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Stretch & Challenge: Both Harold Godwinson and Harald Hardraada wanted
to be the next king of England in 1066. Think back to last class.
Write down two reasons why each man thought he should be king

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Describe what
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• Source analysis
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OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES Keywords
Mastered & Learning objective: Norway
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1066
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Success Criteria and Modelling

Comman
This type of question will require students to:
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Evaluation

  give a statement of fact, with  two further expansion points.

Explain These may expand on each other, or both from the same fact.
Analysis There is no context in these questions

Use
Make reference in clear terms to the given information
adapt (a novel) or present (a particular incident) as a play or
Application film.
Describe "his play dramatized the plight of Maureen, a pregnant young
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give an answer, no longer than a sentence, referring to a piece of
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g Identify select the correct answer from reading a graph or table of data
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To describe the events surrounding the Battle of Stamford Bridge

• Harald Hardrada, the heir of
King Cnut, wanted to re-establish
Information/Discussion

Viking
. control over England.
• He was angry that Harold
Godwinson had been crowned King
of England, so he therefore
prepared an invasion of England
so he could claim the crown by
force.
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L/O ;To describe the events surrounding the Battle of Stamford
Bridge
• Hardrada’s army arrived off the coast
of Britain and started to raid and
attack English towns.

• They then sailed up the river Humber,

Information

disembarked at Riccall, and defeated

Anglo-Saxon forces at the Battle of
Fulford. However Harold Godwinson had
not been idle and was marching
northwards with his saxon army to fight
back against Hardrada.

• Godwinson’s army managed to march a

distance of about 185 miles, in only
four days, enabling him to take the
Vikings completely by surprise.
• The two armies met at Stamford
Bridge, in Yorkshire, to do battle.
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We are now going to

watch a video
showing the Battle of
Stamford Bridge.

While it is playing
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
think about this
ByN8nqEpGu0&vl=en question:

Why did Godwinson

win at the Battle of
Stamford Bridge?
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Check Point/Discussion/Collaboration

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Stretch & Challenge: Harold had won a Great Victory in the north. Was
his position now stronger or weaker than it before Harald Hardrada’s
invasion.

Task 1
Collaboration

In your groups Sort the cards you

have been given into three
categories:
• Saxon strengths
• Viking weaknesses
• Luck
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Task 2
Why did Harold Godwinson win
Independently

the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Write a couple of P.E.E paragraphs in your book explaining
why
Make sure you include what you think are the most
important reasons and why.
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Plenary
• Put yourself in Harold Godwinsons
position.
EXIT Review

• He has just won the battle of Stamford

Bridge defeating the Viking Army in a
vicious battle.
• You hear that William has landed in the
south and is killing and ransacking
villages.
• WHAT DO YOU DO?