Subject : HISTORY Theme: Glyndwr’s Adventures in India Outcomes Teaching and Learning Activities Skills

History of Owain Glyndŵr

N B 2 N B 3

Who was Owain Glyndŵr? Look at images of Glyndŵr (NB 2) – an opportunity to discuss

and express an opinion e.g why are there different images of him?

Look at Glyndŵr’s timeline (NB 3) – a starting point to further work by preparing a presentation about Glyndŵr’s life – booklet, PowerPoint or Photo Story presentation.

Sycharth – search for information about Sycharth – what kind of building, life in Sycharth (the family, workers).

Choose some important events in Glyndŵr’s life e.g. Battle of Bryn Glas, the Pennal Letter, Establishing a Parliament in Machynlleth.

The Big Question – what happened to Owain Glyndŵr after 1412 – an opportunity to express an opinion / create an interpretation.

Plenty of opportunities to practice written language skills – factual reports, diary, letter and monologue.

History: INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY –

differentiating between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’, giving some reasons for this based on evidence/information.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING – recognising the differences in life style in different periods.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH – asking and answering relevant questions about the past.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH – using a range of soruces including ITC.

ORGANISING AND COMMUNICATING – conveying ideas, points of view and conclusions with increasing independence in a variety of ways.

Thinking PLANNING –Asking questions

relevant to the context and listening before asking further

Glynd ŵ r’s timeline up to today.

N B 1

An opportunity to place Owain Glyndwr in historical order, to gather information and briefly discuss each event. All the events in NB1 refer to events after 1404:-

1404 – Establishing a Parliament at Machynlleth. 1588 –Translating the Bible into Welsh. History of Bishop

William Morgan 1631 – Building the Taj Mahal in Agra. 1865 – The Mimosa sails for Patagonia. 1918 – The end of the First World War.

Subject : HISTORY Theme: Glyndwr’s Adventures in India

1945 – The end of the Second World War. 1969 – Man walks on the moon. 1982 – S4C Television Channel established. 1999 – The National Assembly for Wales officially opened.

The above gives the children the opportunity to research and present information about each event – individual or group work.

questions. PLANNING – Recognising and

making connections with previous knowledge skills in relation to the context.

PLANNING – Suggesting where to find information a ideas relevant to the context.

DEVELOP – Recognising and describing similarities and differences by making simple comparisons.

DEVELOP – Considering evidence, information and ideas to begin distinguishing between ‘facts’, beliefs and opinion.

REFLECTION – Describing what has been learnt/discovered.

Communication ORACY - Show awarenss of the

needs of the listener, asking questions and responding to other people’s contributions.

The Taj Mahal

N B 12N B 12 provides a number of images of the TAJ MAHAL. This is an opportunity for the children to see and discuss the characterisitics of the building, stimulating them to do futher work researching and presenting information about this remarkable structure.

Questions for discussion: Who were Shan Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal? Why build such a building? How long did it take to build the Taj Mahal? What kind of materials were used to build it?

Press the button ? on page N B 12 to get some facts to start the research.

(An opportunity also for art work – looking at the patterns on the sculpture work surrounding the building. )

Subject : HISTORY Theme: Glyndwr’s Adventures in India

READING – Decoding text and starting to discover simple information, using organizational devices and clues available to compile meaning.

WRITING – Writing short creative or factual pieces. Checking the work and sometimes correcting mistakes.

ITC Supporting a range of activties by

finding suitable information from sources provided by means of simple investigations.

Using ITC sources provided to assist with creating, presenting and sharing their ideas securely, by means of text/prepared word lists, images.

Language (English):ORACY – watching and listening attentively and grasping the main points.ORACY – communicating: clearly and confidently using gesture and inflexion in an

appropriate manner READING – using different

Additional Some suggestions for additional tasks to extend the theme or extended tasks for more able pupils-:

Gather information about the history of INDIA – how old is the country?

Great events in India’s history – India’s historical time-line. Prepare a time-line showing historical events in WALES. Compare the history of INDIA and WALES - similarities /

differences.

Additional Resources – to be used to support the theme

USEFUL WEBSITES

Wikipedia Owain Glyndŵr

Owain Glyndŵr Societywww.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk

Owain Glyndŵr – History of Sycharthwww. castlewales.com/gwydr-cym

Owain Glyndŵr Centrewww. canolfanowainglyndwrcentre.org.uk

Subject : HISTORY Theme: Glyndwr’s Adventures in India

BOOKS

Owain Glyndŵr - Rhiannon Ifans ( Lolfa - 2000 )Antur Rhyfeddol Rhys Williams Angharad Tomos ( Gwynedd Council)Darganfod Hanes Cymru – Llyfr 2 Catrin Stevens ( Oxford Press )

strategies to discover meaning and gather information in texts.

WRITING – joining sentences and clauses intelligibly and orderly, using a variety of English syntax and using paragraphs effectively.