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What does YOUR character think? Steve Mastin Head of History and Classics,

Engage your pupils with effective and fun role-play activities in history class. Plan your lessons easily and save time while exploring the Year 7 Medieval Village and Year 8 Civil War. Create characters, explore priorities, and encourage critical thinking. Email: stevenjamesmastin@yahoo.co.uk

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What does YOUR character think? Steve Mastin Head of History and Classics,

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  1. What does YOUR character think? Steve Mastin Head of History and Classics, Sawston Village College

  2. What makes for bad role play? (pupils) • What makes for scary role play? (teacher) • What makes role play effective? • Why choose role play for the whole class?

  3. Why choose role play for the whole class? Engaging for all pupils Helps you to plan an enquiry Gives you ideas for tasks and activities as you’re planning (+ saves time!)

  4. Background Year 7 Medieval Village . . . Town Life . . . Why don’t we do this elsewhere?

  5. TASK 1 • Year 9 Slavery role play • Speech for your character • Group yourselves • Continuum – importance? happiness? • How was it created? • How is it used? • What is the pupil reaction?

  6. Let me take you to the Murray plantation

  7. Who lived here? What did they do? Sugar Mill Great House What other people were on the plantation? What did they do? Slaves’ Huts Plantation Fields Overseer’s House Who was the overseer? What did he do? Who worked here? What jobs did they do?

  8. My character • Who are you? • What do you do on the plantation? • Any interesting details about yourself? • Connections to other people? (think) • How important are you? (think and explain) • How happy are you? (think…very/not at all…) • What is your greatest hope? (imagination) • What is your greatest fear? (imagination)

  9. Why weren’t all slaves’ lives the same?

  10. KunteKinte: Let’s run away! Fanta: No, it’s too dangerous. KunteKinte: Do you want to stay a slave all your life? Complete their conversation showing that Fantahas acceptedshe is a slave and KunteKintehas not…

  11. Passive resistance Active resistance

  12. TASK 2 Year 8 Civil War What are your priorities? What characters would you need? How could you use them?

  13. Final thoughts . . . stevenjamesmastin@yahoo.co.uk

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