This is the fourth lesson out of scheme of work on the English Civil War. Originally designed for the AQA GCSE Paper 2 (Thematic Studies, Power and the People, Challenging Royal Authority) however these resources could be used for any Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 lesson on the English Civil War. This lesson begins with a drawing exercise on the execution of Charles I. Information is then provided on how Charles came to be executed, The Second Civil War, The Rump Parliament, the trial of Charles I, the execution and if Charles I was a danger to democracy. Next there is a differentiated mock-trial on Charles I (pupils are given different character cards depending on their ability). Finally, pupils discuss the long-term and short-term impacts of Charles I’s execution. Homework is provided on whether Charles should have been executed as well as a newspaper reporting activity on the execution.
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Challenging Royal Authority
This bundle contains two lessons on the American Civil War and five lessons on the English Civil War. Originally designed for the AQA GCSE Paper 2 (Thematic Studies, Power and the People, Challenging Royal Authority) however these resources could be used for any Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 lesson on both the American and English Civil War. Lessons include a range of differentiated activities (e.g. chat-show style activities, market place activities, drawing tasks, vanishing clozes, think-pair-share tasks, interpretation tasks, Venn Diagrams, mock trials, dictagloss etc.) as well as exam-style questions and mark schemes.
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The English Civil War
There are five lessons in this Bundle on the English Civil War. Originally designed for the AQA GCSE Paper 2 (Thematic Studies, Power and the People, Challenging Royal Authority) however these resources could be used for any Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 lesson on the English Civil War. The lessons cover the causes of the English Civil War, the role of the New Model Army, the execution of Charles I and an interpretations lesson on Oliver Cromwell.
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