The English Civil War short case study History Year 8

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1 The English Civil War short case study History Year 8 :// Renaissance Revolution and Reformation Section 1 Stuart England Outcome To describe some aspects of England (geography/govt./religion/social) LEVEL 4 To explain some these aspects in more details LEVEL 5 To explain and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Stuart England LEVEL 6 Knowledge, The Stuart kings Skills & Religious direction of England Understanding Guy Fawkes Group work Content Students work in groups of 4-6 Section 1: List of questions for groups to answer Resources Material for poster work Cultural: did England change under the Stuarts? Spiritual: was religion kept unchanged from the Tudor s efforts? Social: what was life like in 17 th century England? Literacy Poster work Numeracy Length of reigns of James I and Charles I Section 2 Causes of the English Civil War Outcome To describe some of the causes of the ECW LEVEL 4 To explain some these causes and bring in further ideas LEVEL 5 To analyse the long term and short term causes of the ECW with detail and supportive evidence LEVEL 6 Knowledge, To describe further aspects on England 500 years ago Level 4 Skills & To explain several aspects of 16 th century England

2 Understanding To explain and analyses aspects of England in the 16 th century Content Students work thought pp Causes of ECW 1 Students complete venn diagrams using causes cards in section 1 Assessment: students complete question : what was the most important reason behind the ECW and explain Resources Power point (ATO) Chrome books Cultural: why was England ripe for a civil war in 1642? Literacy Assessment task Numeracy Venn diagrams Section 3 Who were the Parliamentarians? Outcome Describe the English parliament and who belonged in it LEVEL 4 Explain the beliefs of parliamentarians and where they were situated in the country LEVEL 5 Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of parliaments arguments against the crown LEVEL 6 Knowledge, The role of parliament today and then Skills & Why did monarchs need parliament on their side? Understanding Why did Parliament fall out with Charles I (last sections ideas) Comprehension writing/leaflet Content Discuss the role and make up of government today Students work through questions on pp Assessment: design a leaflet encouraging support for parliament (section one ATO) Resources Power point (Royalist and Parliamentarians) Chrome book Assessment task sheet Cultural: understanding of how our government works today and in what ways it has evolved since 17 th century Moral: what right did parliament have to demand changes/ what right did the king have to ignore them? Literacy Assessment task: leaflet against the king Numeracy Deciding on what were long term/ short term causes using dates given in venn diagrams Section 4 Who fought for whom? Outcome Describe the Royalists and Parliamentarians and Oliver Cromwell LEVEL 4 Explain with detail who were the Royalists and Parliamentarians, who was Oliver Cromwell LEVEL 5 Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of both Royalists/Parliamentarians and the importance of Cromwell LEVEL 6

3 Knowledge, Royalists Skills & Parliamentarians Understanding Geography of support Strengths and weaknesses of their armies Oliver Cromwell Content Students look at PP Royalists and Parliament (section 2) Students complete worksheet on New Model Army and who fought for whom Students work in groups and answer the task sheet (section2) Resources Material in section 2 Social: how was English society divide geographically during the war Literacy Writing tasks- group responses Numeracy Dates of the English Civil War Section 5 Why did Parliament win the English Civil War? Outcome To describe some of the reasons for Parliaments victory LEVEL 4 To be able to explain most of the reasons for Parliaments victory LEVEL 5 To analyse the reasons for Parliaments victory LEVEL 6 Knowledge, Information sorting/evaluating Skills & Understanding Content Work through pp (section3) Card sorting exercise (section3) with assessment task why did parliament win Assessment: What was the most important reason behind Parliaments victory? Resources PP section 3 Why did parliament win? Chrome books Moral: Was Parliament correct in executing Charles I Literacy Written responses to guiding questions/ assessment task Numeracy Percentage of land gained by Parliament during English Civil War Section 6 Why did Cromwell ban Christmas? Outcome To describe puritan beliefs and how this affected Xmas LEVEL 4

4 To explain in detail puritan beliefs and why they led to the banning of Xmas LEVEL 5 To analyse the harshness of Puritan beliefs and why Cromwell adopted them LEVEL 6 Knowledge, Who were the Puritans? Skills & Puritan beliefs Understanding How Christmas contradicts Puritan beliefs Content Power Point (section 4) Why did Cromwell ban Xmas? Workheets (section 4) on Cromwell and banning Xmas Assessment: desing a poster listing Puritan laws Resources PP (section 4) Worksheets (section 4) Chrome book Spiritual: have we lost the meaning of Xmas today? Moral: was Cromwell justified in banning Xmas? Spiritual: understanding the beliefs of Puritans is Literacy Answers to comprehension questions/ poster design Numeracy

5 Section 8 How bloody was Bloody Queen Mary? Outcome To describe the reputation of Queen Mary Tudor LEVEL 4 To explain the reasons why she has her violent reputation LEVEL 5 To analyse whether she deserves her reputation in history LEVEL 6 Knowledge, Evaluating sources on Mary I Skills & Extracting source based information Understanding Making historically accurate assumptions Content Students work from text book History (pages 24-25) Students answer question 1a and 1b. Class votes on whether she deserves her reputation or not. Resources Textbook: KS3 History Cultural have unfairly given Mary I a bad reputation? Literacy Written tasks 1a and 1b; extracting evidence from sources Numeracy The length of Mary I reign of England Section 9 Elizabeth I: the religious settlements that she made Outcome To describe the religious settlements she introduced LEVEL 4 To explain the religious changes, highlighting compromise and conflict between the two religions LEVEL 5 To analyse the religious settlements/changes and explain why they were both loved and hatedb LEVEL 6 Knowledge, The religious direction Elizabeth Skills & Understanding the compromises that she made Understanding Understanding the meaning of compromise Content Work through Elizabeth I pp Students need the text book KS3 History (28-29) to answer the PP questions Resources Textbook: KS3 History Elizabeth I power point Spiritual understanding the cementing of the UK becoming a protestant country under Elizabeth Spiritual recognising the religious compromises Elizabeth made. Literacy Completion of power point questions in full paragraphs Numeracy Section 10 The image of Elizabeth I

6 Outcome To describe the different images of Elizabeth LEVEL 4 To explain the different images of Elizabeth LEVEL 5 To analyse with facts and details, why Elizabeth assumed certain public images LEVEL 6 Knowledge, The use of political symbolism today Skills & Understanding the term Virgin Queen Understanding Identifying symbols from historical portraits Content Students work on Images of Elizabeth I pp and complete the 6 portraits - Assessment: students complete formal assessment task Resources Images of Elizabeth I power point Social/ cultural: understanding political symbols in everyday life Spiritual: understanding religious symbolism Literacy Assessment: The image of Elizabeth 1 assessment task Numeracy Section 11 The Spanish Armada Outcome To describe the reasons for the defeat of the Armada LEVEL 4 To explain the reasons for the defeat of the Armada LEVEL 5 To analyse the reasons and political/religious implications for England of defeating the Armada LEVEL 6 Knowledge, Spanish Armada battle of 1588 Skills & Researching the reasons for the defeat using ICT Understanding Long term/ short term causes: what do they mean? Newspaper reporting Biased power of the audience Content Work through Armada power point card sorting/ youtube On completion, students work through part II using ICT guidelines worksheet Assessment: Newspaper report on the Armada defeat instructions provided on worksheet Role play: student led roleplays on the the Armada Resources Power Point from ATO ICT guideline documents on the Armada Literacy Spiritual: students learn how England was finally free from foreign Catholic invaders (Spain) Newspaper assessment

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