Key Stage Two : History : Ancient Greece Daily Life : Lesson Five – Trojan War

This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and record information about a significant event that happened in Ancient Greece by using journalistic writing. The class can compose example news reports to describe the main events in the Trojan war describing life during this time period.
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Learning Objectives
Know characteristic features of past non-European societies. Understand historical concepts such as cause and consequence.
Learning Outcomes
I can compare how people lived in Ancient Greece in the past. I can explain reasons for an event from the past and their historical consequences.

Athens and Sparta
Teaching sequence to help the children investigate and record information about a significant event that happened in Ancient Greece by using journalistic writing

Trojan War
Shared reading text for whole class discussion to help the children investigate a significant event in the history of Ancient Greece

News Report
Template to help the children structure and format a report about a significant event that happened in the history of Ancient Greece

Athens and Sparta
Interactive activity to help the children investigate and record information about a significant event that happened in Ancient Greece by using journalistic writing
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to investigate and record information about a significant event that happened in Ancient Greece by using journalistic writing
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