Take Away Homework!
Unit 2A TKYHOMEWORK Germany Year 11s
Choose your homework from the menu below:
The Peri-ometer suggests the difficulty or challenge the
homework may offer. You must complete at least one ‘HOT’ option.
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Write a poem or song which
summarises the causes of the
English Civil War.
Make it informative but catchy
and remember to include key
terms…
Design a board game on the topic
You do not have to make the game
but you do need to show how the
board would look, the instructions
and rules, ideas for counters etc.
Design a model of one of the main
battle sites.
Include information alongside the
model on battle tactics, weapons
used, soldier’s uniforms etc.
Create a crossword using key
words from what you have learnt
about the English Civil War.
It should have a minimum of 12
words.
Create a guide to life during the
English Civil War
What was life like for ordinary
people? This should be at least
one side of A4.
Create an interview with Charles I
from a newspaper.
What questions would you ask him?
How would he respond?
Create a fact file on Charles I
Cover his childhood, his time as
King and the actions he took which
led to a civil war in his own
country.
Create a newspaper front page
following the outbreak of war
How are you going to report the
news? Make sure you include
details of the causes and pictures
Create a magazine front cover on
Charles I
What did he wear? How did he
want to be portrayed? Would he
have any symbols in his painting?
Find definitions for: Causes, Civil
War, Ship Tax, Parliament,
Trigger, Royalist, Parliamentarian.
Present the key words in an
attractive manner
Create a 5 minute starter for one
of you history lessons
It could be about the causes of
the war, weapons used, Charles
I’s personality etc.
Write 3 Tweets that summarises what
we have learnt recently about the
Stuart period (1603 onwards)
No more than 140 characters; use
#’s for key words and they must
be informative…
Unit 2A TKYHOMEWORK Germany Year 11s