Diamond 9: Why did Parliament Win the English Civil War?

This lesson has been designed to help to provide stretch and challenge for more able students to understand the main reasons why Parliament won the English Civil War.?The main activity is a diamond 9 card sort which helps them to match factors and assess was the most important. This is then consolidated with an extended writing exercise.

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 14 slide PowerPoint and a one page Word document which includes Diamond 9 statement cards with information and headings labelled ‘Motivation,’ ‘Leadership’, ‘Navy’, ‘Mistakes’, ‘Organisation’, ‘Support’, ‘Catholics’, ‘Charles I’ and 'Discipline.'The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, student instructions, writing frames to help support this lesson.

If you are looking for something for middle and lower ability students then I have also published a card sort which can be purchased and downloaded from the TES.

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: The English Civil War
* Know: Why did Parliament win the English Civil War?
* Understand: What different factors helped Parliament to win?
* Evaluate: What was the most important reason why Parliament won?
* Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
* Can You Describe: Why Parliament won the English Civil War?
* Can You Explain: What different factors helped Parliament to win?
* Can You Evaluate: The different factors and decide which was the most important?

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Roy