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This lesson examines the changing role that religion played in aspects of Crime and Punishment in Medieval England such as the use of sanctuary, church courts, religious trials and the benefit of the clergy.

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The lesson resources include:

• 2 x A4 Printable Worksheets (PPT)
• 1 x 23 slide Power Point

The 23 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: As You Enter War Up - On a scale of 1-10, how much influence do you think the Church had over crime and punishment in Medieval England?
• Slide 3-4: Recap - Students recap 5 main areas that they have already looked at which cover the influence of the Church over law and order. Gap fill activity with answers (ordeals, religious oaths, crimes against authority, heresy etc).
• Slide 5-6: Starter - Students need to pick the correctly worded sentences to help them accurately describe the influence of the Church over Medieval law and order. Answers provided.
• Slide 7-8: Background information about the influence of religion in society and the power of the Christian Church.
• Slide 9-11: Task 1 - Key term match up - 10 useful terms which will help students fully understand the information included in the lesson. Printable worksheet and answers provided.
• Slide 12: Task 2 - An outline of the two A4 worksheets which are also provided with this resource.
• Slide 13: Challenge Questions
• Slide 14: Learning Review 1 - A learning review pyramid
• Slide 15-16: Learning Review 2 - A 10 question quiz based on the information from the lesson with answers provided.
• Slide 17: Topic overview - students use their knowledge of the whole of Key Topic/Unit 1 to note down an A-Z of key terms.
• Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the similarity and difference questions with sentence starter support.
• Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question with structured support.
• Slide 20-21: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question with sentence starters and support.
• Slide 22: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 23: More from RA Resources

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