| A lesson plan and associated differentiated activities to address QCA Unit 8 'What were the differences between the lives of the rich and poor in Tudor times?' |
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Pupils will understand the nature of primary source material.
Pupils will use primary source material to investigate differences in homes of the rich and poor in Tudor England. |
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Can pupils complete the activity sheets correctly?
Can pupils make inferences from primary source materials?
Can pupils justify their inferences by refering to the evidence of the inventories? |
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Pupils should know when the Tudor period was.
Pupils should have knowledge of some features of Tudor life. |
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Most pupils will use primary source material to identify possessions of rich and poor people.
Some pupils will be able to draw inferences from lifestyles of the rich or poor people. |
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Make sure you have plenty of copies of glossaries.
Allow pupils to work in twos. |
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The Unton inventories
- A transcription of the inventories taken on the death of Henry Unton in 1596. There are inventories for two properties in Oxfordshire.
Tudor inventories
- This site provides several short transcriptions of goods belonging to Tudors of different social groups.
Tudor inventories
- Further examples of Tudor inventories.
QCA schemes of work for primary history
- A link to the QCA schemes of work for primary history.
Lesson plan
- A lesson plan with differentiated activities using Tudor inventories.
Activity sheet 1
- Pupils' activity sheet for use with the lesson plan.
Activity sheet 2
- Pupils' activity using Tudor inventories.
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