Lesson by L Jones
Learning Intentions:
- To understand events of the past.
- To understand the chronology of the Olympics.
- To write a historical text.
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
In this activity there is a video (approximately six minutes) to watch and make notes to support the learning.
The main activity can be completed offline.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
The activity will be to write a historical text of the Olympics. Historical text explains and retells facts about the past that has historical meaning.
Start by watching and making notes on the video below:
What did you think about the Olympics of the past?
Would you have liked to have taken part back then?
Which sport would you have chosen if you lived at that time?
Features of writing a historical account:
- Recall is written in the past tense.
- Introduction about who, what, when and where.
- Include significant events.
- Chronology (sequence of events).
- Organise relevant information into paragraphs.
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1: Historical text
- Plan/organise your notes into the sections using the features above.
- Write your historical text on the history of the Olympics.
- Draw/ illustrate your writing.
- Check your work ensuring you have used correct punctuation.
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 5.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I understand events of the past.
Success criteria #2: I know about the chronology of the Olympics.
Success criteria #3: I can write a historical text.
Step 5: Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas
J2e Google Drive OneDrive Seesaw