Edexcel GCSE History: 1.2 The Settlement of Religion. Early Elizabethan England Unit 1

GCSE EDEXCEL History: Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88

Unit 1: Queen, government and religion, 1558–69

This lesson covers the second subsection of Unit 1 (Queen, Government and Religion, 1558-69)

Details of lesson:

This lesson has been designed to be taught over two lessons.

The lesson begins with a Retrieval Practice quick to immediately engage students in learning once they enter the classroom.

The first section of the lesson recaps learning from the previous lesson, giving time for the teacher to identify gaps in student knowledge and entrench key ideas.

Students are given an overview of the key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. The information is then taken away and the students have to complete the word-fill exercise from memory.

The religious situation in England is investigated with the students carefully plotting a map of England.

Key words for this unit are taught with the students working together to pair the word with the definition.

The three sections of the Religious Settlement are to be printed off and cut up they should be hidden around the room. Students will then go on a treasure hunt to find the missing pieces, put them together and write a report on the Settlement.

This knowledge is then practices with a GCSE question.

Reaction to the Settlement is investigated, ties to future lessons can be made here.

Knowledge is consolidated with the ‘in a nutshell’ section, where the teacher can address any misconceptions and reiterate key points.