What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings
What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
In this lesson we will… Recall the story of King Henry II and Thomas Becket between 1162 and 1170 Learn more about the context to the Becket Affair Refine and expand upon answers to the first enquiry question Enquiry question 1: What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England? • Re-read the work in your exercise book that you did last lesson • Get ready to share: • One important fact about the story of Henry II and Thomas Becket • One thing that their story reveals about kings and the Church in 12 th century England Enquiry question 1: What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
The Context of the Becket Affair Activity: • Read through the information sheet • Summarise the information to each section in less than 30 words • Draw a picture to help you remember the information in each section Stretch task: • Revisit your sentences from the end of last lesson and begin to challenge and expand your first thoughts Enquiry question 1: What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
The Context of the Becket Affair Activity: • Share your knowledge other pairs who have worked with a different information sheet. • Do this until you have completed the table. • Make sure you explain your summary and picture Prompts: Why did you choose to include that piece of information? Why did you decide it was important? Why did you choose to draw your picture? Enquiry question 1: What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
Key Themes of the Becket Affair Activity: • Colour code your grid to show where you can see evidence of each key theme Personal Ambition A desire for personal achievement and success Securing the Monarchy Making sure there is a strong king and a guaranteed line of succession Church Politics How the Church was run and who should govern it England as a part of Christendom England’s role in the Christian community Enquiry question 1: What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the church in 12 th century England? • Revisit your work from last lesson • Rework and expand you ideas to write a paragraph to answer the question • The best paragraphs will make several points that answer the question and illustrate them with examples from the Becket Affair Enquiry question 1: What does the Becket Affair reveal about kings and the Church in 12 th century England?
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