This lesson contains:

• A ‘do it now’ starter which can be adjusted to fit whatever you taught previously.
• A recap of the Russian Revolution and the impact it had on the people of Russia using a colour-coding activity and extension task to write about the positives and negatives.
• A knowledge check for AfL purposes.
• An introduction to Lenin’s death and introducing Stalin and Trotsky. The students then have an activity to read about both characters and complete a fact file. For Stalin they have to show his tactics and why they worked, and for Trotsky to show his tactics and why they failed.
• A final plenary to consider Stalin’s reasons for success, rating different criteria and elaborating to consolidate the knowledge.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 1 x Powerpoint Info Sheet
• 2 x Powerpoint Worksheets