Differentiated HWK: Elizabeth I in 1558

A choice of two home learning tasks for students to complete on the subject of Elizabeth I’s situation in 1558. The first, strengthens or consolidates student understanding of the basic issues through the creation of a SWOT diagram and then gets them to write this up in an answer to the question: why was Elizabeth in danger when she came to the throne in 1558? The alternative task extends students: they analyse Elizabeth’s relationships with 7 key people before she became queen, inferring how her personality was shaped by events and people and then deciding whether this personality was suitable for the country as it was in 1558. Could also be used for cover work if appropriate prior learning has been completed.