Queen elizabeth 1 biography ppt ks1

**AQA GCSE 9-1 Elizabethan England, 1568-1603 **

This lesson is an introduction to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

It starts by finding out what the students already know using a true or false quiz, source material, video evidence and using some portraits of Elizabeth.

The emphasis is also on the precarious nature of her early life which has a major impact on how she rules when she becomes Queen.

The second part of the lesson uses differentiated resources and requires the students to plot, explain and prioritise her early problems on a tree (using the trunk, branches and leaves).

The third part focuses on a typical GCSE question on the usefulness of a source giving tips and notes on how to answer this question.

The lesson also gives a brief introduction to the course and includes a tracking sheet which the students stick in their books detailing the assessment objectives of the course and the four main question types.

The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a li