Migrants in Britain - Immigrant Groups in Medieval England - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 2

This lesson looks at which migrant groups came to England in the Medieval period, c.800 - c.1500 and why. The main groups the lesson will focus on are: the Vikings; the Normans; migrants from the Low Countries, Lombardy and Jewish migration.

The main power point for the lesson includes everything you need to teach the lesson including a double page fact sheet so there is no need for any text books.

Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Graded Outcomes for the lesson
Slide 3-4: Starter Task - What was life like in Medieval England. A multiple choice quiz with answers
Slide 5: A clear map showing which migrant groups came to England, when and where from
Slide 6: A table for students to fill in which covers each migrant group, the reason for the migration and space for students to explain the reasons for the migration
Slide 7: An alternative question sheet task covering all of the migration groups as well as more challenging overview questions
Slide 8: Two examples of a 4 mark similarity question
Slide 9: An example of a 12 and 16 mark question
Slide 10-11: Learning Review - Students are given 12 key terms and have to decide which migrant group it links to.
Slide 12: The causes of change poster
Slide 13-14: The Fact Sheets for the lesson.

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