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ThisweekwewillbecontinuingwithourHistorytopicwhichisaboutAnglo–SaxonandScotSettlementsinBritain.
History:Anglo–SaxonsandScots
ManyofthenamesoftownsandvillagesinBritainalsocamefromtheAnglo-Saxons.Haveyouevernoticedthatmanyplacenamessharesomesimilarities?Forinstance,howmanyplacenamescanyouthinkofwhichhavetheendingsshownonthesignpostsbelow?1.Useamapsoratlastomakealistforeachtypeofending.Whatdothinktheymightmean?
2.Lookforplacesonamaporatlasthathavethesewordendings.CanyoulabeltheplacesonamapofBritain?
3.UsetheinternettoresearchandfindoutmoreaboutoneoftheAnglo-Saxonjobs.ThencreateapostertoadvertiseforanAnglo-Saxonworkerforyourjob.YoushoulddrawapictureofanAnglo-Saxonworkerdoingthejobinthemiddleandprovidedetailsaboutthejobandthequalitiesneededtodoitintheboxesaroundtheoutside.Youcanchooseoneofthesejobstowriteabout:
smith,tanner,weaver,jeweller,woodworker,potter
4.UsingalltheinformationyouhavelearntaboutwhatanAnglo-Saxonvillagewaslikecanyounowdesignanddrawyourownvillage?Youcoulduseartmaterials,junkmodellingmaterialsorbuildingbricksifyouhavethemathome.
• Youshouldtrytoincludeasmanyfeaturesasyoucantomakesureyourvillageisbusyandthriving!
• Youwillalsoneedtowritelabelstoannotateallthefeaturesofyourvillageandshowyouunderstandwhatitwasliketolivethere.
Belowaresomeextraactivitiesyoucandoathomeifyouwouldliketo.1.ImagineyouareanAnglo-SaxoninvaderwhohasjustsettledinBritain.CanyoumakeupanameforyourownvillageortownusingtheAnglo-Saxonvocabularysheetsandyourknowledgeoftheinvasionsandsettlers?Canyoualsoprovideadefinitionforthename?YoucouldevenproduceanimaginarylistofAnglo-SaxonplacenamescoveringthewholeofBritain.2.CanyoufindoutthenamesofanyplacesthatcomefromthenamesofAnglo-Saxongodsorsuperstitions?3.CanyoumakeupagamethatwillhelpotherchildrenlearnaboutAnglo-Saxonplacenamesandtheirmeanings?4.CanyouactinroleasavillagerinanAnglo-Saxonvillagetotalkaboutwhatitisliketolivethereandthejobsthathavetobedone?5.CanyouwritestepbystepinstructionsonhowtoperformoneoftheAnglo-Saxoncrafts,suchasweavingormakingpottery?Includediagramsforeachstageoftheprocesstoo.Youmightneedtoresearchhowtodothisusingtheinternetfirst.6.ResearchwhatanAnglo–Saxonhousewaslike.Canyoudrawandlabeltheinsideofthehouse?
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