Transcript How can we find out about life at Hadrian`s Wall?

Starter
Study the labelled
picture of a Roman
legionary for 2 minutes.
Try to remember as
many details as you
can.
Study the kit of
auxilia as well
It’s fashion week in Rome. Write the commentary for a catwalk for
a Roman soldier in full uniform. Try to include as many features as
you can. Include a soldier modelling what an auxilia would wear.
How can we find out
about life at Hadrian’s
Wall?
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Learning objectives
TBAT explain how the army helped to
control the Empire
To examine different types of sources
to find out about life on Hadrian’s
Wall
Study the information
on p.37 of ‘Contrasts &
Connections’.
Note down 3 ways the
Roman army helped to
defend
Can you see any
potential problems with
the army?
 Your task Can you think of any reasons why the Roman’s
built Hadrian’s Wall in AD 120? What did engineers consider when
they planned where to build it?
Reasons for building Hadrian’
Wall
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To defend the Empire against invasion from
northern tribes
To show local tribes how powerful the Romans
were
To reassure Romans the Empire’s boundaries
were fixed
To keep soldiers busy and disciplined
To regulate trade passing across the border
 Your task
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Study the information on p.44-5 of ‘Contrasts
and Connections’. Work in teams to find
evidence of:
Discipline
 Diet of soldiers
 Health & living conditions
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Write a paragraph explaining which source is
most useful for finding out about life at H.W.
Vindolanda Tablet
 Your task
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Archaeologists have found thin slices of wood,
with writing on. They date from 1st Century AD.
They were used a postcards by soldiers and sent
home to their families. How useful, are these
documents?
Use the postcard template on the Studyhistory
website and imagine you are a Roman soldier.
Write a postcard home describing conditions at
Hadrian’s Wall, food & discipline
Conduct your own research into the
Vindolanda tablets to add more details
Needs improving
Satisfactory
Limited
presentation skills,
e.g. poorly selected
images, regular
SPAG errors or
crossings out
Effective presentation
skills – appropriate
amount of text, wellchosen images
Limited use of
evidence from
source activity
Tendency to list
evidence rather
than describe life
at H.W.
WOW factor!
Excellent presentation
skills –creative use of
template, excellent SPAG,
effectively, all available
space on the template is
Good evidence of use used to maximum effect
of sources, although
there is room for
Excellent use of available
more details
evidence, detailed factual
information and technical
Some attempt to write vocabulary
in appropriate register
(tone)
Written in the appropriate
register
 Extension task
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Conduct some research into the Vindolanda
Tablets? Find out when and how they were
excavated. List 5 things historians have discovered
 Homework
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Complete your postcard
home from Vindolanda.
 Plenary
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Describe the kit of a typical legionary
3 reasons why Hadrian’s Wall was built
Describe conditions at Hadrian’s Wall
Which evidence was most useful?
How useful are the Vindolanda Tablets for
finding out about life at Hadrian’s Wall?