Objectives: - To know some of the key features of castles. To understand how castles defended against attacks. To be able to collaborate: make links with other people to extend your own ideas.

Outcomes: - PPass – will be able to identify the key features of strong castles. Pass – will be able to describe the key features of castles. Merit – will be able to explain how the different features would defend you against attack. Distinction – will be able to reach a judgement about which the best features were and explain why.Differentiated learning : -Groupings encourage both cooperation and competition. Catalogues are differentiated – more problem solving in gifted catalogue. Final written worksheet is differentiated.

Literacy: -Keywords vocab triangle used in both lessons.Emotive language to explain final choices to William.

SMSC: -Student groupings to encourage collaborative learning, competition and ambition.Cultural – understanding what made castles effective.

Each group must turn the information on their card into a poster. There are some rules though:

• You can only use ten words. • As much of the information as possible

must be changed into pictures, diagrams, numbers - e.g. if leadership is mentioned in your work, rather than write the word you could use a number 1 or picture to represent that characteristic. Abbreviations count as one word.

• Each person in the group must produce their own poster—use one colour for each person.

• You have only 5 minutes to complete • your poster.

A Grade Will be able to justify why the key features of fulfilling the job role are directly linked to the success of the team.

B Grade will understand the importance of the 4 job roles.

C Grade – know the key features of job roles.

Preparation for using group roles

• Present back your team role to your group. – What are their key characteristics

and role?– How will carrying out this role help

you in other subjects and careers outside of school?

– Is this role important if the team is to be a success?

Team Leader: Which key features of this role are directly linked to the success of the team?

Group Co-ordinators:Explain the

impact on your team if you

failed to carryout your

duties?

Assessment Co-ordinator: What is your

key role? Which

of the four roles is the most

important?

Now match the skills and characteristics to the individuals in your group – prepare to work in a team role for the rest of the lesson.

Feedback Co-ordinators- what

is your key role?

How could you

link this role to

the success of the team?

StarterJob roles: • Feedback co-

ordinator• Assessment co-

ordinator• Group co-ordinator• Team leader

Use the key terms to: A Grade – Which skills and characteristics are needed when working in a team? Prepare to justifyB Grade – Explain how important these skills and characteristics are, if the individual is to be a success in their job role. C grade – Use the key terms to describe the skills and characteristics need in a job role.

Motte and Bailey

Stone Keep

Castle

Which was the best type of castle?

Vocab defence/defensiveConnectives However, Opening sentence

One of the most important features…

How would you best defend England against attack?

Subject Objectives:• To know some of the key features

of castles.• To understand how castles

defended against attacks.Manor Learning Skills Objective:• To be able to collaborate: make

links with other people to extend your own ideas.

Learning OutcomesPPass – will be able to identify the key features of strong castles.

Pass – will be able to describe the key features of castles.

Merit – will be able to explain how the different features would defend you against attack.

Distinction – will be able to reach a judgement about which the best features were and explain why.

Task:The Year is 1090.

You are a friend of William and he has given you a large piece of land.

You want to build a castle on that land and have £1000 to spend on it.

What is the purpose of a castle?Group discussion.

Design your castle

You have 20 minutes to decide which features you group will choose and why.

Remember to allocate roles so that everyone has something to do (someone needs to do the maths, someone needs to log the information, you all need to help to explain why you have chosen the features you have).

How good is your castle?

Your castle is now under attack!!!!

Group co-ordinator from each group should come to the front and collect the first event. Read through the card and take the actions it suggests.

When you have completed the first card you should bring it back and collect the second.

Continue until you have dealt with all 7 events – who has the best castle?

Motte and Bailey

Stone Keep

Castle

Which was the best type of castle?

Vocab defence/defensiveConnectives However, Opening sentence

One of the most important features…

TabooWe need four volunteers to come to the front: You will, as a group, try identify the job role of each guest by listening to their characteristics and skills. CLUE: They are historical figures.

The visitors are: William the Conqueror - Team Leader

Anne Frank (diarist) – Feedback Co-ordinatorMartin Luther King – Civil Rights Activist – Group Co-ordinator

Florence Nightingale, Nurse – Assessment Co-ordinatorUse the following key terms to help you describe the skills and qualities of who you are: listener, information collator, delegating, leading, making decisions, motivator, communicator , presenter, problem solving, organiser, assessor, support.

Distinction – Will be able to compare the skills and characteristics of different job roles. Merit– Link skills and characteristics to job roles.Pass – identify the skills and characteristics.

Flying Geese

Motte and Bailey

Stone Keep

Castle

Which was the best type of castle?

Vocab defence/defensiveConnectives However, Opening sentence

One of the most important features…

How would you best defend England against attack?

Subject Objectives:• To know some of the key features

of castles.• To understand how castles

defended against attacks.Manor Learning Skills Objective:• To be able to collaborate: make

links with other people to extend your own ideas.

Learning OutcomesPPass – will be able to identify the key features of strong castles.

Pass – will be able to describe the key features of castles.

Merit – will be able to explain how the different features would defend you against attack.

Distinction – will be able to reach a judgement about which the best features were and explain why.

Planning Task

Read through event number 8.

On your whiteboards and using the castleogue and your ideas from yesterday, which key features would the best castles

have?

You can have one item from every page.

Final written task

Use your new group’s ideas to write an individual written report explaining how your new castle would effectively defend

against this attack.

Trebuchet

MangonelBallista

Motte and Bailey

Stone Keep

Castle

Which was the best type of castle?

Vocab defence/defensiveConnectives However, Opening sentence

One of the most important features…

The most important

thing I have learnt today

is…

The most interesting thing I have learnt today

is…

The most important question I still have

is…