'Peterloo Massacre' Sources Assessment (KS3) - 2 / 3 lessons

A background Power Point relating to the key question: Should the events in Manchester on 16 August 1819 be called a ‘massacre’? There are opportunities to consider the causes and consequences of the event and its significance.
Concepts:
Causes and Consequences; Chronology; Significance; Historical Source Evaluation (e.g. inference, provenance, comparison).
Learning Targets:
• I will know what happened on 16th August 1819.
• I will be able to give reasons why the people in authority reacted so violently.
• I will be able to make judgements about the significance of what happened at Peterloo.
The last slide relates to an assessment opportunity to compare the reliability of two sources: a written account and a cartoon. Two writing frames with assessment rubrics are provided.
Assessment Targets:
1. Selecting relevant evidence from a source.
2. Considering the motives of the person who produced the source.
3. Judging the reliability of the source against:
a. What you know about the topic;
b. The personality and background of the producer of the source;
4. Comparing the two sources to make a judgement