GROW pathway · Humanities · Autumn 1 · Week 7
Write and check an account
Cover lesson · 40 minutes
Friday 10:10–10:50. Match the week to the school calendar before teaching.
Stage 1 of 8 · 3 minutes
Arrive
Write an evidence-based account and evaluate its source.
Think, point, speak, draw or write. You may pass or ask for a quiet start. An adult may scribe your own words.
Stage 2 of 8 · 5 minutes
Read the source
SECONDARY TEACHING SUMMARY: The National Archives and UK Parliament.
A. In 1948, Empire Windrush brought passengers from the Caribbean to Britain.
B. In 1963, Bristol campaigners opposed a bus company's racial discrimination.
C. Paul Stephenson and other organisers helped lead that campaign.
D. The 1965 Race Relations Act prohibited racial discrimination in some public places.
Stage 3 of 8 · 5 minutes
Watch a model
- Today's question: How did people challenge unfair treatment in Britain?
- Use a claim, two evidence details and a conclusion. Keep the source's limits visible.
Point to the detail that supports the answer.
Stage 4 of 8 · 4 minutes
Choose
Choose first. Give a reason before checking.
Stage 5 of 8 · 3 minutes
Check
Reveal the deciding clue
A
Usefulness depends on the question and the content/provenance.
Keep your first choice. If you change it, say what changed your mind.
Stage 6 of 8 · 12 minutes
Your evidence
Your tasks
- Write an account answering the question with two facts.
- Evaluate the card: useful for ___ because ___; it cannot tell me ___.
- Check one sentence and record one improvement after your first attempt.
Writing stays in this open page only. It is not saved or sent. Copy what you want to keep before leaving.
Stage 7 of 8 · 5 minutes
Improve
Check your answer against the source. Show the detail you used.
Add evidence, improve a link, or mark a claim you cannot support.
Keep your first attempt visible.
Stage 8 of 8 · 3 minutes
Reflect
Keep the first attempt; name the next improvement.