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Look at the pictures and discuss with your table. What is a ‘martyr’?

Look at the pictures and discuss with your table. What is a ‘martyr’?

What is a martyr? A martyr is a person who is prepared to die

What is a martyr? A martyr is a person who is prepared to die for their beliefs

 • To investigate what happened to Emily Davison • To evaluate whether Emily

• To investigate what happened to Emily Davison • To evaluate whether Emily Davison meant to martyr herself or her death was a tragic accident

Was Emily Davison a political martyr? Friday 1 st May 2015 Key words: Martyr

Was Emily Davison a political martyr? Friday 1 st May 2015 Key words: Martyr

Emily Wilding Davison _____ years ago on 4 th June ______ Emily Wilding Davison

Emily Wilding Davison _____ years ago on 4 th June ______ Emily Wilding Davison was trampled by King George V's horse Anmer at the _______ Derby. She died from her _____ four days later. Her fellow suffragettes made her into an international _____, but was this her own intention? Did she really want to kill herself? Injuries Epsom 101 2013 Martyr

ACTIVITY! Analyse the evidence to decide whether Emily Davidson meant to kill herself at

ACTIVITY! Analyse the evidence to decide whether Emily Davidson meant to kill herself at the Epsom Derby. Tragic Accident Politicial Martyr http: //www. yo utube. com/wat ch? v=W_URTWjg. R 0 Draw this table larger in your books and read the evidence to fill it in!

Did she mean to kill herself? She never told anyone what she was going

Did she mean to kill herself? She never told anyone what she was going to do at the 1913 Derby- not even her mother, to whom she was very close When she did her practices she also practiced getting out of the way. She was not looking at the horses as they turned the corner - she was looking at the King’s box opposite the track She had arranged to meet a friend for lunch the day after the race She had a home made placard saying “Equal Rights for Women” which she had hidden under her jacket She was a very close friend of the Pankhursts (the leaders of the suffragettes movement) but didn’t tell them what she was planning She practiced by getting a friend to run at her as fast as possible whilst she jumped out with the placard She was well educated with a first class degree from Oxford University She bought a return train ticked to the 1913 Derby She had previously gone on hunger strike and thrown herself down an iron staircase whilst in prison as a Suffragette

‘Davison meant to kill herself on Derby day’. Use your table of evidence and

‘Davison meant to kill herself on Derby day’. Use your table of evidence and the sources below to explain whether you agree with this statement SUCCESS CRITERIA • Introduction – who was Emily Davison and what happened to her? • A paragraph explaining why she may have meant to kill herself • A paragraph explaining why she may not have meant to kill herself • A paragraph explaining your view • Quotes from the evidence • Extension: an overall conclusion

Ext. Task (finish for homework!) Make storyboard or newspaper article explaining what happened to

Ext. Task (finish for homework!) Make storyboard or newspaper article explaining what happened to Emily Davison.