The Church & Justice in the Middle Ages (Edexcel)

Did the Church help or hinder justice in the Middle Ages? [#9]

An enquiry-based lesson about whether the medieval Church helped or hindered justice, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!

Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!

Overview: Students will become familiar with the power and influence of the Church on society. They will also explore some of the Church-led judicial practices and changes during the Late Middle Ages. The stuidents are also prompted to analyse how much these practices helped or hindered justice (i.e., offering sanctuary enabled criminals to escape arrest). The enquiry has been adapted from the Hodder Education textbook.

Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.

Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes

What will you get?

• Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
• PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
• Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
• Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
• Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.