1. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
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To be able to explain the main reasons why William won
To understand what an essay is
To know how to write a paragraph

2. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
William and the Normans
Harold and the Saxons
Name one big advantage William’s army had over Harold’s
Name one way in which William’s army was superior to Harold’s Saxon army
Name one clever tactic William used during the Battle of Hastings
Name one advantage which Harold had over William
Name one way in which Harold’s Saxon army was better than William’s Normans
Name one clever tactic Harold used during the Battle of Hastings
…. So why didn’t he win?

3. 90 points (10 points for each correct match)
Heads and Tails
Answers
Heads … match to a Tail
1 + 17
2 + 16
3 + 11
8 + 4
9 + 12
10 + 7
13 + 5
14 + 6
1 + 17
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90 points (10 points for each correct match)

4. Which are causes for William winning?
Well planned
William was shot in the eye
Wild animals on the battlefield
Skilled Soldiers
Values 1 10 2 20
The Saxons had cavalry
Ambitious leader
luck
Stamford Bridge 3 30 4 40 5 50
The Normans had cavalry
Torrential rain
Harold was shot in the eye
Superstition 6 60 7 70 8 80 9 90
Saxons left their position
Saxons were tired
Vikings were tired
Clever trick 10
100 11
110
Which are causes for William winning?
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To investigate the reasons for the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings. 4

5. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
1. To be able to explain the main reasons why William won
William’s superior tactics and strengths
army, weapons, leadership, clever tactics, superstiton
Harold’s weaknesses
Effects of Stamford Bridge, army, weapons, Saxons left their post, superstition
The element of luck
Wind changed at the right moment, Harold got shot in the eye

6. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
2. To understand what an essay is
An extended piece of writing made up of an introduction, paragraphs and a conclusion
Paragraphs are one part of an essay
Made up of a number of sentences
Explain one part of your answer to the question
An example …

7. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
Every essay starts with an INTRODUCTION … What event is your essay about? When was the Battle? Why was there a Battle? Who fought whom? What was the outcome? What are the MAIN reasons or factors why William won?
Tips Don’t get bogged down in telling a story about the Battle Don’t give away all your points and knowledge just yet! Do give the reader a clear idea of what your essay is about

8. Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
3. To know how to write a paragraph
Topic sentence to introduce the one factor you are going to write about here
Explanation and evidence so the reader can find out about this one factor and see evidence to prove it
Concluding statement is your last sentence of the paragraph when you refer

9. Which are causes for William winning?
Well planned
William was shot in the eye
Wild animals on the battlefield
Skilled Soldiers
Values 1 10 2 20
The Saxons had cavalry
Ambitious leader
luck
Stamford Bridge 3 30 4 40 5 50
The Normans had cavalry
Torrential rain
Harold was shot in the eye
Superstition 6 60 7 70 8 80 9 90
Saxons left their position
Saxons were tired
Vikings were tired
Clever trick 10
100 11
110
Which are causes for William winning?
Next
To investigate the reasons for the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings. 9