SEN: Why did Henry VIII break with Rome?

This great resource has been designed as a follow on lesson to my resource on what problems faced Henry VIII in 1535, but also works as a stand alone lesson. It is primarily aimed at middle and lower ability students and covers the topic in one simple lesson, which could be extended to two i you wish to follow the thinking skills review activity up with an extended piece of writing.

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 19 slide PowerPoint presentation which includes aims, objectives, outcomes, starters, plenaries , information slides, five interactive activities and links to video clips. The lesson begins with either a snowballing or a buzz and go starter, this is followed up by a series of information slides on the break with Rome and Henry’s relationship problems. This is consolidated with a ‘Who’s Who Activity’ and a thinking skills review triangle where students have to select the five most important reasons why Henry broke from Rome from a short list of statements. In the additional resource section, we have have also included a heads and tails summary activity as an extension or alternative to the 'Who’s Who Activity. The PowerPoint has also been uploaded as a PDF.

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Know: Why did Henry want a divorce from Catherine of Aragon?
Understand: Why did Henry want to break with the Roman Catholic Church?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon?
Explain: Several reasons why Henry wanted to break with the Catholic Church?
Analyse: Which reason was the most important?

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Kind Regards

Roy