UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC & EXAM CHANGES. The lesson examines the factors which explain why William won at the Battle of Hastings.
The 20 slide lesson is fully resourced with fact sheets & printable worksheets.
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Lesson aims and progress
- Slide 3: As you enter discussion - What can cause a sports team to win or lose?
- Slide 4-5: Recap - Students are given 16 key terms linked to the Battle of Hastings and need to decide which ones relate to the Normans and which to the Anglo-Saxons.
- Slide 6: Starter - Using prior knowledge of the battle, why did William win - with prompt questions.
- Slide 7-9: Task 1 - A sorting activity. Students are given 25 facts about the battle and need to categorise them using the key. Includes two differentiated printable worksheets.
- Slide 10: Alternative note making sheet - printable
- Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Students use 5 facts to help them practice their explanations. Printable worksheet included.
- Slide 13-14: Learning Review - Rate my Battle with printable worksheets
- Slide 15: Challenge Question
- Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question.
- Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
- Slide 18-19: Lesson fact sheets
- Slide 20: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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