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Comparisons and Contrasts between different pirates
…-Wink-… / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Table: Comparisons and Contrasts between different pirates and / or Venn: Comparisons and Contrasts between different pirates This could be used as an extension...
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How far are Sea Myths accurately portrayed in the Pirates of the Caribbean?
By: Kate HaskellThe Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones, the Kraken and Calypso | Primary Sources on the Flying Dutchman Students are presented with information about the ways in which various sea myths are...
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Henry VIII – New resources for Year 8
By: LisbyI’ve developed the resources for teaching Henry VIII to include a markscheme for the suggested essay, a helpsheet for writing the ‘storybook’ and a markscheme for the same project, as well as...
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Pirates – End of Unit Project: Instructions / Markscheme
By: Catherine End of Unit Project: Instructions / Markscheme To round the unit off, students produce an individual research project bringing their findings together using this helpsheet. The mark...
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Henry VIII – Multimedia Presentation
This presentation contains 21 images and several video clips, and should be used in conjunction with the introductory lesson on “Henry VIII: Hero or Villain?” that can be found in the Henry VIII...
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Introductory Presentation / Video This presentation provides a series of ‘mystery’ images. Students are asked to raise their hands when they think they know what the topic is (but not to say...
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This worksheet provides students with an overview of the mystery relating to the Princes in the Tower. Students then organise a series of statements into evidence of guilt or innocence, then match up...
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The Princes in the Tower: Classroom Debate Students are organised into 6 teams to construct a case seeking to prove a particular fate for the Princes in the Tower. At the end of the exercise students...
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The Wars of the Roses
Jebulon / Foter.com / CC BY-SA The Wars of the Roses In this activity students analyse a royal family tree to make deductions regarding the changing fortunes of the Houses of Lancaster and York....
View ArticleHow accurately is the Pirate Code reflected in the Pirates of the Caribbean?
The Pirate Code: Overview In this activity students will get an overview of some of the central rules of Pirates and consider why they existed. A teacher version is available. (1109 views) Related...
View ArticlePirate Codes: Comparisons and Contrasts with the film
This exercise gets students to compare and contrast the different pirate codes side by side to help decide which pirate had the most reasonable terms of service. A teacher version is available. (987...
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Medieval Castles, worksheet and video
I have put together an extension worksheet for the popular “Interactive Castle Building Simulation” based around a documentary video that can be found on YouTube. My plan is to set this as an...
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Remembrance Day Worksheets and Lesson Plans for Secondary Students Year 7 to...
Remembrance Day, 11th November, enables the school community to think about the tragedy of war, reflecting on how it can be avoided and how its victims should be commemorated and supported. It is...
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ActiveHistory Mystery: Cat Bottoms and Golden Cups!
Davis sniffs for clues in our latest ‘History Mystery’ This latest ActiveHistory Mystery, which I used with my Year 8 students, is based in the Middle Ages and involves cats’ bottoms, golden cups, mass...
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Medieval Castles Simulation, new worksheet and extension task
The popular Medieval Castles Simulator has now been updated with a new worksheet with an extension activity based around a primary source relating to the siege of Carcassonne in 1240. The simulation...
View ArticleThe Princes in the Tower: Card Sort Exercise
This worksheet provides students with an overview of the mystery relating to the Princes in the Tower. Students then organise a series of statements into evidence of guilt or innocence, then match up...
View ArticleThe Princes in the Tower: Classroom Debate
The Princes in the Tower: Classroom Debate Students are organised into 6 teams to construct a case seeking to prove a particular fate for the Princes in the Tower. At the end of the exercise students...
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The Wars of the Roses
Jebulon / Foter.com / CC BY-SA The Wars of the Roses In this activity students analyse a royal family tree to make deductions regarding the changing fortunes of the Houses of Lancaster and York....
View ArticleHow accurately is the Pirate Code reflected in the Pirates of the Caribbean?
The Pirate Code: Overview In this activity students will get an overview of some of the central rules of Pirates and consider why they existed. A teacher version is available. (1265 views)
View ArticlePirate Codes: Comparisons and Contrasts with the film
This exercise gets students to compare and contrast the different pirate codes side by side to help decide which pirate had the most reasonable terms of service. A teacher version is available. (1232...
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