a structure or statue designed to remind people of a person or event

an examination of evidence to decide if someone is guilty or innocent of a crime

the period between Medieval and modern times (around 1500-1800 AD)

the spirit of evil in Christian and Jewish traditions

Understanding the historical context of the Scottish witch trials

English

In this unit, pupils finesse writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective. In 'When The Sky Falls’: Narrative and Diary Writing', pupils will write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In 'Beowulf’, pupils rewrote the build-up and climax of a scene from the end of ’Beowulf’, focusing on interspersing dialogue to convey atmosphere and advance the action. In this unit, pupils will finesse writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective.

'A Kind of Spark': narrative writing

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

During which period did the Scottish witch trials take place? 

Which of these were beliefs held by many people in the Early Modern period in Scotland?

Which of these were often true of the people who were accused of being witches in Early Modern Scotland?

Which of the following were used as proof of someone being a witch?

a memorial for victims of the witch trials

an apology to victims of the witch trials

Which of the following has already been done in Scotland?

What does it mean if you are 'convicted' of a crime? 

Put these steps in order to show what happens if someone is guilty of a crime. 

arrest people they think have committed crimes

torture people they think have committed crimes

gather evidence about people they think have committed crimes

ask other people about people they think have committed crimes

Which of the following do the police still do today in the UK? 

Which religion has historically been most common in the UK? 

the Tudor period (e.g., Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare)

Put these historical events in the order they happened. 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Understanding the historical context of the Scottish witch trials

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.