AQA Student Book: Germany 1918-1945 for SHP GCSE:

Summary:
The series: SHP Smarter History is the new approach to GCSE from the Schools History Project. It offers interesting lessons and comprehensive content coverage plus step by step coaching in exam skills – using SHP’s Exam Buster approach. This is the best of both worlds from the experts who know what good teaching is about and also know what the SHP specifications are all about.

AQA Germany 1918-45, is a new course book for students studying the Germany depth study as part of AQA's SHP GCSE specification. It is based on the best-selling Essential Germany which was selected by the Times Educational Supplement as the best book available for teaching the Germany Depth Study at GCSE. This edition covers all the relevant requirements of the AQA specification but delivers them in the context of a motivating, enquiry-led approach to ensure that the course is interesting and motivating yet still builds exam skills and delivers good grades for students.

Key features
- An enquiry-based approach that deepens understanding and motivation
- The 'Exam Busters' feature provides practical exam preparation techniques that have been trialled in real schools with real pupils
- Varied pace and styles of learning: text and activities are written by experienced teachers who know how to keep pupils motivated

Support material
- Teacher's Resources (including lesson plans and worksheets) are included on the Germany Dynamic Learning website available on subscription from: http://www.dynamic-learning.co.uk
- Training programme – SHP's national conference plus regional inset – to support you as you improve teaching and learning in your school

Praise for the Smarter History series
'Smarter History equals smarter pupils! SHP have really done themselves proud with the new exam board specific textbooks; not only has the content been updated and improved but the addition of exam help and hints is a masterstroke. The best textbooks out there for teaching the new exam specifications!' Paul Hargreaves, Head of History in Lowestoft

• An authoritative new Germany depth study from SHP preparing candidates for exam success in AQA's SHP Specification
• Created by teachers and trialled in real schools working with SHP the leading curriculum development body
• Blends exam preparation with worthwhile historical investigation
• 'Smarter Revision' helps students use thinking skills techniques to improve their revision and so improve their grade
• 'Meet the Examiner' unpacks what the examination questions are looking for and shows how they can improve their answers

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 THE NAZI RISE TO POWER
1.1: What were the weaknesses and strengths of Weimar democracy?
1.2: How was Hitler able to come to power in 1933?
CHAPTER 2 CONTROL AND OPPOSITION IN NAZI GERMANY
2.1: How did Hitler create a dictatorship?
2.2: How effectively did the Nazis control Germany in the years 1933–1945?
CHAPTER 3 GERMANY ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 1933-1945
3.1: How much change did the Nazis bring about in German society?
3.2: How successful were the Nazis in rebuilding the German economy?
CHAPTER 4 RACE AND YOUTH 1933-1945
4.1: How successful were the Nazis in influencing young people?
4.2: How important in Germany were Nazis’ ideas on race?
CHAPTER 5 CULTURE AND PROPAGANDA
5.1: How did the Nazis change the cultural climate of Weimar Germany?

About the Author(s):
Dale Banham is a Deputy Head teacher in Ipswich having previously been Humanities Adviser in Suffolk. He has been a long term adviser and author for the Schools History Project and wrote the pioneering book King John in the This is History series which helped transform the teaching of essay writing skills in Key Stage 3 History.

Chris Culpin was formerly Director of the Schools History Project and is an experienced Senior Examiner at GCSE.

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