The aim of this lesson is to assess the impact and legacy of the Roman Empire upon Britain.
Students begin by deciphering some key words on the Roman invasion and then analyse a map of Roman Britain.
They are given some context to the Roman life in Britain as well as the reasons why they left.
The main task is to research what the Romans left behind in Britain, from bathhouses, to villas, language, roads, towns and cities.
There are some excellent video links as well as some extended writing to complete if required.
The plenary will check understanding with a multiple choice quiz.
The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies.
It comes in PowerPoint format which can be amended and changed to suit.
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These lessons are designed to meet the needs of the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum and cover the development of the Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509; the Norman Conquest. This bundle addresses key historical skills from the outset using historical enquiry and evidence: Why was England a good place to invade in 1066 after the fall of the Roman Empire? What was the significance of Alfred the Great? What were the causes and consequences of Edward the Confessor dying? What were the similarities and differences in the claims of contenders to the throne? What was significant about the Battle of Stamford Bridge and how was William the Conqueror able to win the battle of Hastings? Who was William the Conqueror and how did he establish and maintain his rule in England? What were the causes and consequences of Castle building throughout the British Isles? What were the similarities and differences between the role of the Church, monks and nuns and Doom Paintings? What was significant about the Black Death and its effect on the population of Britain and Europe and how dangerous and unhygienic were Medieval towns? These skills are addressed in each of the lessons and allow students to be able to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and be able to create their own structured accounts and written narratives. The lessons are broken down into the following L1 Roman Britain L2 Alfred the Great L3 The Anglo-Saxons (FREE lesson) L4 Contenders to the throne L5 The Anglo-Saxon and Norman armies L6 The Battle of Stamford Bridge (FREE lesson) L7 The Battle of Hastings L8 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings L9 William the Conqueror L10 Castles L11 The Domesday Book L12 The Feudal system L13 Medieval Monks and Nuns (FREE lesson) L14 Doom Paintings L15 The Medieval Church (FREE lesson) L16 The Bayeux Tapestry L17 Medieval Towns L18 The Black Death L19 Crime and Punishment L20 The Crusades These lessons are designed to be fun, challenging, interactive and engaging. The resources come in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. All the lessons are enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start and revisited at the end to show the progression in learning. They are differentiated and come with suggested teaching and learning strategies and link to the latest interpretations of the conquest from the BBC and other sources. I would be very grateful if you could leave a review to aid my future planning. These resources are also broken down into seperate bundles. The Battle of Hastings Bundle can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791104 (£12) The Norman Conquest Bundle can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791117 (£25)
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This eight lesson unit has been designed to support the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum study of Medieval Britain, focusing on the Norman Conquest and the development of Church, state and society in Britain from 1066–1509. The lessons are fully differentiated, easy to adapt, and packed with a variety of teaching and learning activities to encourage discussion, enquiry and historical thinking. They also incorporate recent historical interpretations and source material, including content inspired by the BBC and other educational sources. Students are introduced to the world before 1066, including Roman Britain, Alfred the Great and Anglo-Saxon England, before investigating the dramatic events surrounding the Norman Conquest. Throughout the enquiry, students examine key historical questions including: Why was England vulnerable to invasion in 1066? Who had the strongest claim to the throne? What were the similarities and differences between the contenders? Why was the Battle of Stamford Bridge significant? How did William win the Battle of Hastings? How important was the feigned retreat and the Anglo-Saxon shield wall? The lessons encourage students to analyse evidence, make comparisons, explain causes and consequences, assess significance and produce structured written responses and historical arguments. The unit includes: L1: Roman Britain L2: Alfred the Great L3: Anglo-Saxons Lesson (FREE) L4: Contenders to the Throne, 1066 L5: Anglo-Saxon and Norman Armies L6: Battle of Stamford Bridge (FREE) L7: Battle of Hastings L8: Why Did William Win the Battle of Hastings? It also includes a KS3 History Key Word Display Pack All resources are provided in editable PowerPoint format, allowing teachers to adapt and tailor lessons to suit their classes. Please leave a review to help my future planning of lessons. Contact me at PilgrimHistory17@gmail.com for any other advice if needed as I am currently a full time history teacher and Head of Department. You may wish to click here for a free curriculum guide to also aid planning your history Key Stage 3 Scheme of Work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13464327
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