starter activity

Can you identify the men in this picture? What is happening??

Why was this tradition important in medieval England?

How did the feudal How did the feudal system help system help William rule William rule

England?England?TBAT define ‘feudal system’ TBAT define ‘feudal system’

& explain how it helped & explain how it helped William rule the country William rule the country

effectivelyeffectively

LOs

Key words: feudal

What sorts of problems did William face once he was

crowned king of England?

Your taskYour task

Role play. Your teacher will Role play. Your teacher will demonstrate how the feudal system demonstrate how the feudal system worked in practice. Watch the role worked in practice. Watch the role play and think about the relationship play and think about the relationship between each of the different between each of the different people.people.

Complete a table recording your Complete a table recording your findingsfindings

Now complete the chart.

Your taskYour task

Read the information your Read the information your teacher gives you. Note the teacher gives you. Note the answers to these questions:answers to these questions:

What problems did William What problems did William face?face?

Who did he turn to for help?Who did he turn to for help? Who did he reward and why?Who did he reward and why? Ext: What were the Ext: What were the

problems with this system?problems with this system?

Text

Problems facing WilliamProblems facing William

How to maintain peaceHow to maintain peace How to control his How to control his

newly conquered newly conquered kingdomkingdom

How to protect How to protect England from future England from future invasionsinvasions

How to carry on ruling How to carry on ruling NormandyNormandy

Help!Help!

Used the help of support of senior Used the help of support of senior members of the members of the aristocracyaristocracy and the and the ChurchChurch

RewardsRewards

Lent land to barons in return for Lent land to barons in return for help with armieshelp with armies

Lent land to senior Anglo-Saxons to Lent land to senior Anglo-Saxons to win their supportwin their support

Bishops also received land to thank Bishops also received land to thank God!God!

Your taskYour task

Write an additional speech, this time Write an additional speech, this time from William. Explain how the feudal from William. Explain how the feudal system works, who will be rewarded system works, who will be rewarded and the benefits for ordinary and the benefits for ordinary Englishman living under his ruleEnglishman living under his rule

Think of a catchy slogan for your Think of a catchy slogan for your new governmentnew government

Could do better Nearly there! Wow factor!

You refer to at least one of the points on the list

You need to add more detail to your work from your notes

Take better care over presentation & SPAG

You refer to most of the items on the list

Includes some good details, but you need to explain your points fully

Occasional errors of SPAG

You refer to all the points on the list

Details are fully explained

You write persuasively

Excellent SPAG and presentation

You may even have completed the extension task

PlenaryPlenary

Define ‘feudal system’Define ‘feudal system’ How did it help WilliamHow did it help William What were some of the problems for What were some of the problems for

the Anglo-Saxon people?the Anglo-Saxon people? On balance do you think the feudal On balance do you think the feudal

system was a good way to run the system was a good way to run the country?country?