1. Norman exam technique
Recap the role of the Norman Church and Norman Church reforms.
Apply exam technique to an 8 mark exam question from paper 2.

2. 5 – How convincing is interpretation A about …(something linked to the Normans)? 8 marks, 10 minutes
You are being asked to analyse an interpretation and make a judgement about how accurate it is using your own knowledge. Mark scheme: Level 4: Complex evaluation of interpretation with sustained judgement made using detailed and accurate own knowledge. You will comment on at least two parts of the source and reach a judgement about how convincing the interpretation is. 7 – 8 marks Level 3: Developed evaluation of interpretation based on own knowledge/understanding. You will comment on more than one part of the source. 5 – 6 marks Level 2: Simple evaluation of interpretation based on own knowledge/understanding. You comment on one part of the source. 3 – 4 marks Level 1: Basic analysis of interpretation based on own knowledge/understanding. 1 – 2 marks
Top tips:
10 minutes
2 paragraphs
Judgement – how convincing is the interpretation?
P1: What is convincing? What supports your own knowledge, give examples.
P2: What isn’t convincing? What has been left out from your own knowledge, give examples. Then have a couple of sentences making a judgement about how convincing the source is.

3. Church laws were still under royal supervision, and although the church was allowed its own law and its own law courts, the king was the judge of the limits of Church power.
Interpretation A from The Feudal Kingdom of England 1042 – 1216 by Frank Barlow, 1999.
How convincing is Interpretation A about the role of the Norman Church? Explain your answer using Interpretation A and your contextual knowledge. 8 marks

4. English monasticism after the Conquest was transformed by the aggressive building of new monasteries occupied by monks from France. This was deeply disturbing for the English monks, who had to accept new Norman superiors. Tension was heightened by the lack of respect shown for English customs. But the Normans breathed fresh intellectual life into the English monasteries through new learning from the continent along with different customs.
An interpretation of the impact of the Normans on English monasteries. Adapted from an article by Hugh Lawrence, in ‘History Today’ 1986.
How convincing is Interpretation A about the impact of the Normans on English monasteries? Explain your answer using Interpretation A and your contextual knowledge. 8 marks

5. How convincing is Interpretation A about monastic life in Norman England? Explain your answer using Interpretation A and your contextual knowledge. 8 marks.
Scriptorium of a Monastery from the book The Church of England: A History for the People published c

6. A drawing of St Anselm made for a history book in the 19th CE.
How convincing is Interpretation A about the relationship between St Anselm and William II? Explain your answer using Interpretation A and your contextual knowledge. 8 marks
Interpretation A
A drawing of St Anselm made for a history book in the 19th CE.

7. In some ways Interpretation A is a convincing interpretation of the relationship between St Anselm and William II. In the image we can see William II on his sick bed handing a ceremonial staff to St Anselm who looks reluctant to accept it, his hand is being forced to hold it. This is quite an accurate portrayal of this event. After a serious illness in 1093 William II, thinking that God was punishing him, decided to appoint St Anselm to the vacant position of Archbishop of Canterbury. St Anselm was very critical of William and didn’t want to accept this position because of the King’s lack of morality and his abuse of church land. He was however forced to accept it, this is shown clearly in the interpretation. In other ways however Interpretation A isn’t convincing because it does not show how complex the relationship between them was and the fact that St Anselm didn’t just submit to this position but forced William II to accept certain conditions before he did so. Anselm said that if he was to become the Archbishop of Canterbury William had to; accept the authority of Pope Urban II, agree to have Anselm as his spiritual advisor and hand back all the church land he had taken. William refused to hand back the church land but did accept Anselm’s other conditions. Overall whilst the interpretation is convincing to some extent as it shows Anselm’s reluctance to accept the position, I do not believe it is fully convincing as Anselm didn’t just do what the King asked, he put clear conditions on his appointment. This is not shown in the interpretation - Anselm even ended up being exiled to Rome in 1097 because he refused to submit to William’s demands.

8. How convincing is Interpretation A about monastic life in Norman England? Explain your answer using Interpretation A and your contextual knowledge. 8 marks.
Top tips:
10 minutes
2 paragraphs
Judgement – how convincing is the interpretation?
P1: What is convincing? What supports your own knowledge, give examples.
P2: What isn’t convincing? What has been left out from your own knowledge, give examples. Then have a couple of sentences making a judgement about how convincing the source is.
Scriptorium of a Monastery from the book The Church of England: A History for the People published c

9. Read your partners answer and give them a level and mark.
5 – How convincing is interpretation A about …(something linked to the Normans)? 8 marks, 10 minutes
You are being asked to analyse an interpretation and make a judgement about how accurate it is using your own knowledge. Mark scheme: Level 4: Complex evaluation of interpretation with sustained judgement made using detailed and accurate own knowledge. You will comment on at least two parts of the source and reach a judgement about how convincing the interpretation is. 7 – 8 marks Level 3: Developed evaluation of interpretation based on own knowledge/understanding. You will comment on more than one part of the source. 5 – 6 marks Level 2: Simple evaluation of interpretation based on own knowledge/understanding. You comment on one part of the source. 3 – 4 marks Level 1: Basic analysis of interpretation based on own knowledge/understanding. 1 – 2 marks
Swap your answers.
Read your partners answer and give them a level and mark.
Pick out one thing that went well and given them a target for improvement.