**This lesson examines how the lifestyle of the cowboy changed along with the development of the cattle industry. **

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson!
• 1 x Main Power Point Lesson

The 24 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
-Slide 1: Title slide

• Slide 2: Warm Up - Odd one out key terms - suggested answers in the notes.
• Slide 3-5: Recap - Students correctly order the key events in the growth of the cattle industry. Includes printable resource and answers.
• Slide 6-8: Recap - Students can alternatively complete a sentence gap fill to recap the stages in the growth of the cattle industry. Includes printable resource and answers.
• Slide 9-10: Starter - Students analyse four written sources about the lifestyle of the cowboys in the American West. Includes a printable resource.
• Slide 11-14: Background information covering the changing lifestyle and roles of the cowboys.
• Slide 15-16: Task - A worksheet resource
• Slide 17: Task - An outline of a diary based writing activity
• Slide 18: Follow up challenge questions
• Slide 19-20: Learning Review - 8 question true or false quiz with answers.
• Slide 21: Learning Review - How far does the Charles Russell painting accurately sum up the role of a cowboy in the American West?
• Slide 22: Lesson fact sheet/knowledge organiser
• Slide 23: Example assessment/exam questions based on the lesson/topic
• Slide 24: More from RA Resources

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