HISTORY HOMEWORK BOOKLET foundation
AUTUMN TERM 1
NAME ____________________
CLASS ____________________
TEACHER __________________
TARGET GRADE _____________
OVERALL EFFORTGRADE ______
OVERALL LEVEL _____________
Year 7 Autumn Term 1
Subject: History
Focus: Life of Medieval people
What am I learning this term? What is History? Medieval Kingdoms
How can I link what I do in Independent Assessments to my learning in class? These tasks
sit alongside the classwork. They are about the same time period but are either not topics
studied in class or in addition to what is learned in class. Skills range from chronology,
significance and interpretation of sources.
Independent Assessment Task 1: Written task based Due week beginning: Completed?
on prior learning of the importance of historical
figures or events.
Independent Assessment Task 2: Research of the role Due week beginning: Completed?
of the King in medieval times and of one King.
Independent Assessment Task 3: Create and design a Due week beginning: Completed?
castle using research and “shopping list” task.
Due week beginning:
Completed?
Independent Assessment Task 4: Describe the daily
life of a nun in a diary entry.
Due week beginning:
Completed?
Independent Assessment Task 5: Write a peel
paragraph about medieval health and medicine.
Due week beginning:
Completed?
Independent Assessment Task 6: Draw/Write a
postcard home from your visit to Medieval London.
How can I support my learning? Helpful websites are listed task by task. Pupils without
access to websites may use textbooks available from your History teacher on a sign out
basis.
Task 1
You will be given an effort grade (E, G, I, U) for this task.
Choose one topic (e.g. The Tudors, The Romans, Florence Nightingale) you have studied at
Primary school in History or are generally interested in from History. You may like to do
some extra research to make sure you have remembered the facts correctly.
Core:
Answer the following questions in full sentences in the space provided.
TOPIC: ...................................
1. Why have you chosen this topic?
2. What do you find interesting about this topic? Explain in detail.
3. Why do you think it is important you learn about this topic?
In the box below draw a picture of something you learnt about this topic.
Task 2
For Task 2 you will be marked with a level ranging from L3-5.
This term we will be learning about several Medieval Kings. We will often assess whether
these Kings were good or bad for the people of England. Some of the roles of the King are
shown in the pictures below.
Be religious
Make decisions
Keep law and order
Be grand and meet
important people
Have a son (heir)
1. Do you think the job of a King was easy or hard? Give one reason why.
Look at the factfiles about the following medieval Kings. These are all Kings we do not have
time to study in depth in Year 7.
Choose one King from the factfiles above. Do some research to find out more about the life
of this King. You might like to use this website.
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-kings/
Use your information to write an OBITUARY about the King. You may like to use the writing
frame on the next page.
An obituary is a public account of the life of a person who has done
something significant or important, and who has recently died.
Key words/phrases / sentence starters:
Sadly
It is with great sadness …
much-loved father/mother of
…
passed away
He/She will be remembered
as …
He/She devoted himself to …
His/Her friends paid
tribute to …
Tragically
He/She has been described
as …
Core Writing frame
Obituary of ........................................................................
Born: ................................ Died: .........................................
Family: ................................................................................
............................................................................................
Cause of death: ..................................................................
Picture of King
............................................................................................
Early life: ...............................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
Key achievements in his life: .................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
How will they be remembered? .............................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
Why did you choose this particular King? ..............................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
Do you think the King you have chosen was a good King? Why or Why not? .......................
...............................................................................................................................................
Level achieved
Level 3 I can write a few sentences about a medieval king.
Level 4 I can write in full sentences to describe the life of one King. I can
start to describe whether they were a good or bad King.
Level 5 I can explain the life of one King using some evidence from
research. I can explain why this King was good or bad at his job.
Task 3
For Task 3 you will be marked with an effort grade. You may do this task as a group project
if you wish but you must let your teacher know who is in your group together. Each member
of your group must also play a role which you decide in the task such as organiser or
checker.
Your Task is to build or design on paper a castle based on what you have learnt in lesson and
your own research if you wish. (The following websites may be useful).
http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/castles.html
http://www.medieval-castle.com/
http://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-castles.htm
http://www.medieval-castles.net/
You must design your castle using the shopping list below. Your budget is 150 shillings.
Make a list of items you would like your castle to have and how much you have spent. You
do not have to use all your budget.
Castle Shopping List
You are a Norman baron who has been given some land by King
William. Your castle needs to be strong, in case rebels or a rival baron
attacks you. You also want it to be comfortable, you are a very important
person and will be living there. You never know when the king will visit
you! However you only have a limited amount of money so you must
choose wisely what you spend it on…
BUDGET: 150 Shillings
Item
Square Keep
Barbican
Round
Towers
Cost
15 S
10 S
5 S per
Tower
What is it?
