starter activity you are king philip ii of spain. you hear about the execution of mary queen of...
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starter activityYou are King Philip II of Spain. You hear about the execution of Mary Queen of Scots in 1588. How do you react? What other things concern you about the English? Clue: he’s down below!
2 July 1588 the Spanish Armada
sets sail from Cadiz, a harbour
on the south coast of Spain.
The ships sail in a crescent
shape. Why?
So it is easier to
defend the fleet from English
attackers
The Spanish ships are
sighted off the coast of
Cornwall on 29 July 1588. How
do you let people around
the country know what is happening?
Light fires called
beacons.
To invade England you will need a large army. What do you
do?
Pick up soldiers in France and ferry them across to England
The Spanish ships have
travelled up the Channel and are now anchored off the coast of France. What should you do
next?
Send in fire ships – ships packed with
straw & gunpowder, sent to frighten the
enemy
The Spanish ships move up the northern
coast of England. What
do you do?
Chase some of them but leave the
rest to escape
Some of the Spanish sailors
are shipwrecked off the coast of
Ireland. What do you do?
Leave them to local
villagers to do with them as
they please
How close did we How close did we come to defeat?come to defeat?
TBAT describe events TBAT describe events of SA & evaluate of SA & evaluate
reasons for its defeatreasons for its defeat
LOs
Key words: beacon fire ship warfare
Your taskYour task
Film Clip – Battlefield BritainFilm Clip – Battlefield Britain Check you understand the keywords.Check you understand the keywords. Section ASection A. Get into pairs. Student A . Get into pairs. Student A
answer all even-numbered questions, answer all even-numbered questions, student B the odd-numbered ones.student B the odd-numbered ones.
Section BSection B. Answer the questions . Answer the questions individually.individually.
At the end work as a class to pool your At the end work as a class to pool your answers.answers.
Task sheet
Your taskYour task
Study the cards and decide what Study the cards and decide what were the main reasons why the were the main reasons why the English defeated the Armada. Rank English defeated the Armada. Rank them as a ‘Diamond 9’them as a ‘Diamond 9’
Categorise the cards into factorsCategorise the cards into factors
How close did we How close did we come to defeat?come to defeat?
TBAT describe events TBAT describe events of SA & evaluate of SA & evaluate
reasons for its defeatreasons for its defeat
Plenary LOs
Key words: beacon fire ship warfare