Units of Work – September 2015
Year: 7
Subject: History
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Teaching Objectives
Suggested Activities:
group work; active
learning; research;
practical’s
Resources: text refs;
ppts; IT; equipment;
worksheets
Link to SMSC:
literacy; numeracy;
ICT
Extension re GAT / SEN
provision
Rich Questions: what;
why; where; when; how;
Misconceptions
CONSIDER what qualities
medieval monarchs
needed to have
What qualities do
teachers need to have?
Big picture and labels
Spider diagram
Independent learning
Power point
Social – workhouse
Cultural – what
makes a good
monarch
Literacy- key words
AEN- key words
What qualities did
medieval monarchs
have?
Bayeux tapestry
inference
X diagrams
Questions
Active discussion
Power point
Worksheets
Video- Battlefield
Britain: Battle of
Hastings
Social-discussion
Literacy-full
sentences
AEN- x diagram provided
GAT- Questions develop
understanding
Class vote and discussion
Who should rule in
1066?
2
ANALYSE the 3 men who
wanted to be king in
1066
IDENTIFY who was the
best man for the job
Bayeux tapestry
inference
Invasion diagram
Group work
Power point
Worksheets
Video- Battlefield
Britain: Battle of
Hastings
Power point
Worksheets
Spiritual-creativity
3
DESIGN an invasion plan
for William in 1066
AEN- key words, pictures
to assist pupils
What is needed to
invade England 1066?
1
EXPLAIN who had the
strongest army in 1066
4
How do soldiers fight
today?
Questions-literacy full
sentences
Star question biased
recruitment poster
Independent learning
Why did medieval
monarchs need these
qualities?
How can we make the
best decision on who
should be king?
Why have you picked the
person who should be
king?
How have you made the
decision on your supplies?
Literacy-full
sentences
GAT- Using bias to
create a recruitment
poster
Who had the strongest
army in 1066?
Why do you think this?
H&S
Homework
Home
learning
booklet
should be
completed
throughou
t the topic
and will be
due after
the
assessmen
t has been
completed
.
ANALYSE why William
won the Battle of
Hastings in 1066
Bayeux tapestry
inference
Newsflash lesson table
Questions
Active learning
Power point
Worksheets
Video- Battlefield
Britain: Battle of
Hastings
Social- discussion
based on news
flashes
AEN- key words to
explain
GAT- Questions develop
understanding
Did William deserve or
was he lucky to win the
Battle of Hastings?
6
DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN
what William had to do
to take over England
What problems did
William face in 1066
Letter
Independent learning
Power point
Worksheets
Video- Medieval
Realms
AEN- Sentence starters
How to write a formal
letter discussion- key
criteria.
What should William
do?
What is the best way to
take over England?
7
UNDERSTAND how
William used the feudal
system to keep control
of England
Power point
Worksheets
AEN- Groups support
each other’s
understanding through
discussion
GAT- Questions based on
diagram.
What are the main
features of the Feudal
System?
Why was the feudal
system so important?
8
INVESTIGATE why the
Domesday book is so
special
How is Mount Carmel
organised?
Drama lesson-freeze
frame or Facts from
memory
Active learning/group
work
What does tax mean?
Ernst Muddle marking
and correction
Independent learning
Literacy- writing a
formal letter
Cultural- changes
made because of the
Norman conquest.
Cultural- feudal
system and its effect
on England
GAT- WWW and EBI
review, questions for a
modern Domesday book
How did William use
the Domesday Book to
Keep control?
9
DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN
how William used motte
and bailey castles to
keep control of England
Bayeux tapestry
inference
Castle Report
How would you attack
the castle?
Group work
Power point
Worksheets
Video- Medieval
Realms
Cultural- how the
Domesday book
changed England
Numeracy- star
question
Social- how people
lived
AEN – Given the start of
the sentences to
complete.
What are the main
features of a motte and
bailey castle?
How did these help
William keep control?
5
Power point
Worksheet
Video-Horrible
Histories
GAT- Design an attack
plan based on the
weaknesses of the castle
1
0
INVESTIGATE the layout
of a square keep castle
Motte and Bailey
diagram inference
Facts from memory
Questions
Group work/discussion
skills
Power point
1
1
IDENTIFY the best place
to build a castle
Square keep castle
diagram inference
Power point
Worksheets
Social- group work
What are the main
features of a square
keep castle?
How did this help
William keep control?
GAT- designing a castle
based on the best
Where is the best site
to build a castle?
Avoid
trips and
falls
Ensure
sensible
moveme
nt
around
the
room
1
2
DESIGN an obituary for
William the Conqueror
1
3
ASSESSMENT
Advantages and
disadvantages table
Design of own castle
Independent learning
Inference from sources
Grave stone for William
Independent learning
Research
Video-Eureka flying
through history
‘William was lucky to
win the battle of
Hastings’ How far do
you agree with this
statement? 16 marks
Pupils complete a
plan and then an
essay in answer to
the question
Power point
Worksheet
Literacy- writing an
obituary
features from the ones
looked at
How did you make your
decision?
AEN- sentence starters
What kind of man was
William the conqueror?
AEN- writing frame for
less able pupils.