Life in the Middle Ages HW Grid
You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle
(why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by
the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of
ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
A day in the life of…
Doctor, Doctor
Write a diary extract (it can be of one
or more days) of a day in the life of
someone living in the Medieval
period. You can choose whether you
are the king, a baron, a knight or a
peasant!)
It is 1156 and you are unwell, what
can you do? Write a script showing a
conversation between you and your
doctor. Make sure you explain each
treatment and how they help (or not
as the case may be!)
Location, location,
location
Would you rather live in a Medieval
village or town?
Draw and annotate or create either a
Medieval village or town.
Come Dine With Me…
Can you come up with a medieval
menu for a week?
Warning, buboes will
burst!
Create a poster warning people of
the Middle Ages what they can
expect if they catch the plague. (You
could include
Timeline
Level Assessed
Task – Compare
and contrast life
today to life in the
Middle Ages.
The X FACTOR goes
Medieval
Research the different types of
entertainment in the Middle Ages.
(Fairs, festivals and feasts, hunting,
music, troubadours, games and
sports) Can you come up with a
‘medieval act’ of your own?
Research everyday life in the Middle
Ages by using the website below.
Make notes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/
history/middle_ages/everyday_life_
middle_ages/revision/7/
How revolting!
What were the causes of the
Peasant’s Revolt, 1381? You can
present your work however you
wish.
Ext: Find out the definition of
revolution.
Why do people revolt? Can you find
out about another revolt in history?
Religion during the Middle Ages HW Grid
You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle (why not be
growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by the deadlines set.
Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of ANYTHING, please come
and ask me.
“Can you tell me the way
to heaven?”
Key words
A day in the life of…
There were four main ways people in
the Middle Ages believed they could
get to heaven, what were they?
Create a poster/map showing those
routes. Make sure you explain the
four different routes.
Find definition for the following key
words;
Write a diary of a day in the life of a
medieval monk or a nun.
Heaven
Hell
Catholic
Priest
Doom painting
Latin
Christendom
Location, location,
location
Would you rather live in a Medieval
village or town?
Draw and annotate or create either a
Medieval village or town.
Thunk
Level Assessed Task –
Poor people were less
likely to get to heaven in
the Middle Ages. Use
PEE and your bookwork
to help you answer this
question.
Doom on You!
Research
Create your own Doom Painting that
will teach people about Heaven and
Hell. Remember, you want people to
behave!
Research local abbeys, churches and
cathedrals that were important in
the medieval period.
For example, going as far away as
Tintern Abbey, Gloucester Cathedral
or as close to home as St Werburgh’s
Church.
Are they still there? Are they still
used for religious purposes?
‘Religion was more important to
people in the Middle Ages than it is
to people today’.
Do you agree or disagree? Explain
your answer.
Who’s who in the Church
Draw a diagram showing the
organization of the Church in the
Middle Ages.
Animal Farm
Farm: A documentary
by Attenborough
Prepare the script for a wildlife
documentary about the
happenings at Animal Farm.
Research Task
Orwell’s Own Words
Research the story of how both
Lenin and Stalin came to power
and write a half-page summary of
what happened in your own
words.
Read Orwell’s “Preface to the
Ukrainian edition” of the novel.
You could even record the
documentary itself!
Write out five quotations to sum
up this article and why he wrote
the novel.
Title Page
Theory of Evolution
Complete your Title page for
Animal Farm.
Write a debate arguing EITHER
that humans are unique among
animals OR that humans are just
like any other animal.
Make it stand out and include
some detail about themes and
characters from the novel.
Level
Assessed
Include at least three separate
points in your argument.
Try and capture some of the style
of Russian propaganda!
Press Release
PEE
Character Tree
Write a press release from the
OFFICE OF NAPOLEON
explaining the happenings at
Animal Farm and their impact on
the world.
Write 3 PEE chains about how
the character of Boxer is
presented and developed from
the start to the end of the novel.
Create a character tree of all the
characters in Animal Farm.
Use AFOREST in your work and
make sure it looks official.
Consider RAVE and make sure
to focus on language.
Break the animals down into their
different groups and write briefly
about their personalities.
Bonus Task: Create a satirical piece of writing on a current or
previous political figure. Can you experiment like Orwell did and
turn your political figure/s into specific animals?
The Crusades HW Grid
You must complete at least three of these tasks, including the starred task in the middle
(why not be growth minded and do more?!). You are expected to complete all homework by
the deadlines set. Homework can be handed in at any time before then. If you are unsure of
ANYTHING, please come and ask me.
We need you!
Map
Fight, fight, fight
Create a recruitment poster
encouraging men to fight in the
Crusades. What reasons are there for
going on a Crusade?
Create a map which shows the
movements/events of the Crusades.
Design your own shield (either on
paper or actually create it) for
fighting in the Crusades.
Why did the knights go
on the First Crusade?
Timeline
Create a timeline from 1096 to 1291,
including the seven major Crusades.
Draw a spider diagram
(include a picture in the
middle) showing any other
reasons you can think of that
some of the soldiers might have
had for going on the First
Crusade.
What was gained
from the Crusades?
Think about what
benefits there
were.
Teacher Training
The Children’s Crusade
PMI
Create a lesson activity to teach your
year group about any aspect of the
unit we have covered this term.
Complete the 5 W’s tree for the
Children’s Crusade.
Write a positive, a minus (a negative
point) and an interesting point about
the Crusades.