Causes of the English Civil War and Revolution

This KS3 lesson covers the complex causes of the English Civil War in a concise and effective method. Recall, reading comprehension, and analysis provides students with what they need.

As with all Citizen_Teach resources, this lesson is accessible to all learners in this age range (KS3, ages 11-14).

Resources:
x1 PowerPoint
x1 double-sided reading

Lesson Aims:

• Reflect on the chronology of the English Civil War.
• Identify the short, medium, and long-term causes of the English Civil War.
• Analyse the role of individuals in causing the English Civil War.

Second order concepts: cause and consequence, chronology, interpretations

Structure:
Slide 1: recall and opportunities for preferred formative assessment strategies.
Slide 2: overview of the Scheme of Work (if using).
Slide 3: teacher-talk / setting the concept of interpretation.
Slide 4: guided reading comprehension activity.
Slide 5: causation analysis activity.
Slide 6: higher-level causation analysis activity which brings the lesson back to the point raised in slide 3 about historical interpretation.