starter activity

Your teacher will give your table a set of key words relating to Dover Castle. Match the words at the top with those below. Can you categorise the words, e.g. some are linked with the people working at Dover, some link to features of buildings etc.

How has Dover How has Dover Castle changed Castle changed

over time?over time?To review key words connected To review key words connected

with Dover Castle’s historywith Dover Castle’s historyTo understand how the site has To understand how the site has

changed over timechanged over time

LOs

Your taskYour task Study the information in your groups on Study the information in your groups on

the changes that occurred to Dover Castle the changes that occurred to Dover Castle between the Iron Age and the Twentieth between the Iron Age and the Twentieth Century.Century.

Work in teams. Each team will be allotted Work in teams. Each team will be allotted a different phase in Dover’s construction. a different phase in Dover’s construction. Using the floor plan, summarise for the Using the floor plan, summarise for the class the key changes that occurred.class the key changes that occurred.

As you watch the presentations complete As you watch the presentations complete the appropriate section of your chart.the appropriate section of your chart.

Extension taskExtension task

Try to categorise the reasons why Try to categorise the reasons why Dover Castle is situated where it is Dover Castle is situated where it is for your period and for others you for your period and for others you learn aboutlearn about

HomeworkHomework

Your teacher will give you a timeline Your teacher will give you a timeline template. Use the template to record as template. Use the template to record as many key events from Dover’s history as many key events from Dover’s history as you can. Make sure your work is neat you can. Make sure your work is neat and you record as much detail as you and you record as much detail as you can. You could use colour-coding to can. You could use colour-coding to represent the different phases in the represent the different phases in the sites history. This will be an important sites history. This will be an important document in helping you write your document in helping you write your controlled assessment.controlled assessment.

PlenaryPlenary

Define 5 words that your teacher calls outDefine 5 words that your teacher calls out Describe 2 key features of the site during Describe 2 key features of the site during

these periods:these periods: Iron Age - NormanIron Age - Norman Twelfth CenturyTwelfth Century Thirteenth CenturyThirteenth Century Fourteenth & FifteenthFourteenth & Fifteenth Eighteenth-Twentieth CenturiesEighteenth-Twentieth Centuries

Which period saw the greatest changes?Which period saw the greatest changes?