THE TUDORS (WEBQUEST)

Made by Anna Starovoitova, Ksenia Savogirova, Valentina Konovalova(EALI 9-3-51)

Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) from 1485 until 1603. The first monarch, Henry VII, descended through his mother from a legitimized branch of the English royal House of Lancaster. The Tudor family rose to power in the wake of the Wars of the Roses, which left the House of Lancaster, to which the Tudors were aligned, extinct.

In this project, you will investigate the Tudor family, the famous dynasty in the history of Britain. You are invited to go on a journey in order to have a quick overview of the historical aspect of the Tudor family. You will know it’s history, monarchs, location, their contribution to the history and etc. Finally, you have to summarize all information. To fulfill what we have planned for, you have to answer all the questions. So, let's surf the Net and gather as much information as possible about the Tudor family.

EVALUATION 1 2 3

Possession of the book’s material

I did not possess the book’s material and had a difficult time understanding what to do.

I possessed the book’s material, but had a difficult time staying on task and it was necessary to remind some moments.

I possessed the book’s material and was always on task.

Working in group I was unable to work well with my group. I did not help my group.

I had difficulties with my group, but I helped my group somewhat.

I had no problems working with my group.

Use of resources I did not use the resources.

I used some resources well.

I used all the resources I had to finish my task.

The creative task It was sloppy and missing parts.

It was okay, but something was missing.

The task was done and all parts were included.

YOU NEED TO DIVIDE INTO 3 GROUPS. Choose a thing…

A cigar

A newspaper A watch

YOU ARE AN ARISTOCRAT, IF YOU CHOSE THE

CIGAR.

* ARISTOCRACY – the highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices.

YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE CLASS, IF YOU CHOSE THE

NEWSPAPER.

*THE MIDDLE CLASS – the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business people and their families.

YOU ARE A WORKER, IF YOU CHOSE THE WATCH.

*THE WORKING CLASS – the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work.

IMAGINE YOURSELF, YOUR BEHAVIOR AND VIEWS…

From the position of the representative of the social class you have to reflect main things that were done by the Tudor family. Answering the questions, you could present your attitude to the royal family.

Your task is: 1. to make an internet research and answer all the questions; 2. to sum up all information and retell main details;3. to do a creative task.

STEP 1

Answer the questions using your background knowledge, knowledge from the book and your own guesses:

1) What are the situations from the book where the Tudors were mentioned?

2) Why are these persons included in the parts of the book?

3) What do you know about the Tudors?

Elizabeth I

Henry VIII

STEP 2

Which special impact did Henry VIII have on the development of England?Find the information which supports the suggestion about Elizabeth as a very popular queen for the British. What makes Elizabeth I the most popular British Queen?

The Tudors

STEP 3

You need to know some information about the places which were mentioned in the book.Find out the answers to the following questions about Hampton Court Palace using the links: 1) Who is the architect? 2) What is the type of castle? 3) What is the mysterious about the Palace? What can you see?

Hampton Court Palace (1)Hampton Court Palace (2)

STEP 4

Watch the video excursion on the Hampton Court and video presentation about Kingston upon Thames to imagine the decorations of the book's events. The Hampton CourtKingston-upon-Thames

STEP 5

Now, using received information (while you were doing tasks),make the poster about ''The Tudors at Kingston''. Use infographics,information from the quest, information from the book and thefollowing sources to make your product.You could use these resources:piktochart.comthinglink.com

RESOURCES

1. Information about Hampton Court: http://www.hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace/stories

2. Piktochart: http://piktochart.com/3. The Official Website of British Monarchy: http://www.royal.gov.uk/4. Thinglink: https://www.thinglink.com/5. Video about Kingston upon Thames:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7wK-l7-qVM6. Videoexcurcion on Hampton Court: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX7ABmAlcAE