This strong
stone building
will be at the
centre of your
castle and the
place where
most of the
people live
This stone
gatehouse is
used to
protect the
weakest part
of the castle –
the main entrance. You will need some
guards for full protection
You can have as many round
towers as you
want on the
curtain (outer)
wall of your
castle. They
strengthen the
walls and give
your archers useful places to shoot
from
Curtain Wall Wood: 5 S This surrounds the whole castle
and
has
Stone: 15 a
S
walkway for your soldiers to patrol
Guardhouse 5 S
Murder
Holes
Stables
1 S each
3S
A stone guardhouse can stand on
its own in your
castle courtyard
or
be attached to
your castles
keep or wall. It
is
useful to let
some of your
soldiers live there and it should be
close to where they are going to be
needed
These
holes in
your
wall
allow
soldiers
to pour boiling oil on to your
enemies below!
Your
knights
will
need
somewhere to keep their horses.
You will need to include a groom to
look after them. Remember: make
sure you do not put your stable
somewhere where they can easily
catch fire!
Moat
Drawbridge
Portcullis
20 S
1S
2 S each
A water
filled moat
around
your
castle will
be a
difficult obstacle for your enemies to
cross. It will be even more effective
if you buy a drawbridge.
A
Drawbridge
can be
raised when the castle is attacked
making it hard for enemies to get
into your castle
These strong iron
gates can stop an
enemy long enough
for your archers to
shoot them. Using
more than one
means you can trap
the enemy in a ‘killing ground’
between them.
Well
7S
Dungeon
4S
Armoury
4S
A well can
be very
useful if the
enemy tried
to starve
you out of
the castle
A
dungeon
is a
useful
place to
store
food –
and to imprison people you don’t
like!
Complete with an armourer – this is
where weapons are made and
stored
Garderobe
4 S each
These are medieval
toilets! They are small
rooms that hang out
over the castle walls.
People you might want to hire…
Constable 5 S
Archers
2 S each
He will look
after your
castle when
you are
away
You will need
them to
protect your
walls
Master –
at - arms
Guard
Priest
3S
1 S each
5S
He will train
and organize
your guards
They will protect
your castle but
they cannot shoot
arrows
He will lead services in the chapel
and help look
after the poor.
I have chosen the following items.
Item
Cost
Now draw and design or build your castle based on the items you have chosen.
My design
castle design.
My
of castle.
Task 4
You will be given an effort grade for this piece of work. Read the information below about
monks and nuns in medieval Britain.
Look at the sources below about the life of a monk or nun and complete the diary account
below.
A Monk’s Day
 Imagine that you are a monk (or you can be a nun if you prefer!) and it is your first
day in the monastery (or convent, if you are a nun).
 Look again at all the things a monk might do in one day (on the next page). Write a
diary entry for one day, explaining all the things that you have done – try to include
as much detail as you can, such as what food you ate, the jobs you did and how you
feel about being in the monastery.
 Use the writing frame below to help you to structure your work
Dear Diary,
Today was my first day at the monastery/convent. I got up at ……
Once I was awake and dressed, the first thing I did was…
Later in the morning, I…
At 2 o’clock we had lunch, it was…
The afternoon passed quickly as I had plenty of things to do. I began by…
It was soon time for supper, which was…
In the evening I…
Finally, I was able to get some rest…
Task 5
For task 5 you will be given a level from L3-5. This task is about medieval medicine and
doctors. The work you did in class on the Black Death will help with this.
Read the information and sources below on medieval medicine. You must complete the
PEEL paragraph below.
Were Medieval Doctors rubbish?
I think medieval doctors were not very good/good (Choose one).
Some evidence for this is ............................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
Some more evidence is ..............................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
Another piece of evidence is ......................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
This shows me that medieval doctors did not understand/understood (Choose one).............
....................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
Mark scheme
Level achieved
Level 3 I can write a few sentences about medieval medicine and doctors
Level 4 I can use some key words to describe what doctors were like
Level 5 I can explain a number of pieces of evidence to show that
medieval doctors were good or not good.
Task 6
You will be given an effort grade for this task.
London in the Middle Ages was a very different city to the London of today. People from all
over the world flocked to its streets to see it for themselves.
Your Task is to write a postcard home from your visit to London. You will need to read the
information to help you first. Think about what you could see, hear, smell, taste and touch
on your visit. Think about things you would have done on your visit.
The space at the top is for you to write about your experience.
The space at the bottom is for you to draw a picture of something from your experience.
Information to help you write your postcard –
Dear ................................................
Guess what? I’m in London visiting my cousin. It’s amazing here! There are some really
good things like...........................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
However, there are some other things which are not so good like............................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
See you soon
From
...................