Students are presented with a battlefield with two armies facing one other. They must decide whether to take the part of William of Normandy or of the Saxon king Harold Godwinson and choose from a range of tactics. Text and sound effects accompany the game. A weblink takes students to text explaining the background to the Norman invasion and discussing the effects of William's victory on Britain.
Students assess the state of the two armies prior to the Battle of Hastings and discuss the right of both sides to claim the throne of Britain. This simple interactive game supports the Australian Curriculum: History content description in Year 8 relating to the Norman invasion.
It provides details of the location of the landing of the Norman army and the route William was taking to London, as well as details about the size and condition of the two armies and their state of readiness to do battle. The resource is useful in providing details about the claims to the throne of both William of Normandy and King Harold of Britain and describes the actions of both claimants prior to the battle, including using the Bayeux tapestry as primary source evidence.
The resource may also make a contribution to students attaining the history achievement standards in year 7 in relation to describing events from the perspective of different people who lived at the time, and has some relevance to the literacy capability and the critical and creative thinking capability.
F History. Once you have watched the video you should try the comprehension questions in the game. Your task is to shoot only the evil figures. Battle of Hastings — On Target game. Vocabulary games: In the first game you should read the definition and guess the word. Then click the arrow and you will see the correct words. Flashcards — vocabulary. Quiz — vocabulary.
Fill in the blank — vocabulary. Crosswords — vocabulary. As many of the readers of this blog are teachers here is a brief section for them. When I teach this section I display the second slide of the Powerpoint presentation and I teach the vocabulary there.
Then I play the video and play the comprehension game On Target with the students divide the students into two teams to make the game more enjoyable. Then I display the last slide and the students have to retell the story of Harold, Harald and William.
Moreover, there is a pdf file with the mind map and a presentation which is easy to display on the IWB as it is in Powerpoint. I have started a Facebook page. Please like us!!! Feel free to join this conversation. I also made a blogpost about it and mentioned you and your blog in it.
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