Did Robin Hood really exist?

In this 51-slide PPT students address the skill of interpretation. The lesson begins with a DingBats Starter Activity designed to see how much of the traditional tale they already know (answers are given) and the class are introduced to two opposing opinions on Robin Hood’s existence (David Carpenter and Julian Luxford). Graduated lesson aims are introduced (all will/most will/some will) with the lesson’s Key Question. The class then work through 18 pieces of evidence in a card sort activity (there is a colour coded version for those who need extra help) and they place these into two columns: evidence which suggests Robin Hood was a real person and evidence which suggests he was a purely fictional character. They do not have to use all the information and can discriminate between evidence before attempting a piece of extended writing. The class then concludes with a voting plenary where they revisit the two earlier opinions and stand on the side of the classroom with which they mostly agree (there is some music to accompany this).

Thanks for your interest in this lesson, which is written in UK English and designed for high achieving Key Stage 3 high school students. Wishing you a wonderful day.