starter activity

Watch Simon Schama’s description of the death of Becket. Who do you think Schama believes was to blame for Becket’s death – Henry, the knights or Becket himself?

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Who was to Who was to blame for blame for

Becket’s death?Becket’s death?

TBAT describe the events TBAT describe the events surrounding Becket’s murdersurrounding Becket’s murder

To produce a news bulletin To produce a news bulletin recording the event from a recording the event from a

particular view pointparticular view point

Learning objectives

Key words: knight shrine

Your taskYour task

Read Wilkes p.104-107. As you read Read Wilkes p.104-107. As you read pick out the key players in the story.pick out the key players in the story.

Who might these key players blame Who might these key players blame for Becket’s death?for Becket’s death?

I wonder if Becket was

partly to blame?

Imagine you have been asked to create a news Imagine you have been asked to create a news bulletin on Becket’s murder. Your bulletin must bulletin on Becket’s murder. Your bulletin must include the interviews with the following:include the interviews with the following: Knights (Reginald Fitzurse, William de Traci, Richard Knights (Reginald Fitzurse, William de Traci, Richard

Britto & Hugh de Morville)Britto & Hugh de Morville) King Henry IIKing Henry II Edward GrimEdward Grim A pilgrim to Canterbury shortly after Becket’s deathA pilgrim to Canterbury shortly after Becket’s death You bulletin must explain the key events and You bulletin must explain the key events and

consequencesconsequences Show that either Henry, Becket or the Knights Show that either Henry, Becket or the Knights

were to blamewere to blame

Success criteriaSuccess criteriaRoom for

improvementGetting better Wow factor!

Includes interviews with some but not all the key players

Explains some but not all the events and leaves some questions unanswered

Includes interviews with all the key players

Explains all the key events

Has many of the features of a TV news bulletin

Includes in depth interviews with all key players: knights, Henry, Edward Grim & a pilgrim

Explains all the key events clearly and in detail

Has the ‘look and feel’ of a TV bulletin

There is clear bias, i.e. we can tell who the news editor thinks is to blame

Extension taskExtension task

Investigate the pilgrim’s badges Investigate the pilgrim’s badges produced at Becket’s shrine. Create produced at Becket’s shrine. Create your own badge.your own badge.

HomeworkHomework

Produce a newspaper front page telling Produce a newspaper front page telling the story of Becket’s murder and the the story of Becket’s murder and the consequences.consequences. Remember to answer the 5 ‘Wh’ questions Remember to answer the 5 ‘Wh’ questions

in your first paragraphin your first paragraph Include interviews with key playersInclude interviews with key players Describe the death, the motives of the Describe the death, the motives of the

murderers, the new shrine to Becketmurderers, the new shrine to Becket Decide if it’s a tabloid or broadsheetDecide if it’s a tabloid or broadsheet Decide on the bias of the paperDecide on the bias of the paper

Who was to Who was to blame for blame for

Becket’s death?Becket’s death?

TBAT describe the events TBAT describe the events surrounding Becket’s murdersurrounding Becket’s murder

To produce a news bulletin To produce a news bulletin recording the event from a recording the event from a

particular view pointparticular view point

Learning objectives

Key words: knight shrine