History Homework Grid
Year 7
Topics: Anglo Saxon/ Viking England and 1066
Term: Spring 1
It is expected that in Year 7 students complete at least one piece of home work for History every week. It is important that homework is completed regularly and to a good
standard. Homework assists in both securing the knowledge, understanding and skills that students gain within their lessons, as well as preparing them for future learning.
Instructions:
On the next page is a grid of homework tasks that the History department will set for this half term. Some of the tasks support the learning that students have already done
within their lessons; others prepare students for lessons that are taught during the half term.
Each piece of homework links to a specific Historical skill, as well as to a level of challenge.
Simply pick one of the home work pieces from the list each week, complete it and hand it into your class teacher the following lesson.
It is expected that any student working level 5+ attempts at least the challenge level two tasks, and any students working at a level 6+ attempts the challenge level three tasks.
Any additional sources/ worksheets required for specific homework tasks can be found on the next page of this document.
Challenge Level - One
Create a poster for one of the
contenders to the throne,
explaining why they should be the
king of England in 1066.
Challenge Level – Two
Write a speech for one of the
contenders to the throne, explaining
why they should be the king of
England in 1066.
Evidence
Look at source A – An extract from
the Bayeux tapestry. Explain what
the source tells us.
Causation
Pick three reasons as to why William
the Conqueror won the battle of
Hastings – Next to each why, say
why this made him stronger than
Harold Godwinson.
Look at Fact sheet 1. Create a list of
what people in the Anglo Saxon
times did, which was different to
today.
Look at sources A and B. What do
the two sources show us about the
Battle of Hastings? Does one source
give us more information than the
other? Explain why.
Write a letter to a friend, as if you
are a person from England in 1066.
Explain who you think is going to win
the English crown and why.
Interpretation
Diversity
Look at Fact sheet 1. Write a day in
the life article to explain what life
was like during the Anglo Saxon
times.
Significance
Find out about three changes that
William the conqueror made to
England, when he took the throne.
Write these down as a list.
Find out about three changes that
William the conqueror made to
England, when he took the throne.
Write three small paragraphs about
these, giving a couple of examples.
Chronology
Create a picture time line of the
events that led up to the Battle of
Hastings. Make sure you label
your drawings.
Create two picture time lines of the
events that led up to the Battle of
Hastings. One from the perspective
of William the Conqueror, the other
from the point of View of Harold
Godwinson. Make sure you label
your drawings.
Challenge Level - Three
Create a leaflet showing the three contenders
for the throne in 1066, explaining why each
one thought that they should be king. On the
last part say who you think should be king and
why.
Look at sources A and B. What do the two
sources show us about the Battle of Hastings?
Does one source give us more information
than the other? Explain why. Can we trust
either source?
Create a detailed story board showing why
William the Conqueror won the Battle of
Hastings. Show in your drawing how some of
the causes link together. Use the comic strip
frames below to give you some ideas.
Look at Fact Sheet 1. Explain how life in the
Anglo Saxon times was different to today.
You may wish to add your own research to
your write up. This should be at least one
side of A4.
Find out about three changes that William the
conqueror made to England, when he took
the throne. Write three small paragraphs
about these, giving a couple of examples. Also
write a paragraph, saying which change you
think was the most important.
Create a picture time line of the events that
led up to the Battle of Hastings. Make sure
you label your drawings. Next to each image
show write down who you think was most
likely to become the next king of England at
that moment, and why.
Resources
Source A
Source B
Fact Sheet 1
Comic Strip template ideas.