Wirral Hospitals' SchoolHistory
Xenon
1066 and the Norman Conquest
Learn about this key year in England’s history by exploring it again through this six-part animated series that explores the key events of the battle for the throne in 1066 and how William the Conqueror secured power.
You will find the series by following this link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks3-ks4-1066/zm3m382
If you are feeling inspired, you could create a storyboard/ comic strip that tells the story of 1066 from the viewpoint either of one of William’s knights or an Anglo-Saxon follower of Harold Godwinson.
Alternatively, you could do the BBC Bitesize History lessons on The Norman Conquest (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4yjqp3) and The Domesday Book and the Feudal System (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh6xt39)
Challenge Task
If you have internet access, have a go at the series of lessons on ‘Medieval Power and Rebellion’ on the Oak National Academy website.
You can find these by searching for ‘National Oak Academy’. Click on the link to the homepage then click on ‘Find Lessons’ then ‘Subject’ then ‘Year 7’ then ‘History’.
Mercury and Helium
The Suffragettes
Learn about Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes by watching these four short clips, which look at the personal loves, losses and political passions that transformed Emmeline Pankhurst from a working mum from Manchester into a militant activist. These clips are taken from the BBC series Emmeline Pankhurst: The Making of a Militant and are available at the following site:
If you are feeling inspired, you could write a profile of Emmeline Pankhurst summing up her background, her work and her impact.
Challenge Task
If you have internet access, have a go at the series of lessons on ‘The Age of Revolutions’ on the Oak National Academy website
You can find these by searching for ‘National Oak Academy’. Click on the link to the homepage then click on ‘Find Lessons’ then ‘Subject’ then ‘Year 8’ then ‘History’.
For anybody in Xenon, Mercury or Helium who does not have access to the internet or for anybody who wants to try something different, have a go at the ‘Stay-At-Home History Challenge’ on the worksheet attached.
Remember you can send any work you do into schooloffice@wirralhs.co.uk or if you are using your school email address then you can send your work back directly to Ms Cooney.