Students examine Hereward the Wake and Anglo-Saxon rebellion at Ely (1070-71) as well as an overview of Anglo-Saxon rebellions between 1067-1071.
The 24 slide fully resourced lesson contains and background information and a number of printable teaching resources:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Lesson outcomes and progress tracker
- Slide 3: Recap anagram quiz covering 8 key individuals related to the Anglo-Saxon rebellions with answers.
- Slide 5-6: Recap picture quiz - Why were the Anglo-Saxons rebelling?
- Slide 7-10: Starter Task: Map activity to locate key places linked to the Anglo-Saxon rebellions.
- Slide 11: Background information about the location and environment of Ely
- Slide 12: Task 1 - why William and the Normans found dealing with the rebellions at Ely challenging.
- Slide 13-15: Task 2 - A choice of two printable worksheets covering the main events of the rebellion at Ely.
- Slide 16-17: Task 3 Sort task - why were all the rebellions a failure with printable worksheet.
- Slide 18-19: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 2 mark ‘One feature’ question with printable answer sheet.
- Slide 20: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
- Slide 21-22: Learning Review - Which Rebellion Quiz with answers.
- Slide 23: Lesson fact sheet based on the most recent GCSE specification.
- Slide 24: More from RA Resources.
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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