1. Independent learning assignment Time Travel Brief Your task is to pick one of the periods of History that we have looked at and suggest why it deserves the award of the most influential (important) period in time…

2. Success criteria You must include details of what happened during that period of time. You should explain why that makes it important today. You could evaluate why that period is more influential than the other periods that we have studied.

3. Presentation. Your work must be presented as a report (piece of writing) on that period of time. It must be persuasive. You must include precise evidence. Use formal language. Make it attractive and easy to read. It must be at least 3 sides of A4 but this can include pictures. If you do additional research, you must not copy and paste from the internet. You can use a computer if you choose.

4. Things to think about… Click on the links below to find helpful hints and tips… –Romans (Difficulty grade 1).Romans (Difficulty grade 1). –Elizabethans (Difficulty grade 2).Elizabethans (Difficulty grade 2). –Victorians (Difficulty grade 3).Victorians (Difficulty grade 3). If you really want to do a different period of time and give yourself a real challenge, you must see your history teacher and explain why and what you will look at.

5. Romans Think about the things that the Romans did. –Roads –Language (Latin/Roman numerals) –Buildings and inventions –Medicine –Weapons and war Think about how many of those things affect our lives today. Return to choices Help sheets from the lesson

6. Elizabethans Think about what we learnt from the Elizabethans. –Shakespeare and plays. –Language. –Sports and games. –Fun and free time. –Religion Think about how it affects us today. Return to choices Help sheets from the lesson

7. Victorians Think about what the Victorians did: –Medicine –Conditions for workers –Rules for people –Britain as the biggest empire (in charge of lots of other countries) in the world –Voting Think about how that affects us today. Return to choices

8. I am stuck… Helpful websites: –www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk –www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.ukwww.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk –www.schoolhistory.co.ukwww.schoolhistory.co.uk –www.brims.co.uk/romanswww.brims.co.uk/romans –www.historyonthenet.comwww.historyonthenet.com –www.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorianswww.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians –www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorianswww.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians

9. I am still stuck… Introduction – what my report is all about The different inventions and ideas that came from my period You could also include some pictures here to show the different things. Why this period is so important. You could talk about how we still use these things now and how they affect your life. You could also talk about what your life would be like without those inventions. Conclusion – your overall opinion about why this is such an Important time in History. You could also talk about why it is better than other times and why we could live without the things that they did