Dissolution of the monasteries

ACADEMY LEARNING CYCLE

CONNECT & ENGAGE

Subject: Year: Lesson: Unit:

History

ACTIVATE DEMONSTRATE REVIEW & EVALUATE

CONNECT & ENGAGE

ACTIVATE (Explicit Teaching)

The Big Picture

REVIEW & EVALUATE

DEMONSTRATE (Student Constructs)

The Big Picture

LO: To investigate why the monasteries were shut down Lesson One: The positives.

ACTIVATE (Explicit Teaching)

Map of monastery DissolutionRoomPlan.pdf Role play cards DissolutionRoleCards.doc Take a tour of the monastery and find out what people did. Write your characters on to your plan as they are read out and write one positive point by each name.

DEMONSTRATE (Student Constructs)

The monastery is going to be shut down – SHOCK HORROR How do these people react to it?

Choose 2 of the people and write: If this monastery shuts down I will feel…. because…..

Now create a mind map and categorise the key positive features of the Abbey.

The Abbey provided jobs for people Positive features

REVIEW & EVALUATE

Write your own comment and target about your understanding of this lesson.

Think about what you now know about the positives of a monastery

Homework:

Write a very respectful letter to Henry VIII outlining all the good work and opportunities that are made possible by the Abbey.

Your main purpose is to convince him of the worth of the Abbey but be careful‌you know he wants to get hold of the money!!!