1. Year 7 history homework booklet Name:………………………………………………………………………………………… Class:……………………… Teacher:…………………………………………………………………………………… 1

2. What we expect from students: To hand homework in on time. Students must hand their completed homework in with an attached mark scheme. It is the responsibility of the student to print off this mark scheme. All work must be completed by looking at the criteria found on the mark scheme To put a good amount of effort in to homework tasks. We will suggest how long each activity should take. To ask for help or guidance (if needed) in plenty of time prior to the due date. To ensure that homework is well presented. That students have done all they can to prepare themselves for their formal assessment What you can expect: A homework tasks is set during every school half term. Each homework has been carefully designed to develop the key skills required to be an excellent historian Each homework task has a variety of parts. These have been designed to build up relevant contextual knowledge which will help with termly formal assessments. To have some of your homework peer-assessed by others in your class. That homework will be marked using the criteria sheet found on the following pages. For each homework the feedback sheet will be highlighted, and put in their best work folders History points to be awarded to reflect the effort put in to the homework. History points will also be signed off on your reward chart. This will map your progress throughout the year. There will be a total of 44 History points available throughout the year Formative comments and official levels will issued on your termly assessments.. The teacher will issue comments that will link into your progress and targets. You may well be expected to show that you have added to your work once it has been marked and feedback given. This will help you have taken on board advice and developed your historical skills. For the attention of parents/carers/guardians: Please can you sign and date below to say that you have seen this homework booklet and that you will be helping the history department to monitor your child/ward’s completion of the tasks when they are set. Signature: …………………………………………………………………Date:……………… 2

3. Contents: Year 7 Autumn term – Term 1: Homework task 1 (AFL): Time line of my life Homework task II (AFL): Build a castle Final assessment: (written in class) “What killed Tollund man?” Final assessment: (written in class) “The main reason why William was able to win the Battle of Hastings was because he had the better army” How far do you agree with this statement? Year 7 Spring term – Term 2: Homework task III (AFL): Design your own coat of arms Homework task IV (AFL): Design your own Magna Carta Final assessment: (written in class) Becket – source based enquiry Final assessment: (written in class) Peasants revolt – source based enquiry Year 7 Summer term – Term 3: Homework task V (AFL): Tudor family tree Homework task VI (AFL): Book review Final assessment: (written in class) Who killed the princes in the tower? Source work Final assessment: (written in class) Henry VIII essay 3

4. QualityCriteriaPoints Outstanding You have shown an excellent amount of effort. You have included excellent independent research. You have fully grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of developed explanation. There may be evidence of developed evaluation. 4 Good You have shown a good amount of effort. You have included good independent research. You have grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of explanation. There may be evidence of evaluation. 3 Satisfactory You have shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have included satisfactory independent research. You have started to grasp the topic studied There may be relevant description 2 Improvem ent needed You have not shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have not included a satisfactory amount of independent research. You have failed to grasp the topic studied 1 Homework I: Timeline of my life Student tick list Teacher tick list Task I: You have printed out the homework booklet for the rest of the year, and have had it signed by your parents. You have identified 10 personal events and put them into chronological order (timeline) on a piece of A3 paper You have explained why your personal events were significant to you Task II: You have included a variety of sources/evidence to back up the events e.g photos, newspaper clippings, photocopies of certificates. Task III You have identified 6 world events and put them into chronological order (timeline) on a piece of A3 paper You have explained why your world events were significant to you You have created a key breaking up the world events into categories e.g sporting, political, geographical...... Extension activity: Be brilliant! You have identified 5 major points of British History which happened outside of your lifetime. You have ranked them in order of significance offered an explanation. 4 WWW? EBI?

5. QualityCriteriaPoints Outstanding You have shown an excellent amount of effort. You have included excellent independent research. You have fully grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of developed explanation. There may be evidence of developed evaluation. 4 Good You have shown a good amount of effort. You have included good independent research. You have grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of explanation. There may be evidence of evaluation. 3 Satisfactory You have shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have included satisfactory independent research. You have started to grasp the topic studied There may be relevant description 2 Improvem ent needed You have not shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have not included a satisfactory amount of independent research. You have failed to grasp the topic studied 1 Homework task II: Build a model castle Student tick list Teach er tick list Task I: Research an actual castle from the Medieval time period. Make a poster which includes photos and a brief outline of its main features Task II: Design on A4 paper a blueprint of what your castle will look like, including all defensive features, Explain how these features would help keep the enemy out Task III Build the castle it must be no bigger than a shoe box! You have included information about three weapons that would have been used to attack your castle with an evaluation of which one would be most effective. Extension: You have drawn comparisons between your castle and the actual medieval castle you researched, you have stated how you have improved the design of the castle You have 5 WWW? EBI?

6. QualityCriteriaPoints Outstanding You have shown an excellent amount of effort. You have included excellent independent research. You have fully grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of developed explanation. There may be evidence of developed evaluation. 4 Good You have shown a good amount of effort. You have included good independent research. You have grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of explanation. There may be evidence of evaluation. 3 Satisfactory You have shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have included satisfactory independent research. You have started to grasp the topic studied There may be relevant description 2 Improvem ent needed You have not shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have not included a satisfactory amount of independent research. You have failed to grasp the topic studied 1 Homework task III: Design your own Magna Carta for SPH Student tick list Teacher tick list Part I : Research the Magna Carta. Produce an A4 poster in the form of a mind map which includes: Who produced it, why it was produced, when it was produced, what it stated and where it was produced and where it is now (clue: there is more than one copy) Part II: Identify 10 areas of the school that you would like to improve. You must include evidence out lining why they need to change/why they need to be introduced You have included explanations as to how your changes would improve school life Part III: Write up your Magna Carta which should include stylish presentation and developed use of language which will help your Magna Carta comes across in a very persuasive manner. You can tea stain your work if you wish You have offered a conclusion as to what you think your best argument is and why. Extension: Create a Magna Carta for the UK today. This should include up to 5 reforms you would like to see implemented. This Magna Carta should follow the format of the above 6 WWW? EBI?

