Pupils compare 5 different simple textbook explanations, which they colour code, before building their own explanation, based on what seems most plausible to them, which they then write up.
Most pupils can cite bad behaviour of emperor as main reason but also the faith their enemies had in themselves enacting the will of god against a corrupt ruler who had displeased the gods. Higher attaining pupils are able to go beyond listing reasons to linking and then ranking them.
Learning objectives
- Most pupils can cite bad behaviour of last king as the main reason but also the faith their enemies had in themselves in enacting the will of god against a corrupt ruler who had displeased the gods.
- Higher attaining pupils are able to go beyond listing reasons to classifying ( e.g. strength of enemy, weakness of king) linking and then possibly ranking them, using language such as the main reason
- Pupils are able to list 4-6 key achievements showing regard to which are seen as the most significant
Step 1
Pupils are faced with a conundrum. If the Shang dynasty was really well-organised and run with good ways of communicating and collecting taxes from the people, why then did
