LEARNING OBJECTIVESLEARNING OBJECTIVES

WAL To assess and evaluate the impact of the death of Comyn on the development of the Scottish nation. SOC 3-02a.

Title: Murder of John Comyn Scran ID: 000-000-520-563-C

LEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING OUTCOMESCONTENT

Increase knowledge of the Wars of Independence by exploring the death of Comyn, and its impact on people’s lives and the consequences it had then and since. SOC 3-06a

LEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING OUTCOMESSKILLS To interpret the evidence and present an informed view SOC 3-01a on how the death of Comyn contributed to the development of the Scottish nation SOC 3-02a

To describe the factors contributing to the death of Comyn and assess the impact on the development of Scotland as a nation. SOC 3-05a

Through researching, identify possible causes of the death of Comyn and report on the impact it had on the development of Scotland as a nation. SOC 3-06b

To discuss the motives of those involved in the Death of Comyn and assess the consequences it had then and since. SOC 3-06a

Learning experience A: starter activity

FACT :FACT : The death of John Comyn is viewed as a key turning point in Scottish history, with the impact of this event leading to significant developments on the direction of Scotland.

What is the criteria for What is the criteria for defining a significant defining a significant

turning point in history?turning point in history?

The Arms of the Realm and Ancient Local Principalities of Scotland. Bartholemew 1983

WRITEWRITE on a post it note what the possible criteria for defining a significant turning point in history,

THINKTHINK of categories perhaps including ‘power‘ ‘leadership' ‘democracy‘, etc.

STICKSTICK your answer on the corresponding category

RANDOMRANDOM students will be selected to explain their answer.

POWER LEADERSHIP DEMOCRACY POWER LEADERSHIP DEMOCRACY __________________

Select and organise the following information into chronological order to produce a timeline of the events leading to the death of Comyn .

WatchWatch this clip to help gather evidence as to what actually happened the night John Comyn died. DISCUSSDISCUSS : What would Bruce gain from Comyn’s death?

1306 March -

Bruce is

enthroned at

Scone by Isobel

of Buchan.

1306 March -

Bruce is

enthroned at

Scone by Isobel

of Buchan.

1306 February - Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn at Dumfries.

1306 February - Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn at Dumfries.

1306 February – A chaplain

was paid to go from Dumfries

to Lanark to tell the king’s

treasurer about the death of

John Comyn by Robert the

Bruce, who had started a rebellion against John’s friends.

1306 February – A chaplain

was paid to go from Dumfries

to Lanark to tell the king’s

treasurer about the death of

John Comyn by Robert the

Bruce, who had started a rebellion against John’s friends.

1306 March – two

friars were sent from

London to Dumfries

to find out if the

death of John Comyn

in a church was true.

1306 March – two

friars were sent from

London to Dumfries

to find out if the

death of John Comyn

in a church was true.

1306 July – John of Seton was

sentenced to death, by being

drawn and hanged, for helping

Bruce in the murder of John

Comyn.

1306 July – John of Seton was

sentenced to death, by being

drawn and hanged, for helping

Bruce in the murder of John

Comyn.

1306 June - The Scots defeated by Earl Pembroke at The Battle of Methven.

1306 June - The Scots defeated by Earl Pembroke at The Battle of Methven.

In pairs, PREDICT what may happen next. SHARE your

theories.Click the pic to WATCH what happened next.

In pairs, PREDICT what may happen next. SHARE your

theories.Click the pic to WATCH what happened next.Dumfries, Thursday, February 10, 1306, 12 noon:

The town is in turmoil. Murder of the most sacrilegious kind happened at the high altar of the church of The Greyfriars, not two hours ago.

Robert Bruce, Lord of Annandale, quarrelled with his cousin, John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, over the future of the realm. Bruce drew his dagger and plunged it into Comyn. Comyn's uncle, Sir Robert, rushed forward and hewed a mighty sword blow at Bruce's chest. Only chain mail saved Bruce's life. Sir Robert perished under the blade of Sir Christopher Seton, Bruce's brother in-law.

The shouts of the monks sent Bruce and his supporters running from the church. Bruce was unsure of the outcome in the confusion and two of his supporters, Roger Kirkpatrick and Sir John Lindsay, dashed back into the church, plunging their daggers into Comyn's body. By then Friars Vennel and the High Street were in uproar as word of the killing spread like wildfire.

The clash of steel rang out as a bloody running sword fight ebbed and flowed around the church. Folk fled in terror from the flashing blades of supporters of both men but the Bruce band won the day. As the Comyn support melted away Bruce and his friends leapt onto their horses and made for Dumfries Castle which they took with little difficulty.

