English National Curriculum - History

6. Assessment: What do we know about castles?

Mission Objectives

Recall the jobs and duties of different people in castles long ago

Describe what life was like in a castle long ago

Demonstrate who people in a castle would talk to or work with

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Keywords

Words and meanings to learn

protect

to keep someone or something safe

community

a group of people who live in the same place and share something in common

ruins

the broken or old parts of a building that are left after most of it has fallen down

noblemen

an important man who owned land and looked after the people who lived there

defences

things that protect a castle and the people inside it from enemies

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Resources: Pens and pencils

Support Handout (1): A word bank is provided to support pupils in writing a diary entry or acting out a castle scene.

Core Handout (2): The handout provides a template for the children to write their diary entry.

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