Year 8

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:

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

The Black Death

The Peasants' Revolt of 1381

Timed evidence question during mock exams.

Summer Term

Castles - their evolution and importance during medieval times.

Individual research project and presentation for CE.