National Geographic Resources…
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Teaching About the World: Human and Natural World – why I teach Geography!
https://natgeo.novoed.com/#!/courses/educator-certification-fall-2020/lecture_pages/1119873
Introduction Lesson With Mr. Hooley
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Introduction Lesson With Mr. Hooley…
L.O: To get to know your Geography teacher a little better and to establish a working relationship for our lessons going forward.
Task 1: In pairs think of 5 questions you can ask about your teacher to help you get to know him better. Example questions could be:
- Where do you come from?
- When did you start teaching?
- Why did you become a Geography teacher
- Who is your Geography hero?
- What are your dreams?
Task 2: Why I love Geography…and I hope you do too???
(source of video – youtube)
Can you write a short paragraph on why you love Geography? Think about the following reasons if you need help…
- Knowledge of the geographical space around us – Physical Geography – weather, mountains, deserts, rivers, ecosystems, climate change, plate tectonics
- Knowledge about different cultures and societies – Human Geography – settlements, jobs, populations, politics, migration, globalisation
Task 3: Our Learning Contract…
What is a learning contract? Its a contract where WE decide as a group what will make the best learning environment for our Geography lessons. Use the back of your books to jot down some ideas and discuss in your pair, and then as group, we will establish our contract on out google classroom group.
Task 4: Homework – Over the next week using your phones your teacher wants you to take as many photos as possible that you think show “Gucci Geography” (definition – Gucci Geography refers to geography that is excellent in every way in the geography world). You best photo will be placed on to the Gucci Geography Gallery over the next few weeks.
(A sunset in Porto, Portugal – source google images)
Leonardo Da Vinci – the man who wanted to know everything…
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Title: Leonardo Da Vinci – the man who wanted to know everything…
L.O: To understand the word Renaissance
To know why Leonardo was known as a “Renaissance Man”
To Explore what triggered the Renaissance
Task 1:Lesson starter: Observe and analyse the following cartoon images and try to create your own definition of what the word renaissance means. Perhaps try to create your own word bank first and then devise your definition…
Task 2: Main Development: Watch the short cartoon youtube clip below and write down the different things that Leonardo was interested in…
Now turn your notes into a 5w Enquiry…
5W Enquiry on Leonardo….
Where did Leonardo come from?
When was he alive?
What were his passions and interests?
Who were his heroes and inspirations?
Why was he known as a Renaissance man?
Task 3: Recipe time…What triggered the Renaissance???
We are now going to conduct some research on what actually triggered the Renaissance. Using pgs. 34 and 35 from your course book; google search engine; peers; teacher, you need to explore the reasons why the Renaissance period took place…Once you have your reasons you are to the create the perfect recipe that would help produce the perfect Renaissance scenario…for example…
Take 50g of innovation and creativity
Mix it with half a litre of some a of Leonardo’s observation
Add one tsp of Raphael’s Sistine Chapel…
BE CREATIVE!!!!
Task 4: Plenary: Explain why the Renissance period took place…
Write a PEEL paragraph
How bloody was Bloody Mary?
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Title: How bloody was Bloody Mary?
L.O: Examine how and why Bloody Mary got her nickname
Decide whether she deserved her nasty nickname
Key skills:
Source Interpretation
Decision making
Building up evidence
Questioning sources
Lesson starter/Main development:
Fair or Unfair?
You are going to use the sources on pgs. 24 and 25 to build up evidence on whether or not Mary deserved her nickname.
Create a table with two columns – `Bloody Mary` and ´Unlucky Mary´. Read through sources B – I and decide if you think they suggest whether Mary deserved her nickname or not. If you think a source does, write a brief description of it in the 'Bloody Mary' column. If you think a source doesn't, write a brief description in the 'Unlucky Mary' column.
Plenary…
Let’s try an IGCSE exam style questi0n
Q. In your opinion, explain whether or not Mary deserved her nickname. Use evidence to support your opinion…(6marks)
Tips to help:
- Us the evidence from today’s lesson
- Your PEEL framework can help you explain
- A good sentence starter could be – “In my opinion, Mary did/did not deserve her nickname. To support my opinion I can use sources…..
Edward VI…the boy king
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Title: Edward VI…the boy king…
L.O: Explain how and why Henry’s son changed religion in England
Decide what kind of boy Edward VI was.
Lesson starter: Using the outline blank man template, label as many characteristics of Edward VI as you can identify from your research on pgs.22 and 23 of your course books…ADD some features of what he may have worn or looked like if you do this quickly
Main Development…So how did Edward change religion in England
Continue your research on pgs. 22 and 23. Using sources A and C, CREATE your own images in the boxes below of how Edward changed religion, with box 1 being a typical catholic church and box 3 being a typical protestant church. Annotate your images to help the reader understand…(Key skill – remember annotate means to label with detailed description)
Plenary and homework….
Design and write an obituary for King Edward VI. An obituary briefly tells some of the most important events, achievements and the personality of the person who recently died. Begin with Edward’s birth on the 12th October 1537 and end with his death on 6th July 1553 at the age of just 15…
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Who’d want to marry Henry VIII?
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Title: Who’d want to marry Henry VIII?
L.O: Explain why Henry married so many women?
