Starter – Spot the difference

Try and pick out as many differences between these castles as you can in the back of your books

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Lesson Title:What are the features of a

Stone Square Keep?

Know the different parts of Stone Square Keeps

Understand how these features offer the castle

protection

Skills: interpreting information, matching,

explanation

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Crenelation

Offered the archers on the wall an area to hide in front of

This gave them more protection

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Murder holes

Allowed defenders to shoot down at or pour things on to attackers below should they breach the outer defences

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Arrow slits

These were holes in the walls where arrows could be fired at enemy attackers

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Spiral staircase

These allowed defenders to quickly get up onto the castle walls

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Portcullis

This was a drop down gate which could block access to the castle entrance

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Wall walk

This allowed archers to stand high on the walls to fire at any enemy attackers

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Dungeon

This was a room where captured enemies could be kept securely

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Moat

This was a physical barrier

A large trench filled with water which surrounded the castle

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Drawbridge

This bridged the moat

The bridge could be raised and lowered, allowing men to access the castle

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Task

• Cut out and stick down the pictures showing the different features of castles

• Cut out the name and description of each feature of the castle and match them up to the pictures

• Stick the matching picture with the matching feature description in your exercise book

• Fill in the gaps on each of the feature description cards using the words below:

Words to use:

fired quickly gate room

holes archers moat water

murder holes crenelation

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Plenary

Out of the nine defensive features of a castle we’ve looked at today, which do you think is the best defensive feature and why?

Discuss this question in your table pairs

Write down the three most effective defensive features in the back of your book

Be prepared to justify your choices!

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Homework

• Look at the homework sheet

• You are going to plan your perfect castle

• But you’re not made of money, you have 70 shillings to spend!

• Which of the features would you add to your castle and why?

• You must have a square keep, so that’s 20 shillings spent straight away

• Write out your shopping list and then explain why you have chosen the features you have for your homework

• Make sure you make it clear how much you have spent and how much you’ve got remaining too

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