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Introduction
# has completed the unit 'Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking case study '. In this unit, ^ was introduced to the idea that people from other societies have been coming to Britain for a long time. # found out how the Viking influence spread through different parts of the world and how, over a period of years, the Vikings eventually settled in Britain. ^ has developed ~ understanding of chronology. ^ has described and identified some reasons for and the results of the historical events, situations and changes and ^ has considered the different ways the past has been interpreted.
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Migration
Section 1: Why do people move away from where they were born?

^ could give reasons why families leave the place where they were born.
^ could recognise that some people choose to leave and that others are forced to leave the place where they were born.

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Invasion
Section 2: Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?

^ has used a dictionary to find the meanings of 'invade' and 'settle'.
^ can sort the words or phrases correctly under the headings 'invade' and 'settle'.
^ has located on a time line the historical events that ~ has already studied.
^ can select the distinctive features of Anglo-Saxon and Viking people.
^ was able to sort a range of pictures to show ~ understanding of the features of Viking life.
^ can discuss ~ ideas associated with invasion and settlement.

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Homelands
Section 3: Why did the Vikings travel from their homelands and where did they go?

^ can place the Viking period on a time line.
^ has located Norway, Sweden and Denmark on a map.
^ can locate the countries in the world that the Vikings have visited.

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Travel
Section 4: How did the Vikings travel so far from their homelands?

^ has used a number of different sources to discover what Viking longboats looked like.
^ can suggest what can be learned about the Vikings from their boats.

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Raids
Section 5: When did the Vikings come to Britain to raid and to stay?

^ could sequence the Viking raids correctly on a time line.
^ has answered questions about the Viking raids and ^ has shown ^ knows that many of the accounts of the Vikings were written by the Anglo-Saxons.

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Monasteries
Section 6: Why were monasteries good places to raid?

^ could suggest why monasteries were a target for Viking raids.

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Evidence
Section 7: What evidence is there that the Vikings settled in Britain?

^ suggested suitable categories for an enquiry into Viking life.
^ was able to use pictures and other sources to find out about the Viking way of life.
^ has successfully inferred information from the sources about the Vikings.
^ has answered questions that show ^ has an understanding of what can be learnt about Viking settlements from archaeological evidence.

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AlfredTheGreat
Section 8: Where did the Vikings finally settle in England?

^ was able to retell the story of King Alfred. ^ could sequence the events appropriately.
^ suggested the most important aspects of the story of King Alfred.
^ could give ~ own reasons why the king is known as 'Alfred the Great'.

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