This resource suits Year 7 pupils who have just studied the Battle of Hastings and are about to embark on answering the question - why did William win and Harold lose?
The cards have been split into four categories looking at why William won. Pupils can be given all the cards and can work out a 'theme' themselves e.g. William won because of Harold's bad luck or you can give them the themes and they then decide which card fits into each theme. There are four pages to this activity, with the theme on each page which you can cut out and give to the pupils or omit for the more able pupils to work out themselves.
This exercise encourages the pupils to answer the question in a structured way rather than them simply telling the story of the Battle of Hastings which will limit the level they can achieve.
After completing the card sorting activity pupils can then write four paragraphs with a clear opening statement for each paragraph which directly answers the question. They can then back up the statement with evidence/facts (as seen in the cards) and then in their own words explain why this resulted in a win for William.
Pupils can be encouraged to do some further research to add more detail to their answers but by following this card sorting activity they have got a clear structure to follow.
The cards have been split into four categories looking at why William won. Pupils can be given all the cards and can work out a 'theme' themselves e.g. William won because of Harold's bad luck or you can give them the themes and they then decide which card fits into each theme. There are four pages to this activity, with the theme on each page which you can cut out and give to the pupils or omit for the more able pupils to work out themselves.
This exercise encourages the pupils to answer the question in a structured way rather than them simply telling the story of the Battle of Hastings which will limit the level they can achieve.
After completing the card sorting activity pupils can then write four paragraphs with a clear opening statement for each paragraph which directly answers the question. They can then back up the statement with evidence/facts (as seen in the cards) and then in their own words explain why this resulted in a win for William.
Pupils can be encouraged to do some further research to add more detail to their answers but by following this card sorting activity they have got a clear structure to follow.
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