Card Sort: Armada Chronology Exercise

These great resources have been designed to help low ability students understand what happened when the Spanish Armada tried to invade England and why it was defeated. On its own, the card sort can be used along side any main stream text book or video on this topic. However, I have included a PowerPoint with additional activities and information in order to build a lesson around the card sort exercise.

If you are looking for a more a resource more suitable for middle or higher ability students, I have produced several different versions of this resource including a Card Sort, Market Place Activity, Source Analysis and a Diamond 9 Activity, which can be purchased separately or in a very cost effective bundle which will allow you to differentiate effectively across your low, ,middle and higher ability groups.

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download single page Word document and a separate 18 slide PowerPoint. The worksheet includes aims, instructions and 12 key events surrounding the unsuccessful attempted by the Spanish Armada to invade England in 1588 . The PowerPoint includes, aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, writing frames, video clips, templates, tasks and activities to help support the lesson. Please see the detailed preview for more information:

The aims and objectives for this lesson are:

Theme: Elizabethan England
Know: What happened to the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Understand: Why was the Spanish Armada defeated in 1588?
Evaluate: What was the most important reason?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence, Significance & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What happened to the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Explain: Why was the Spanish Armada defeated in 1588?
Analyse: What was the most important reason?

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Roy