The English Civil War – short case study
History
Year 8
Section 1
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 2
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
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Stuart England 1603-1642
● 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
▪ The Stuart kings
▪ Religious direction of England
▪ Guy Fawkes
▪ Group work
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Students work in groups of 4-6
Section 1: List of questions for groups to answer
● 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 17th century England?
Poster work
Length of reigns of James I and Charles I
Causes
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of the English Civil War
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
● To describe further aspects on England 500 years ago – Level 4
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● To explain several aspects of 16 century England
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 3
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 4
Outcome
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● To explain and analyses aspects of England in the 16 century
● 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
● Power point (ATO)
● Chrome books
Cultural: why was England ripe for a civil war in 1642?
Assessment task
Venn diagrams
Who were the Parliamentarians?
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
▪ The role of parliament today and then
▪ Why did monarchs need parliament on their side?
▪ Why did Parliament fall out with Charles I (last sections ideas)
▪ Comprehension writing/leaflet
▪ 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)
● 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?
Assessment task: leaflet against the king
Deciding on what were long term/ short term causes using dates given in venn diagrams
Who fought for whom?
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
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 5
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
▪ Royalists
▪ Parliamentarians
▪ Geography of support
▪ Strengths and weaknesses of their armies
▪ Oliver Cromwell
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▪ 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)
Material in section 2
Social: how was English society divide geographically during the war
Writing tasks- group responses
Dates of the English Civil War
Why did Parliament win the English Civil War?
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
▪ Information sorting/evaluating
▪ 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?
PP section 3 ‘Why did parliament win?’
Chrome books
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Moral: Was Parliament correct in executing Charles I
Written responses to guiding questions/ assessment task
Percentage of land gained by Parliament during English Civil War
Section 6
Outcome
Why did Cromwell ban Christmas?
To describe puritan beliefs and how this affected Xmas– LEVEL 4
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
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
▪ Who were the Puritans?
▪ Puritan beliefs
▪ How Christmas contradicts Puritan beliefs
▪ Power Point (section 4) ‘Why did Cromwell ban Xmas?’
▪ Workheets (section 4) on Cromwell and banning Xmas
▪ Assessment: desing a poster listing Puritan laws
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
Answers to comprehension questions/ poster design
Section 8
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 9
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 10
How bloody was ‘Bloody Queen Mary?
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
▪ Evaluating sources on Mary I
▪ Extracting source based information
▪ Making historically accurate assumptions
▪ Students work from text book ‘History 1485-1750’ (pages 24-25)
▪ Students answer question 1a and 1b.
▪ Class votes on whether she deserves her reputation or not.
Textbook: KS3 History 1485-1750
Cultural – have unfairly given Mary I a bad reputation?
Written tasks 1a and 1b; extracting evidence from sources
The length of Mary I reign of England
Elizabeth I: the religious settlements that she made
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
▪ The religious direction Elizabeth
▪ Understanding the ’compromises’ that she made
▪ Understanding the meaning of compromise
▪ Work through Elizabeth I 1458-1603 pp
▪ Students need the text book KS3 History 1485-1750 (28-29) to answer the PP questions
Textbook: KS3 History 1485-1750
Elizabeth I power point
Spiritual – understanding the cementing of the UK becoming a protestant country under Elizabeth
Spiritual – recognising the religious compromises Elizabeth made.
Completion of power point questions in full paragraphs
The image of Elizabeth I
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
SMSC
Literacy
Numeracy
Section 11
Outcome
Knowledge,
Skills &
Understanding
Content
Resources
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
▪ The use of political symbolism today
▪ Understanding the term ‘Virgin Queen’
▪ Identifying symbols from historical portraits
▪ Students work on Images of Elizabeth I pp and complete the 6 portraits ▪ Assessment: students complete formal assessment task
Images of Elizabeth I power point
Social/ cultural: understanding political symbols in everyday life
Spiritual: understanding religious symbolism
Assessment: The image of Elizabeth 1 assessment task
The Spanish Armada
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
▪ Spanish Armada battle of 1588
▪ Researching the reasons for the defeat using ICT
▪ Long term/ short term causes: what do they mean?
▪ Newspaper reporting
▪ Biased – power of the audience
▪ 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
Power Point from ATO
ICT guideline documents on the Armada
SMSC
Spiritual: students learn how England was finally free from foreign Catholic invaders (Spain)
Literacy
Newspaper assessment
Numeracy