William I - Aethling & Earls Submission - Anglo-Saxon & Norman England - GCSE Edexcel - Lesson 11

This lesson covers the events after the Battle of Hastings and importantly, allows the students to explain why Aethling and his earls submitted to William so soon after the battle.

Slide 1: Learning Aim and Key Terms
Slide 2: GCSE Learning Outcomes
Slide 3: Key Term Recap Sheet with instructions.
Slide 4: Key Term sheet for the teacher to use on the board
Slide 5: 4x Key Term sheets to be printed for students.
Slide 6: Starter Task - What do you think William’s problems and challenes would have been after winning the Battle of Hastings?
Slide 7: Starter Task - Problems revealed on the board.
Slide 8: Problem solving Task Instructions - students given 6 problems that William faced with 3 options. They have to select and explain why solution they would select.
Slide 9 - 14: The 6 problems and their solutions to select from.
Slide 15 - 20: The answers to detail what William’s solutions actually were. With sound effects.
Slide 21-23: Task Sheet - Differentiated storyboard sheets for students to record the events after the Battle of Hastings.
Slide 24: Explanation Task about why the earls subitted with a discussion task.
Slide 25: A sorting task for students to decide if the earl’s submission was due to their weakness or William’s strengths.
Slide 26: Extension Task sheet to be displayed on the board.
Slide 27: Exam question based on the lesson.
Slide 28: Plenary - Students have to look at a map showing the events and without using any notes, describe and explain to each other what happened.
Slide 29: Maps to be printed if needed.
Slide 30: 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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