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Unit 1: c1000-1500 Medieval England

Use the copy of the textbook below to complete the tasks in the PowerPoints:

Crime and Punishment Book

Lesson 1: Introduction

Lesson objectives:

  1. To understand the purpose of learning about crime and punishment.

  2. To gain a chronological understanding of the course.

  3. To explain the ways in which crime and punishment are an example of continuity and change.

Introduction

Lesson 2: Continuity and Change

Lesson objectives:

  1. To describe factors which led to continuity and change in crime and punishment.

  2. To explain the effect of these factors on crime and punishment.

  3. To link these factors to important events in crime and punishment.

Continuity and Change

Lesson 3: Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment

Lesson objectives:

  1. To understand the different periods of History the medieval period is split into.

  2. To explain the different ways in which the king, the church and local communities influenced the law and punishments.

  3. To evaluate who had the most significant influence.

Anglo-Saxon C&P

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Lesson 4: Anglo-Saxon Justice

Lesson objectives:

  1. To know how the king, the church and ideas about family, influenced attitudes to crime and punishment in Anglo-Saxon England.

  2. To know about common crimes and typical punishments in Anglo-Saxon England.

  3. To understand how the laws was enforced in village communities.

Anglo-Saxon Justice

Judgement Matrix

Lesson 5: Norman England Crime and Punishment

Lesson objectives:

  1. To be able to explain the impact of Norman rule on laws and punishments.

  2. To be able to make comparisons between Anglo-Saxon and Norman England.

Norman England C&P

William I's Problems

Lesson 6: Later Medieval England

Lesson objectives:

  1. To explain how far the kings changed justice during later medieval England

  2. To evaluate the extent to which the later middle ages was an example of continuity or change.

Later Medieval England

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Lesson 7: The influence of the Church on Crime and Punishment

Lesson objectives:

  1. To describe the ways in which the Church challenged the authority of the king.

  2. To explain the extent to which this hindered effective justice.

  3. To evaluate the extent to which the above was true in the thirteenth century.

The influence of the Church on C&P

Lesson 8: Enquiry Write Up

Lesson objectives:

To use your prior learning to complete an enquiry on who had the most influence on Crime and Punishment in Medieval England.

Enquiry Write Up

Lesson 9: Revise and Remember

Lesson objectives:

  1. To be able to revise effectively.

  2. To learn from past experiences of exams.

Revise and Remember

Completed Table

Lesson 10: Assessment

Assessment

Planning Sheet

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