Normans L1 - Who Should Be King in 1066?

This lesson contains:
A starter to study a picture of Edward the Confessor dying and to interpret what is going on.
An overview of the issue in 1066 with the death of Edward and an introduction to the three claimants - Harold, Harald and William.
A YouTube video is used to give some insight into the problems between Harold and William and students discuss what the main arguments are.
A research task to study information on 3 different cards, one for each claimant, with them talking int heir own words why theys hould be king. The students complete a mind map (images to be stcuk in and annotated) with the positives and negatives of each person.
A writing task at the end to consolidate their thoughts.
An optional extension, if you wanted to go into a 2nd lesson or wanted to give something for homework, for students to write an organised piece of writing and study an exemplar and critique it.
 
Attachments:
1 x Powerpoint Presentation
3 x Word Files