What were the causes of Queen Boudica's rebellion?

This lesson looks at the contrasting interpretations of Tacitus and Dio Cassius of the causes of Queen Boudica’s rebellion in Ad 60-61. Its aimed at Year 7 and is a fun and interactive lesson, designed to teach NOP source analysis skills as well as to understand how history is written.

All the tasks and activities are supported to help weaker students. The narrative of what happened is covered in a 5 minute BBC video which is hyperlinked to YouTube, whilst the main task involves completing two profile sheets of Tacitus and Dio. This is followed up by an extended writing activty which is supported with writing frames and sentence starters.

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a PowerPoint presentation with twenty two slides which include starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, tasks, activities, video links, writing frames and a homework task. For more information, please see the preview:

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: Roman Britain
Know: Who was Boudica and what did she look like?
Understand: What happened during Boudica’s Rebellion?
Evaluate: How far can we trust historical sources on Boudica’s Rebellion?
Skills: Source Analysis & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Who was Boudica and what did she look like?
Can You Explain: What happened during Boudica’s Rebellion?
Can You Evaluate: How far can we trust historical sources on Boudica’s Rebellion?

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Roy