1.  starter activity Your teacher will give your table a set of key words relating to Dover Castle. Match the words at the top with those below.  Can you categorise the words, e.g. some are linked with the people working at Dover, some link to features of buildings etc.

2. How has Dover Castle changed over time? To review key words connected with Dover Castle’s history To understand how the site has changed over time  LOs

3.  Your task Study the information in your groups on the changes that occurred to Dover Castle between the Iron Age and the Twentieth Century. Study the information in your groups on the changes that occurred to Dover Castle between the Iron Age and the Twentieth Century. Work in teams. Each team will be allotted a different phase in Dover’s construction. Using the floor plan, summarise for the class the key changes that occurred. Work in teams. Each team will be allotted a different phase in Dover’s construction. Using the floor plan, summarise for the class the key changes that occurred. As you watch the presentations complete the appropriate section of your chart. As you watch the presentations complete the appropriate section of your chart.

4.  Extension task Try to categorise the reasons why Dover Castle is situated where it is for your period and for others you learn about Try to categorise the reasons why Dover Castle is situated where it is for your period and for others you learn about

5.  Homework Your teacher will give you a timeline template. Use the template to record as many key events from Dover’s history as you can. Make sure your work is neat and you record as much detail as you can. You could use colour-coding to represent the different phases in the sites history. This will be an important document in helping you write your controlled assessment. Your teacher will give you a timeline template. Use the template to record as many key events from Dover’s history as you can. Make sure your work is neat and you record as much detail as you can. You could use colour-coding to represent the different phases in the sites history. This will be an important document in helping you write your controlled assessment.

6. Plenary Plenary Define 5 words that your teacher calls out Define 5 words that your teacher calls out Describe 2 key features of the site during these periods: Describe 2 key features of the site during these periods: Iron Age - Norman Iron Age - Norman Twelfth Century Twelfth Century Thirteenth Century Thirteenth Century Fourteenth & Fifteenth Fourteenth & Fifteenth Eighteenth-Twentieth Centuries Eighteenth-Twentieth Centuries  Which period saw the greatest changes?  Which period saw the greatest changes?