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Unit 2: The Stuarts and the Civil War

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

Renaissance, revolution and reformation textbook

Lesson 1: Stuarts Introduction

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe who the Stuarts were.

  2. Most will be able to explain how and why they ruled England?

Stuarts Introduction

Lesson 2: The Gunpowder Plot

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe what the plotters hoped to achieve.

  2. Most will be able to explain who some of the key people involved in the plot were.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate whether the plotters were framed.

The Gunpowder Plot

Lesson 3: Why did people believe in Witches?

Lesson objectives:

  1. To be able to outline why witchcraft was so widely believed in.

  2. To be able to identify how people were accused of witchcraft

Why did people believe in Witches?

Challenging Homework Sheet

Easier Homework Sheet

Student Self Assessment

Self Assessment Sheet

Lesson 4: The Civil War

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the different reasons for the English Civil War.

  2. Most will be able to explain the reasons for the quarrels between King and Parliament.

Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Quarrels

with Parliament I

Quarrels

with Parliament 2

Lesson 5: Which side would I choose?

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the key differences between the two sides and decide which side you would have been on.

  2. Most will be able to explain why the sides were different

Which Side?

Word Search

Lesson 6: The New Model Army

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to explain what the new model army was.

  2. Most will be able to make a judgement on how successful the New Model Army were.

New Model Army

Cromwell Homework

Lesson 7: The Death of Charles

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to make a decision on whether the King should have been executed.

  2. Most will be able to explain two interpretations of whether Charles should have lived.

Death of Charles

Execution Arguments

Lesson 8: Levellers and Diggers

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe which groups wanted to rule Britain.

  2. Most will be able to explain how they would be different.

Lev and Dig

Lyrics

How Governed

Lesson 9: Puritans

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the key features about Cromwell.

  2. Most will be able to explain whether Cromwell was a hero or a villain.

Puritans

Lesson 10: Cromwell Video

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Hyperlink

Questions

Lesson 11: Cromwell Hero or Villain?

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to define what makes a Hero and a Villain.

  2. Most will be able to form a judgement supported by evidence.

Cromwell Hero or Villain

Lesson 12: Different Opinions of Cromwell

Lesson objectives:

To prepare for the Key Assessment.

Different Opinions of Cromwell

Fact Sheet

Sources Sheet

Lesson 13: Key Assessment

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the different opinions of Oliver Cromwell.

Pre KA Lesson

Sources

Writing Frame

Levels

Lesson 14: Cromwell's Head

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe and what happened to Cromwell’s head.

  2. Most will be able explain why the story of Cromwell’s head is significant in history. 

Cromwell's Head

Stanborough History Curriculum

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