Tostig Northumbria Uprising - Anglo-Saxon & Norman England - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 6

Lesson Summary: An explanation for the reasons why the people of Northumbria revolted against Tostig.

Slide 1: Introduction slide with Learning Aim - To explain the reasons for the uprising against Tostig in Northumbria.
Slide 2: GCSE Graded Learning Aims
Slide 3: Starter Task - Fill in the missing terms from the previous lesson
Slide 4: Starter Task - Answers revealed.
Slide 5: Starter Task - differentiated for students who may need the key terms as prompts.
Slide 6: Starter Task hand out sheet for simply printing off and giving to students.
Slide 7: Who am I quiz - featured in another lesson but worth a recap.
Slide 8: Another Discussion Task
Slide 9: Another Starter Task - scene from Bayeux Tapestry - can the students think about why Tostig and Harold might be fighting?
Slide 10: 5 minute cartoon video clip with focus question.
Slide 11: Background information about the events leading to the rebellion.
Slide 12: Background information.
Slide 13: Background information
Slide 14: Task sheet - students to complete a table which will eventually help them form 3 PEE paragraphs about the causes of the uprising against Tostig.
Slide 15: An example slide for the teacher to form one model paragraph with the students.
Slide 16: A short storyboard covering the events after the uprising and the death of Edward with the Succession Crisis.
Slide 17: Example exam questions including the one linked to slide 14.
Slide 18: Plenary.
Slide 19: Fact sheet for the lesson which can be used as a revision tool, recap sheet or solely for the lesson itself without the need for the text books.

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