Year 8
Year Eight – Common Entrance & Scholarship
Year Eight – Common Entrance & Scholarship
Learning the required topics in preparation for Common Entrance & Scholarship exams; understanding primary and secondary sources and how they are used; ability to write full answers to historical questions, using appropriate evidence and drawing appropriate conclusions.
Topics:
Topics:
Autumn Term- The Middle Ages: 1199 – 1381
Autumn Term- The Middle Ages: 1199 – 1381
King Richard I and the Crusades
King John & Magna Carta
Edward I and the Conquest of Wales and Scotland
CE timed essay during mock exams.
Spring Term – The Middle Ages 1381 – 1453
Spring Term – The Middle Ages 1381 – 1453
The Black Death
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381
Timed evidence question during mock exams.
Summer Term
Summer Term
Castles - their evolution and importance during medieval times.
Individual research project and presentation for CE.
