwork logistics with the learning task in view.
Templates I'd use with my class
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History and social studies
London is burning, 1666
Use source origin, purpose, content and historical context to make a supported judgement about how useful two accounts are for an enquiry.