Planning
EXAMPLE E: TUDOR BUILDINGS
(Bold text shows where an objective has been 'tracked
through' into the lesson itself).
CLASS: 8T Length of Lesson : 70 minutes ABILITY: Mixed
Date: 23/3/98
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Nothing taught, but some may know a
little from KS2, earlier field-trips and general knowledge.
AIM: The use of physical evidence through the
study of some features of Tudor buildings.
OBJECTIVES: To enable the pupils:
- To understand
the factors, which led to changes in house building in the sixteenth
century; (KSU 2b, 2c)
- To be able to
name some of the local examples of Tudor buildings; (4b)
- To be able to
identify some of the characteristic features of Tudor buildings; (4b)
- To understand
the changes in house building from medieval cruck construction to
jettied constructions; (2c)
- To know
what materials were used in Tudor house building and how these can be
identified (4b);
- To be able to
explain the changes in the features of windows from the 15th
to the 17th centuries. (2c/ 4b)
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OBJECTIVES
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TEACHER ACTIVITY
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PUPIL ACTIVITY
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RESOURCES
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Title on board. ‘Tudor buildings’ Recap
questions on when the Tudor period was.
State aim of the lesson.
Ask if anyone knows what buildings may have looked
like at that time.
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Pupils write title in exercise books
Answer questions
Answer questions
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Chalk, exercise books
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Show picture of Athelhampton Hall, Dorset. (15thc
mansion with 16th c. additions)
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In pairs, pupils think of questions they would like
to ask about the picture
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Slides, projector, screen
Or OHP & acetates.
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1
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Explain reasons for changes in houses by the 16th
c – more peaceful, no private armies, glass technology, increased
foreign trade Þ affluence. Note how some of these factors are
reflected in the picture.
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Pupils create a spider diagram of reasons for
changes in house building
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2,3
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Lesson will concentrate on more modest buildings;
show pictures of Bramall, Slade, Worsley, Wythenshawe Halls, Old manor
Farm, Marple and Underbank Hall, Stockport.
List pupils’ responses on the board.
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Pupils name some of the features, recognisable in
the pictures.
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Slides of Bramall, Slade, Worsley, Wythenshawe,
Underbank Halls and Old Manor Farm, Marple.
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4
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Describe, with illustrations, the development from
cruck to jettied buildings
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Pupils copy and label diagrams
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OHP of cruck to jettied development.
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5
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Describe, with illustrations, the materials used:
wattle & daub, wood, bricks and explain why bricks increasingly
popular.
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Pupils copy and write brief explanations of the
building materials.
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OHP showing materials used for building in the 16th
c.
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6
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Describe, with illustrations, the changes in the
type of windows from the 15c Þ 17c.
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Copy, label and describe the changes in the windows.
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OHP showing windows change.
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Conclusion. Summarise key points of the lesson
and trail the next lessons, which will look at further features of
Tudor buildings.
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Answer questions.
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