What Future Scotland now? What Future Scotland now? The Path from

http://www.brucetrust.co.uk/path.html

Royal Commission on Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS

Choose a key event from today’s lesson and complete further research on the event . Prepare to share your finding with others. The Battle of Bannockburn by William Hole, part of a mural in

three sections, from the Scottish National Portrait Museum in Edinburgh showing Robert the Bruce in the foreground

Learning experience B: Research

LEARNING INTENTIONS

SKILLS Say: Explain why the death of Comyn is an important turning point in Scotland's development as a nation. Make: A storyboard, proving your theory OR produce an extended writing piece explaining the impact of the death of Comyn on the development of Scotland. Do: Take notes during primary source research.

LEARNING INTENTIONS

CONTENT Explain why the death of Comyn is an important turning point in Scotland's development as a nation.

THE DEATH OF COMYN

What do you know?

What do you want to know?

What have your learned?

Seal of the Guardians of Scotland showing St Andrew on the cross. © National Archive of Scotland.

THEORY : The Death of Comyn had positive and negative consequences that we will be investigating.

THINK of what the positives and negatives might have been.

PLAY the board game, in groups of four. IF you land on a 'StarStar' or 'StopStop' card, read the card,

they have positive and negative statements about the impact of the death of Comyn on Scotland's development as a nation.

WRITE the statement into the Venn Hoop Venn Hoop stating if you believe it to be a positive / negative or both feature about the death of Comyn

HIGH FIVE HIGH FIVE – You will be asked to raise your hands and give the class five facts about Scottish Medieval Society learnt from playing the game.

Positive effects of the Death of Comyn

Negative effects of the

Death of Comyn

Positive &

Negative

Level 3/4

Identify and describe positive and negative effects of the Death of Comyn on

the development of Scotland.

DID THE DEATH OF COMYN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCOTLAND?

Spies sent from London to find out if Bruce had murdered Comyn in a church. Go back three.

Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn at Dumfries. Go back two.

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Start

Bruce ambushed and defeated by King Edward’s army at Methven. Go forward one.

John of Seton sentenced to death, for helping Bruce in the murder of Comyn. Go back two.

Bruce crowned King at Scone by Isobel of Buchan. Go forward one.

Bruce is victorious against Aymer de Valence at Loudon Hill Go forward one.

The king’s treasurer told that Bruce, had started a rebellion. Go back one.

King Edward II invades

Scotland, but is forced to withdraw

Go back to the start.

Finish

Spies sent from London to find out if Bruce had murdered Comyn in a church.

Go back three.

Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn at Dumfries.

Go back two.

.

Start

Bruce ambushed and defeated by King Edward’s army at Methven.

Go forward one.

John of Seton sentenced to death, for helping Bruce in the murder of Comyn. Go back two.

Bruce crowned King at Scone by Isobel of Buchan.

Go forward one.

Bruce is victorious against Aymer de Valence at Loudon Hill

Go forward one.

The king’s treasurer told that Bruce, had started a rebellion.

Go back one.

King Edward II invades

Scotland, but is

forced to withdraw

Go back to the start.

Finish

TraitorForfeitedSeditiousTruceChamberlainFortified

On your VENN diagram, write the definitions for the KEYWORDS, in your own words.

The Death of John Comyn - Look and Learn History Picture Library

EITHEREITHERCREATE CREATE a STORYBOARD recording Comyn’s death and subsequent events.ORORCHOOSECHOOSE one (or two) argument from both sides and complete the scales writing frame, in detail.

Both will help you explain/evaluate if the Death of Comyn impacted on the Development of Scotland.

Overall judgement

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I think this because ..................................................................

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Level 2/3

Be able to explain the overall effects of the THE DEATH OF COMYN ON THE DEVELOPMENT

OF SCOTLAND.

The reason I have chosen is

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Positive Reasons

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Negative Reasons

Level 3/4

Be able to reach an opinion (evaluate) about whether THE DEATH OF

COMYN DID HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF

SCOTLAND.

COMPLETECOMPLETE the final box on the scales to reach an overall evaluation about if you feel the death of Comyn had a great impact on Scottish society, or not, using information you have investigated to support your answer,

MAKE a line of continuum and stand in line ranging from agree to disagree,

RANDOM students will be selected to answer the key question of the lesson Did the death of Did the death of Comyn impact on the development of Scotland?Comyn impact on the development of Scotland?

THINK about the problem of using the information we have, to gaining a real understanding about how much life was impacted .

EVALUATE EVALUATE which of the learning intentions do you feel you have achieved best?

I can explain the causes and consequences of a major historical turning point/event,

I can give an account of the sequence of events leading to Robert the Bruce ascending the Scottish throne.

I can work in a group to investigate the consequences of a major turning point in history using primary and secondary evidence and use this evidence to justify making a judgement (Writing Frame),

I can respond creatively to a major historical turning point/event (Storyboard),

TARGET TARGET One thing I know/can do well is … (copy the I can…

statement you are most confident with). One thing I can do better at is … (copy the I can…

statement you wil target for improvement).