7. QualityCriteriaPoints Outstanding You have shown an excellent amount of effort. You have included excellent independent research. You have fully grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of developed explanation. There may be evidence of developed evaluation. 4 Good You have shown a good amount of effort. You have included good independent research. You have grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of explanation. There may be evidence of evaluation. 3 Satisfactory You have shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have included satisfactory independent research. You have started to grasp the topic studied There may be relevant description 2 Improveme nt needed You have not shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have not included a satisfactory amount of independent research. You have failed to grasp the topic studied 1 Homework task IV: Design your medieval coat of arms Studen t tick list Teacher tick list Part I: You have researched the rules of heraldry and written up a charter summarising the rules Part II: You have designed your own crest/coat of arms with at least 5 different aspects of medieval heraldry You have written an explanation of your coat of arms on the back, as well as giving examples of when/where you have demonstrated these qualities or characteristics Part III: You have researched your own family coat of arms and written up an explanation about what it says about your family name Extension: You have researched your nearest historical town or cities emblem/crest/flag and have created a leaflet on it. You could even research your teams crest. 7 WWW? EBI?

8. 8 Homework task IV: Design your medieval coat of arms Date set: Date Due: Aims and objectives: To show an understanding of the the symbols of helardry. This will help you develop your interpretation skills Task: Research the rules of heraldry and include this in your justification Design your own crest/coat of arms Use the notes on the following page and your own research to come up with a design that best fits your personality/family traits. Write an explanation of your coat of arms on the back. Justifying why you deserve to have these symbols on your shield. ie I have drawn a drawn an axe as I am dutiful. I am dutiful because I always do my homework to the best of my ability and always hand it in on time. Your shield must be made up at least 5 different symbols. http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/symbols.htm http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/symbols.htm Research your own family coat of arms. If you can not find it, research your mother’s maiden name or another family member. You must offer a write up of what the coat of arms says about your family name. SymbolMeaning AxeDutiful CrownAuthority FireZeal HeartSincere StarNoble SunGlory SwordWarlike CastleProtectivene ss AnimalMeaning BearProtectiveness DogLoyal Double Eagle/Eagle Leader and Decisiveness DragonDefender of treasure FoxClever LionCourage SnakeAmbition UnicornExtreme courage ColourMeaning Yellow or Gold Generosity White Or Silver Peace and Sincerity BlackConstancy (loyal) BlueLoyalty and truthfulness RedWarrior, Strong GreenHope and Joy PurpleRoyal Majesty, Justice

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10. QualityCriteriaPoints Outstanding You have shown an excellent amount of effort. You have included excellent independent research. You have fully grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of developed explanation. There may be evidence of developed evaluation. 4 Good You have shown a good amount of effort. You have included good independent research. You have grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of explanation. There may be evidence of evaluation. 3 Satisfactory You have shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have included satisfactory independent research. You have started to grasp the topic studied There may be relevant description 2 Improveme nt needed You have not shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have not included a satisfactory amount of independent research. You have failed to grasp the topic studied 1 Homework task V: Tudor family tree Student tick list Teacher tick list Part 1: You have researched the Tudor family. You have included at least 10 individuals. You have shown the family connections between the individuals. You have shown who was a king. You have included life dates. Part II: Include a interesting fact (horrible histories style) about each person on your family tree Reference where you found the information. Part III: Create 10 top trumps for each medieval monarch including: impact on daily life/religion/wars with other countries/succession. Extension: Investigate your own family history and write up a time magazine man/women of the year article for them. Including full justifications and pictures. 10 WWW? EBI?

11. QualityCriteriaPoints Outstanding You have shown an excellent amount of effort. You have included excellent independent research. You have fully grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of developed explanation. There may be evidence of developed evaluation. 4 Good You have shown a good amount of effort. You have included good independent research. You have grasped the topic studied. There may be evidence of explanation. There may be evidence of evaluation. 3 Satisfactory You have shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have included satisfactory independent research. You have started to grasp the topic studied There may be relevant description 2 Improvem ent needed You have not shown a satisfactory amount of effort You have not included a satisfactory amount of independent research. You have failed to grasp the topic studied 1 Homework task VI: Book review Student tick list Teacher tick list Task I: Select any book to read, it can be fiction or non fiction but must be set in a real historical time period! Read it! Task II: You have put together a PowerPoint which should have been rehearsed and be no longer than 5 minutes and 5 slides. You have included slides on A) What drove you to read/pick the book B) Which specific sections of the book you really enjoyed and why. C) What life was like for people who lived at the time in which the book was set. This should include clear evidence of further research. D) Some intelligent, imaginative questions that you would ask the author which shows that you have thought about what you have read E) Comparison to other books set in the past that you have read. Task III: Present your PowerPoint in front of the rest of the class Extension: Never stop reading. If you enjoyed it select another book. 11 WWW? EBI?