Category Archives: Roman Invasion

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to investigate the study of History in a bit more detail. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. A bit of revision: 2. WHY do we study History? 3. Let’s look at the benefits of studying History: For example, based on her experiences and observations inContinue reading “Y7: 1-3. Why History? – pre-2024”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at what History is and why it is important…. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First look at expectations for your work in the History class. This is “the best way” to work in the History class: 2. You also need to beContinue reading “Y7: 1-2. What is History? – pre-2024”

Year 7A & Year 7B Welcome to Year 7 History! Before we start looking at all the exciting things that this course has to offer we need look at a few organisational issues. So, here is what you have to do today: (Follow the instructions step by step!!) 1. Watch the video to see whichContinue reading “Y7: 1-1. Introduction to Year 7 – pre-2024”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today we are going to continue examining how the Roman Empire expanded. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. To refresh your memory… 2. 3. Fill in missing notes on “The Expansion of the Roman Empire” (p.6). 4. We can also show how the Roman Empire expanded by using aContinue reading “Y7: 1-7. Rome’s Rise to Power – continued”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to self-assess your source question on Boudica… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 9 on p.17-19. This is some of the information that you could have used in your answer: 2. Now, use the tick-list below to assess your answer: 3. Now, use theContinue reading “Y7: 1-21. Self-Assessment”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to: Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Complete the test! (This is a test on The Roman Invasion of Britain, p.8-10) 2. “The Celts, p.17” (Use the answers on the slides to mark your work.) 3. “Boudica’s Revolt”, p.17 (Use the answers on the slidesContinue reading “Y7: 1-20. Marking”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to finish: “Boudica’s Revolt, p.10 – my own notes” Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First, complete the “mood-o-metre” (on p.3) to show how you feel about the topic on “The Roman Invasion of Britain” …! 2. Now, complete the task, given to you inContinue reading “Y7: 1-19. Making Notes”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to learn how to Study…! Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 8 on p.15-16. 2. It is very important to know how to study. So pay close attention to the information in this lesson! Making Notes. (5:34 minutes long) 3. 4. So, this isContinue reading “Y7: 1-18. How to study”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today we are going to look in detail how to make use of sources of information in History. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Evidence Examples. (1:27 minutes long) When using sources it is very important to always “back-up” statements made with evidence from the source. You write downContinue reading “Y7: 1-17. Using Sources”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to mark some work and answer some questions…. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 7 on p.12-14. 2. Mark Task 3 on p.17. 3. “Task 2: The Celts, p.17” Use the following checklist to make sure that you answer the questions properly: (WordPress advertisementsContinue reading “Y7: 1-16. Julius Caesar & the Celts”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at resistance to Roman rule in Britain. (You will watch quite a bit of video material to see how the Celts resisted Roman rule and how the Romans tried to protect their empire.) Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Not all the CeltsContinue reading “Y7: 1-15. Celtic Resistance”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to see how the Romans finally conquered Britain! Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Let’s first mark some work… Task 6 on p.10-11. 2. Now, let’s see how the Romans conquered Britain in 43 AD! Roman Invasion – Claudius. (1:10 minutes long) 3. Now readContinue reading “Y7: 1-14. Claudius invades Britain”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at Julius Caesar’s attempts to invade Britain. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. So, in the previous lesson we learnt that Julius Caesar heard about the Celts from merchants and he wrote in his diary how skillful the Celts were at using chariotsContinue reading “Y7: 1-13. Julius Caesar invades Britain”

Year 7B & Year 7A Today you are going to “meet the Celts”, in the year 55BC… However, let’s first look at the terminology test that you wrote previously. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Look at your test result: First, look at your test result (Homework-4) and also see where you have perhapsContinue reading “Y7: 1-12. The Celts in 55BC”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to: Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Complete the test! (This is a test on Terminology, p.5) 2. Now we are going to look at the different types of historical sources of evidence. (4:28 minutes long) Here is an example of a political cartoon: 3.Continue reading “Y7: 1-10. Primary & Secondary Sources”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to “meet the Romans” in the year 55BC… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First we are going to mark some work… Task 4 (p.8) 2. 3. Let’s make sure that you understand the information in Source 7. If there are more words that youContinue reading “Y7: 1-11. The Romans in 55BC”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to mark some tasks completed previously and also learn a bit more about the Roman Empire. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 2 on p.6-7. 2. Father Time – Task 1. Father Time – Task 3. 3. Now, let’s revise the legend of howContinue reading “Y7: 1-8. Expansion of the Empire”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to learn about the Roman Army …. So, here is what you have to do today: Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Let’s see how the Roman Army was structured… The Roman Army. (3:00 minutes long) 2. 3. The information about the “Roman Army” (inContinue reading “Y7: 1-9. The Roman Army”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today we are going to start with our topic on “The Roman Invasion of Britain”. We are going to look how the Romans settled in Britain and how they influenced life in Britain. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Let’s first start by learning a bit more about theContinue reading “Y7: 1-6. Rome’s Rise to Power”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to complete the Father Time tasks…. But first, we are going to look at some of the major periods in our History. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. We talked about “Father Time” (the article that we read in a previous lesson). It mentions “periods”Continue reading “Y7: 1-5. Father Time – continued”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to learn: how to use timelines how to determine decades Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Before we talk about the article that we read in the previous lesson, “Father Time”, I want you to tell me a little bit more about yourself, by completingContinue reading “Y7: 1-4. Father Time”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to investigate the study of History in a bit more detail. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. A bit of revision: 2. WHY do we study History? 3. Let’s look at the benefits of studying History: For example, based on her experiences and observations inContinue reading “Y7: 1-3. Why History?”

Year 7A & Year 7B Today you are going to look at what History is and why it is important…. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First look at expectations for your work in the History class. This is “the best way” to work in the History class: 2. So, what exactly is History?Continue reading “Y7: 1-2. What is History?”

Year 7A & Year 7B Welcome to Year 7 History! Before we start looking at all the exciting things that this course has to offer we need look at a few organisational issues. So, here is what you have to do today: (Follow the instructions step by step!!) 1. In Year 7 History there areContinue reading “Y7: 1-1. Introduction to Year 7”