Card Sort - Why did Parliament win the English Civil War?

If you are looking for a great interactive resource that will help your students understand why Parliament won the Civil War then you have found it. This outstanding card sort has been field tested over many years in the classroom and is great for promoting debate, discussion and can be used as a starter, plenary and consolidation activity.

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a two page Word document which includes 20 statement cards and 6 heading cards labelled ‘Organisation’, ‘Leadership’, ‘Money’, ‘Support’, ‘Tactics’ and ‘Religion.’ The second page includes a double template for a thinking skills review triangle which can be used to help them decide which factor was the most important.

I usually get my students to either cut out the cards or colour code the heading cards. Once them have fed back their results, we then stick the cards into our books and then complete the review triangle. We then use the finished card sort and review triangle as the basis for an extended piece of writing. They can use the card headings for the opening points and selected statements as their examples for their PEEL’d paragraphs.

The aims and objectives for this lesson are:

Theme: The English Civil War
Know: Why did Parliament win the English Civil War?
Understand: What factors helped them win?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Why did Parliament win the English Civil War?
Can You Explain: What factors helped them win the English Civil War?
Can You Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?

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Roy