Students examine the causes, events and failure of the Revolt of the Norman Earls in 1075
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 23 slide complete lesson contains all information and printable resources:
- Slide 1: Title slide - The Revolt of the Norman Earls
- Slide 2: Learning outcomes and progress tracker
- Slide 3: Recap activity - 9 key terms linked to Norman landownership
- Slide 4-6: Starter Task - Spelling and grammar activity covering the main events with printable resources and answers.
- Slide 7-8: Background information about the main rebels involved in the Revolt of the Norman Earls and their background.
- Slide 9: Link to a clip about the main events
- Slide 10-11: Task 1 - A choice of two printable worksheets about the motives of the earls.
- Slide 12: Background information about the plan of the earls
- Slide 13: Task 2 - Storyboard type activity for students to identify why the plot failed.
- Slide 14: Task 3: Sorting activity to examine why the revolt failed - printable worksheet
- Slide 15-16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples and worksheet based on the ‘One feature’ question.
- Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 marker extended writing questions.
- Slide 18: Learning Review Pyramid
- Slide 19-20: Learning Review Quiz with answers
- Slide 21-22: Lesson fact sheets based on the lastest GCSE specification.
- Slide 23: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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