History at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 3/4)

Unit 6A: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Roman case study
Section 5: What happened in AD 60?

Objectives

Children should learn:

the main events in Boudica's revolt
the reason for the revolt
that there are different interpretations of the revolt

Activities

Outcomes

Children:

Tell, read, or ask the children to read, the story of Boudica's revolt. Ask them to retell the story in storyboards. Ask the children to read a different version of the story, eg a play, and look for similarities and differences between the two stories.

Ask children to compare the two interpretations of the story by answering targeted questions.

Discuss with the children the causes of the revolt and, with their help, arrange the causes in order of importance.

sequence the main events of the revolt on a storyboard
consider questions to identify similarities and differences between two versions of the event
suggest one or more reasons for the revolt

Points to note

This activity could be extended by asking children to consider why, when the Romans were so successful against Boudica, they were less successful against other Celtic leaders and eventually needed to build Hadrian's Wall to separate Romanised and unconquered tribes.

Examples of a completed worksheet for this type of activity can be found in Expectations in history (SCAA, 1997, page 13).

Comparison of different texts about Boudica would allow the class to reinforce and extend their understanding of the differences between fiction and non-fiction text, eg to distinguish between fact and opinion. Books with a particularly strong point of view would provide a useful context to explore how an argument is constructed and presented.

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	1. Why do people move away from where they were born?
	2. Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
	3. Who were the Celts and who were the Romans?
	4. Who was Boudica?
	5. What happened in AD 60?
	6. What were the short-term and long-term results of Boudica's revolt?
	7. How did the Romans change Britain when they settled here?