GCSE Elizabeth L1 - England in 1558

This lesson contains:

• A starter to consider what the students remember from their studies in KS3 and what they can tell us about Elizabeth’s era. Might get a good discussion going.
• Some slides giving the background to Elizabethan England and about the dead rate, the harshness of punishment etc. There is an optional quiz if you have time (hidden slides) that have a few true/false questions and students can guess about the population, religion etc. It’s a good way to give an overall impression of the era.
• A task for students to sort out some cards to show the social groups and a description about them. Students match them, then rank them in social order. It helps them visualise society’s hierarchy. They then use what they have learned to complete the hierarchy worksheet provided and fill in the blanks about towns using the gap fill.
• A task to then study summaries of the previous 3 monarchs. Students will then judge what mistakes they made that Elizabeth can learn from in her reign.
• A plenary to consider the most challenging obstacle unveiled so far for Elizabeth.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 2 x Publisher Files
• 2 x Word Files