Learning Objective
Unit 5: How do we know about the Great Fire of London
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1: Where and when did the Great Fire begin?
- of why the fire broke out
- about the main events of the fire
- about the results of the fire
- to sequence the events correctly
Information for teachers www.britainexpress.com/History/great_fire
| Clicker 4 resource | The Great Fire of London 1 |
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The Great Fire of London 2
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2: What happened in the Great Fire?
- where the Great Fire broke out
- when the fire happened
- to place the event on a time line showing periods in the history of England
Information and animated map showing spread of the fire www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/fire
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3: Why did the fire spread so far and stay alight for so long?
- why the fire spread so far for so long
- what makes cities safer from great fires today
4: How do we know what happened in the Great Fire?
- what an eyewitness is
- about the part played by artists in recording the events of the Great Fire
5: What have we learnt about the Great Fire?
- to use their knowledge and understanding of the Great Fire to make a representation of it
View before and after images of London sites www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/fire/index.shtml
Word search of key words associated with fire www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/greatfirewordsearch