Key Questions |
Weblinks
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Suggested ICT resources |
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Where and when did the Great Fire begin? |
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What happened in the Great Fire? |
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/
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Video showing how fire spread throughout London. Diary format to show timescale. Introduce idea of a time line to show passing of time. |
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Why did the fire spread so far and stay alight for so long? |
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/great_fire.htm
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Weather report and diary of events. Word search using key words. Compare how fires were dealt with then and now. |
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How do we know what happened in the Great Fire? |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/timestrip/cary_pepys.shtml
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Biography of Samuel Pepys and his role in cataloguing the Fire. Children retell events in their own words in diary format using ICT. |
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What have we learnt about the Great Fire? |
http://eduwight.iow.gov.uk/curriculum/foundation/history/
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Diary format for background information for teacher. Research work for more able readers. Web links for other aspects of this topic. |