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Lesson 4.6D Enquiry: A ‘golden age’ of culture?
(pages 104–105)
Enquiry: How far
was Elizabethan
England a
‘golden age’
Lesson summary:
Worksheets:
4.6D.1 A ‘golden age’ of culture?
4.6D.2 Elizabethan England was a ‘golden age’:
Essay structure
4.6D.3 Elizabethan England was a ‘golden age’:
Essay help zone
4.6A.2 Professor Positive: Enquiry support sheet
4.6A.3 Dr Doubtful: Enquiry support sheet
Students will learn about
culture in Elizabethan
England and write an essay
to summarise how far it can
A Enquiry set-up and
be considered a ‘golden
Armada
age’.
B Wealth and poverty
Learning outcomes:
in Elizabethan
England
Knowledge: Culture in
Elizabethan England
C England and the
wider world
Skill: Assessing evidence
D This lesson: A
‘golden age’ of
culture?
Stretch and challenge:
One of the most celebrated figures of the Elizabethan
Age was William Shakespeare. You will find out
more about theatres next lesson, so to prepare for
this, carry out some research on Shakespeare at
www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/
shakespedia/william-shakespeare/williamshakespeare-biography/.
Lesson starters
Do now
Name the four explorers from last lesson. For each,
write one fact about their explorations.
Vocabulary:
composers; grammar school; May Day; miniatures
Hook
This is the final part of the task for this enquiry –
show the talking heads of Professor Positive and
Dr Doubtful about the extent of a cultural ‘golden
age’ in the Elizabethan period from page 104.
Lesson activities
Lesson phase 1: Assessing Elizabethan
culture
For the final time, students should get into their
groups and using the information on pages 104–105,
add to their lists on Worksheet 4.6A.2 or Worksheet
4.6A.3. Each pair should then present their findings
for the other pair to summarise and record.
Then show the beggar being whipped, from the
woodcut in picture F, page 101. What would his views
of Elizabethan England have been? You can also ask
them what each character would have thought about
events such as the Armada and the voyages made by
explorers in the period.
Review and plenary
Knowledge check
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2
Lesson phase 2: Final task
3
The final task requires students to write their answer
to the following essay question, using the notes they
have built up from the previous three lessons:
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How far do you agree that Elizabethan England was
a ‘golden age’?
Worksheet 4.6D.2 offers an essay structure and a
help zone is also included on Worksheet 4.6D.3 for
weaker students. Return to the Enquiry box from page
98 and reread the statements from Professor Positive
and Dr Doubtful. Students need to decide what their
evidence points to.
To prepare students for writing their extended answer,
you could also try to model the idea that whether or
not Elizabethan England was regarded as a ‘golden
age’ really depended on who you were in society.
You could show the image of Hardwick Hall, picture
C, page 100, onscreen and ask students what the
owner of the hall, the Countess of Shrewsbury, might
have thought of Elizabethan England.
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During Elizabeth’s reign, 136 new what, were
opened? A: Grammar schools.
What was Nicholas Hilliard famous for painting?
A: Miniatures.
What sort of music did Thomas Tallis write for the
queen? A: Church music.
What popular celebration involved a maypole?
A: May Day.
True or False? Most Elizabethans would never
have heard the music of England’s great
composers. A: True – they were played mostly in
the houses of the nobility and gentry.
Learning check
Active learning: Show picture A, page 98 of
Elizabeth’s coronation, onscreen. Remind students
that this was painted in c.1600, near the end of
Elizabeth’s reign. The image paints a picture of a
strong and capable ruler. Ask students to position
themselves on a continuum – with one side being
‘totally agree that Elizabethan England was a golden
age’ and the other being ‘totally disagree that
Elizabethan England was a golden age’. Students
should be ready to explain their position.
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Judgement essay
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Example question
You will need to have developed this skill for GCSE Paper 1,
Questions 5/6 and Paper 2, Question 4c.
‘Statement.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(16 marks)
You may use the following in your answer:
● …
● …
You must also use information of your own.
When answering this question, you must:
● Give an explanation which is directed consistently at the
conceptual focus of the question.
● Support with wide-ranging knowledge and understanding of the
period.
● Justify and apply criteria to reach an overall judgement.
‘Elizabethan England has been
correctly described as a “golden
age”.’ How far do you agree?
Explain your answer. (16 marks)
You may use the following in your
answer:
● Spanish Armada (1588)
● Vagrants
You must also use information of
your own.
Step 1
Look at pages 98–105 of the textbook and complete the following table:
Agree – was a ‘golden age’
Disagree – was not a ‘golden age’
The defeat of the Spanish Armada was a great English
victory against a very powerful European country.
The Spanish Armada showed the weakness of
Elizabethan England – she had to rely on the Dutch
and storms for victory.
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4.6D.3 Elizabethan England was a ‘golden age’:
Essay help zone
You should have listed lots of points to support the views of Professor Positive and Dr Doubtful. Now it’s time to
make up your own mind about Elizabethan England. Use your notes to write an essay answering this question:
How far do you agree that Elizabethan England was a ‘golden age’?
Help zone
Start by making a judgement on the statement.
Make a quick judgement here before you start writing.
I
[mostly]
[partially]
[slightly]
agree that Elizabethan England was a ‘golden age’ because …
Write your main reason here.
Structuring your response
It is important to plan your response. This will help you organise all your evidence and produce a powerful
answer. With this plan, you will organise all of your arguments for into one section and all of your arguments
against into another.
Start by bullet-pointing your main ideas. A few examples have been included to help you get started.
Evidence for – Elizabethan England was
a ‘golden age’
Evidence against – Elizabethan England
was not a ‘golden age’
The number of schools increased.
The Elizabethan explorers claimed overseas territories
for their queen and country. For example, Drake claimed
California for Elizabeth I.
New houses with multiple storeys were built. They were
large and light.
Only the wealthy experienced the golden age.
The poor could not afford to send their children to school.
Although the Spanish Armada was defeated, the Spanish
continued to be a threat.
Conclusion: weigh up the evidence for each side and come to a conclusion about how far you agree. Do you
mostly/partially/slightly agree that Elizabethan England was a ‘golden age’?
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