Learning Objectives:(What will I be learning?)

Learning Outcomes:(How will I know if I have

learnt it?)

Knowledge:To be able to answer the

following questions: What is an Empire?

What countries did Britain control?

Why did Britain want an Empire?

How did Britain gain an Empire?

Skills:• Working as an individual and a

pair.• Effective communication to

order your ideas in order of importance

Knowledge:

You will be able to give a definition for the word empire.

You will complete a map showing the countries Britain controlled and label the good Britain got from that country.

Colour-code the different reasons why Britain gained an Empire and arrange them in order of importance.

What does the word What does the word empire mean?empire mean?

With the person next to you, around a spider diagram, write down any words that help you describe what an Empire is?

EXTENSION: write down anything you know about the Empire

3 minutes

An Empire is a large collection of countries all ruled by one single

country – e.g. Britain, making that country very powerful.

The British turned out to be the best Empire The British turned out to be the best Empire builders in History.builders in History.

Task … 15 minutesTask … 15 minutes

1. Colour and label the area of British Empire in 1890 (Source E page 35)

2. Label the colonies & what products they gave to Britain.3. Mark the trade routes on the map (Source E Page 37)EXTENSION Q: Why was it an Empire on which the ‘Sun Never Set’?

Learning Objectives:(What will I be learning?)

Learning Outcomes:(How will I know if I have

learnt it?)

Knowledge:To be able to answer the

following questions: What is an Empire?

What countries did Britain control?

Why did Britain want an Empire?

How did Britain gain an Empire?

Skills:• Working as an individual and a

pair.• Effective communication to

order your ideas in order of importance

Knowledge:

You will be able to give a definition for the word empire.

You will complete a map showing the countries Britain controlled and label the good Britain got from that country.

Colour-code the different reasons why Britain gained an Empire and arrange them in order of importance.

Match the keywords to their correct definition.

Political is Something to do with the ordinary people and how the people live their lives.

Social is Something to do with the government and power over a country. Controlling the people. Being seen as strong.

Economic is Something to do with the armed forces of a country.

Religious is Something to do with money.

Military is Something to do with beliefs e.g. about god and worshipping.

3 minutes

Task …Task …

• Read through the boxes and colour-code them. Do they relate to religion, political, economic, military or social reasons why Britain wanted an Empire? DON’T forget to provide a key. You have 10 minutes

• (There are two versions of this activity)

EXTENSION: Ask your teacher for the extension source sheet

Task …Task …

Colour-code the boxes below showing why Britain gained an Empire.

Political Social Economic Military

S

Some countries were colonised to make the

people f ollow our religion – Christianity.

The Empire would provide new living space f or the

growing British population.

Politicians used the successes of the Empire to

gain support f rom the public.

The islands would give Britain military bases

around the world.

Britain wanted to secure a

large market in which to sell the goods she had made.

Some countries would give Britain raw materials she needed in her f actories.

Britain took over some land

to stop other countries f rom taking over the land and getting more power.

Some people in Britain thought it was our duty to civilise other countries so they could enjoy a British

way of lif e.

Some countries were taken over so that British goods

could travel to I ndia by sea without getting attacked.

Which is the most important reason why Britain built an Empire?

What should a good answer to this question have?

Mark Scheme Peer Marking Activity 10 minutes

Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Simple statements:(PEA) Listing the reasons for the Empire

Developed statements: (PEA) Describes reasons with examples

Developed explanation: (PEA) Explains the different reasons for the empire Level 5.5 will group ideas thematically

Developed explanation: (PEA)Explains the reasons for the empire and will comment on the most significant reason as well as identifying less important reasons. Ideas will be grouped together thematically 6.5 – 7 will consider links between causes.

What level is this paragraph?

The most important reason why Britain gained an Empire is because of military reasons. The British army were better trained than native armies.

What level is this paragraph?

The most important reason why Britain gained an Empire is because of military reasons. The British army were better trained than native armies.

good to start with a themed approach

Answer now needs to ‘explain’ why this was important –

this doesn’t really answer the question

Answer now needs to ‘give some supporting evidence

What level is this paragraph?The most important reason why Britain gained an

Empire is because of political reasons. An example is “Britain gained colonies to stop other European nations from taking them over”. This is the most important

because taking over countries gave Britain more power and it stopped other European countries from getting

powerful and rivalling Britain’s power.

What level is this paragraph?

The most important reason why Britain gained an Empire is because of political and military reasons. An example is “Britain gained colonies to stop other European nations from taking them over”. This is the most important because taking Over countries gave Britain more power and it stopped other European countries from getting powerful and rivalling Britain’s power.

good to start with a themed approach

Answer now needs to ‘explain’ why this was more

important than other reasons

Answer gives supporting evidence and gives good

analysis, explaining

MINI PLENARY – 3 minutes Personal Target Setting

a) My Current KS3 Target = ________ b) Look at the mark scheme again. What do you need to do to achieve your target grade?

c) What do you need to do to improve to your AIM HIGHER level? (the next .5 level)

Learning Objectives:(What will I be learning?)

Learning Outcomes:(How will I know if I have

learnt it?)

Knowledge:To be able to answer the

following questions: What is an Empire?

What countries did Britain control?

Why did Britain want an Empire?

How did Britain gain an Empire?

Skills:• Working as an individual and a

pair.• Effective communication to

order your ideas in order of importance

Knowledge:

You will be able to give a definition for the word empire.

You will complete a map showing the countries Britain controlled and label the good Britain got from that country.

Colour-code the different reasons why Britain gained an Empire and arrange them in order of importance.

Plenary: Individual Refection

Complete the triangle grid:

Identify 3 things you have learnt this lesson

Identify 2 key words/vocabfrom the lesson (LITERACY)

Identify an individual targetthat you need to work on next lesson/few lessons

Next lesson: write your own model answer

A help sheet has been produced if you need some starting sentences

7 mins

Which is the most important reason why

Britain built an Empire?

• The most important reason Britain built an Empire is…

• Evidence to support this is…• This is the most important reason

because…