KS3 Humanities Homework Project

KS3 Humanities Homework Project
Subject Focus:
History: Change over time.
Wednesday 26th February 2014
Date due:
Questions to choose from
Challenging
How did designs of castles differ between 1066 and1558?
Extended
How and why did castle designs change between 1066 and 1558?
Difficult
‘Knowledge and ideas brought back from abroad’ was the main reason for the
developments in castle building between 1066 – 1558? Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
What I’m looking for:
Knowledge and Understanding
Challenging
You should:
• describe or list features of
different castles;
• show your knowledge by
labelling castle diagrams with
their key features;
• give definitions of key terms;
• Explain what the main
differences were;
• reach a conclusion.
Extended
Difficult
You should:
You should:
• include detailed comparisons • demonstrate your
understanding of the ‘big
• identify similarities and
picture’ of changes in castles
differences;
over time;
• explain the chronological
•
give a sophisticated analysis
sequence of castle
of a range of reasons or
development;
factors for the changes;
• explain different reasons for
•
reach a conclusion that
why castles changed over
evaluates what the main
time.
reason for the changes was.
• reach a reasoned conclusion.
Enquiry
You should:
• be resourceful in seeking out information;
• use information from a range of sources – e.g.
text books, library books, websites;
• write/type your project up in your own words;
• use your information to help create your castle
and assessment essay.
Presentation
You should:
• include diagrams, pictures and details to make
your work interesting to read;
• proof read and triple check your work;
• take care over the design and layout of your
project;
• only hand in work that you are proud of.
KS3 Humanities Homework Project
Breakdown of activities/ work to include
You should spend about 60 minutes per week working on your project
Challenging
How did designs of
castles differ between
1066 and 1558?
Week 1
BLP Focus:
Noticing details
Parent’s signature
Research different types of
castle – Motte and Bailey,
Square Keep, Concentric &
Device Forts.
Produce an information
page on each type.
______________
Complete your own Castles
Glossary. Add any extra
words you think are
essential.
Week 2
BLP Focus:
Making links
Parent’s signature
For each castle you have
researched make a list of
its strengths and its
weaknesses.
______________
You could do this by
labelling a picture or
diagram.
Week 3
ASSESSMENT
BLP Focus:
Reasoning
Parent’s signature
Conclusion – Write a 1 side
structured answer to the
key question of your
project.
You may want to use
illustrations or diagrams.
______________
Extended
Difficult
How and why did castle
designs change between
1066 and 1558?
‘Knowledge and ideas brought
back from abroad’ was the main
reason for the developments
castle building between 1066 –
1558? Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
Research different types of
castle – Motte and Bailey,
Square Keep, Concentric &
Device Forts.
Produce an information page
on each type.
Research different types of
castle – Motte and Bailey,
Square Keep, Concentric &
Device Forts.
Produce an information page
on each type.
Complete your own Castles
Glossary. Add any extra
words you think are essential.
Complete your own Castles
Glossary. Add any extra
words you think are essential.
For each castle you have
researched annotate a
diagram showing the castle’s
key features and explaining
how it could be defended
against attacks and where it
was vulnerable.
Conclusion – Write a 2 side
structured answer to explain
all the key reasons why
castles changed over time.
You may want to divide these
in to topics like ‘better
defence’.
For each castle you have
researched annotate a
diagram showing the castle’s
key features and explaining
how it could be defended
against attacks and where it
was vulnerable. Show how
castle designers responded to
developments in weapons and
attack methods.
Conclusion – write 2 to 3
sides of structured writing to
analyse how and why castles
changed over time.
You should explain the
different reasons why
changes in design of castles
took place.
You should reach a
judgement about whether the
main reason was because of
ideas brought back from
abroad, or another factor.
Build a scale model of a castle that has existed between 1066 & 1558. The base of the castle
must not be bigger than a sheet of A3 paper.
Week 4
BLP Focus:
Planning and
Imagining;
Capitalising on
Resources
Parent’s signature
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Parent’s signature
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To accompany your castle
you need to produce –
To accompany your castle
you need to produce –
To accompany your castle
you need to produce –
a. An information sheet
about the history of the
castle.
b. A timeline showing
where this particular type
of castle fits in with the
different designs through
time.
a.An information sheet about
the history of the castle.
a. An information sheet about
the history of the castle.
b. An information pack
showing how this castle
differs from others.
c. An annotated timeline
showing the development of
castle designs over time
alongside the development
of weapons and attack
methods.
b.A timeline explaining how
exactly the castle changed
in design over time.
Castles and accompanying project work are to be submitted together on
th
Wednesday 26 February 2014

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