Examine what happened to each of his wives
Advise his sixth wife on how to survive his wife
Lesson starter: Task 1: From the video try and give a small paragraph on why Henry married so many wives…
It would be good to know where they are from and why they married Henry in the first place?
Main Development: Task 2: Create a small fact file on all the 6 wives of Henry VIII – examining what happened to each of them. Do this by creating a table in your books on a full page….
Task 3: Now write Katherine Parr a letter, giving her advice about her forthcoming marriage. In your letter include:
- Details of Henry’s previous five marriages
- What attracted Henry to each of his wives?
- What went wrong with each marriage?
- What happened to each of his wives?
Plenary…How do view Henry now – can you give an opinion on him from all the work you have done so far? If he was around today what questions would you possibly ask him???
Henry VIII, his first wife and his big problem…
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Title: Henry VIII, his first wife and his big problem…
L.O: To explore how and why Henry VIII fell out with the Pope.
To examine how this affected the life of Henry and religion in the whole of England.
Starter – Task 1:
The following are all important dates from Henry’s marriage to his first wife:
1533 1527 1513 1501 1509
Write each date in chronological order, on a separate line. Beside each date, write what happened in that year. Be careful – many thing happen in one of the years!
Main development: Task 2: Why did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon and what happened next?
Using the story board from pgs. 14 and 15 in your course book we are going to create an Historical Infographic on why Henry divorced Catherine and why he fell out with the Pope.
Infographs can be great at providing key information without having to write too many words. Look at the example below…
A good infograph will include images, cartoons, small facts, colour and will be clear and easy to understand.
Use tracing paper on the template above to draw the outline of your infograph. Below is an example of what an Infograph looks like…
Task 3: Plenary: Create an 8 line rap song of how Henry VIII changed religion in England and how this changed his life…
What was young Henry VIII like?
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Title: What was Young Henry VIII like?
L.O: To examine how young Henry VIII spent his time and money.
To judge how religious he was as a young man.
Your task is to create a Facebook profile page in your work books about the young Henry VIII using the sources available to you. The sources include:
- Your course text book (pgs. 12-15)
- Google search engine
- Your peers
- Your teacher
To help structure your facebook profile page consider the following sub-headings for your page:
- Henry the athlete
- Henry the good catholic
- Henry the big spender
Review and complete for homework: Your judgement – give your opinion to the following question…
“Should the young king Henry have been called Henry the Great”?
What was life like in Britain in 1509 continued…
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Title: What was life like in Britain in 1509 continued…
L.O: To continue research on what life was like for people in Britain in 1509 using various resources…
Key skills:
Research
Source interpretation
Judgement
Lesson starter: Task 1: Look at the source A below and try to see if you can identify the following:
- The tower of London
- Two dogs fighting
- Four people holding large pies
- Two men playing violins
- A woman breastfeeding a baby
Key question: What can you tell about life in the 1500s from this painting?
Source A: A fete at Bermondsey, near London in the 1500s showing townspeople of all classes of society.
Main Development: Task 2: From your course text book, read Source D on page 11. and answer question 2.
Next, with reference to question 3 on page.11 – divide your page into two columns like the table below. Title one column “Britain in 1509” and the other column “life today”. Make a list of all the ways Britain was different in 1509 to life today. Highlight three that you think are the most important and write a sentence for each explaining why you made your choices (remember to use PEEL for explanation)
Task 3: Review: Give you opinion about the below statement and try to justify it using evidence from your work in this lesson and the previous one….
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“Life for most people in Britain in 1509 was tough, cruel and difficult”. Do you agree or disagree…?
What was Britain Like in 1509?
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Title: What was Britain Like in 1509
L.O: Examine what Britain was like in 1509
Summarise England’s relationship with its neighbouring countries
Contrast Britain in 1509 with Britain today
course text book
Lesson starter: Handout printed copy of pgs 6and7 for students to stick into books. key questions to answer as part of starter:
Q. Which century were each of the following events in?
- The glorious revolution
- The Great Fire of London
- First performance of a Shakespear play
- Death of Henry VIII
- James I unites Scotland with England
Q. Now put the five events above in the correct chronological order on a timeline (in order in which they happened, from first to last)
Main Development:
Task 2: Examine what Britain was like in 1509: Watch the below clip and make bullet points on what life was like for people in the 1500s
Task 3: Role play – selected students read out the different personalities from page 8 of the text book to gain an insight into what life was like in 1509. Questions to follow after the role play exercise. The personalities include:
- Henry VIII
- A baron
- Catherine of Aragon
- An Irish Chief
- A Welshman
- A student
- A politician
- A villager
- A priest
- A Scotsman
Key questions for you to answer:
Q. What was life like for most of the population?
Q. What is the relationship like between England and Scotland?
Q. What is life like for politicians and students?
Q. How is religion viewed in Britain in 1509?
Q. Who are the baron’s and how do they view the King?
Q. How much of control does England have over Wales and Ireland?
Task 4: Now have a read of pg. 9 from your course text book and answer questions 1 and 2. You must use sources A and B to help you with your responses…
Task 5: Plenary – How does your life compare to someones life in Britain in 1509?
Create a table with two columns, one titled “life in Britain in the 1500s” and one titles “my life in 2019”. List 5 key points from what you have learnt today about life in the 1500s in Britain and list 5key points about your own life – how do they compare?