Curriculum Plan for Parents – Year 7
Subject
History
Contact Person
Mrs A Murphy
Half term
and topic
Your child will learn....
Key Homework
Assessment
Autumn 1
What is History?
 AD/BC
 Centuries
 Chronology
 Types of Evidence
 Primary/Secondary
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Spellings
Centuries
What is History? –skills
assessment
Autumn 2
Why was 1066 a year of crisis?
 Death of Edward the
Confessor and its
consequences
 Battle of Stamford Bridge
 Battle of Hastings
 Why did William win?
 Bayeux Tapestry
 The Feudal System
 The Doomsday Book
 Magna Carta
Castles: way of life or way to rule?
 Castle location
 Different types of castles
 Life in a Medieval castle
 How to attack and defend a
castle
 Edward I – what makes a
good monarch
 Knight Life
How much did it cost to get to
Heaven?
 What was the Medieval
Church like
 Role of the Parish Priest
 Religious survey
 Doom paintings
 Organisation of the church
 Monks and nuns
How was Medieval Life different
from ours?
 What was life like for
peasants in Medieval times
 Strip farming
 Role of the village
community –important jobs
e.g. blacksmith, carpenter
 What where Medieval towns
like – health inspector
 Crime and punishment
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Spellings
Why did
William win
the Battle of
Hastings? –
source work
Why did William win the Battle
of Hastings- extended writing
assessment
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Spellings
Literacy
homework
Castles – knowledge
assessment
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Spellings
Citizenship
homework
Numeracy
homework
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
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Spellings
Summer 2
What was the Black Death?
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Causes of the Black Death
Map work on spread of the
disease
Symptoms of the plague
Cures for the Black Death
The Peasant’s Revolt
What’s the story?
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
Spellings
Medieval Life
booklet
Where did the Black Death
come from and how did Britain
handle it? – extended writing
assessment