Background:Background:• Teaching discipline: Social Studies

• World civilizations

• Grade 9

• Education-focused questions:• Your majesty, what do you believe students today need

to know to be a successful leader?

• Your majesty, which academic areas do students today need to excel the most in to thrive in society?

• Your majesty, as a ruler in the 16th century, what technological devices do you see as the most beneficial for students today?

Henry VIIIHenry VIIIA Webquest

Michelle McNally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUb3NWp942s

Introduction:Introduction:“Henry the 8“Henry the 8thth I Am” I Am”

The Six WivesThe Six Wives

1. Catherine of Aragon

2. Anne Boleyn

3. Jane Seymour

4. Ann of Cleves

5. Katherine Howard

6. Katherine Parr

My Interview with King Henry VIIIMy Interview with King Henry VIII1. History Teacher: Your majesty, what do you believe students

today need to know to be a successful leader?

o King Henry VIII: students today must understand that a successful ruler establishes his presence in the world. He takes control and eliminates all enemies that threaten his status. Know how to utilize your resources and surround yourself with a strong team who will research for you.

My Interview with King Henry VIIIMy Interview with King Henry VIII Rationale: the king had many advisors, such as

Thomas Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell, who worked around the clock to put the king in the right direction during his reign. He was often at war with France or Spain, and put a lot into building the English Navy. Also, within his own kingdom he would not tolerate insolence. Anyone who disobeyed the orders of King Henry VIII was executed for treason.

My Interview with King Henry VIIIMy Interview with King Henry VIII2. History Teacher: Your majesty, which academic areas do

students today need to excel the most in to thrive in society?

o King Henry VIII: Students today must have a well-rounded educational experience. Not only must they learn the basics of reading, writing, and math; they must go beyond that to study the arts in language, logic, and expression (music and art). It is not enough to just understand how to do something. You need to be able to explain why it is done.

My Interview with King Henry VIIIMy Interview with King Henry VIII Rationale: Henry had a love for the arts. He

was a known musician and composer. However, he received education in all academic areas of the time including languages, grammar, theology, history, rhetoric, logic, philosophy, arithmetic, logic, literature, geometry, and music; astronomy, navigation and cartographer. His high intelligence allowed him to succeed in many advances for the British.

My Interview with King Henry VIIIMy Interview with King Henry VIII3. History Teacher: Your majesty, as a ruler in the 16th century,

what technological devices do you see as the most beneficial for students today?

o King Henry VIII: Students today would benefit from any form of technology that allows research and communication to be done much faster than it was in my day. This would include anything provided by the Internet as well as portable devices such as a cellular phone. Students need to do their research before they jump right in and act. Acting without thinking will only get you into trouble.

My Interview with King Henry VIIIMy Interview with King Henry VIII Rationale: in the 16th century, the king could

rely on his advisors and communication by letter writing to gain information. It was a long process that sometimes provided inaccurate information. For example, the miscommunication prior to meeting Anne of Cleves led to his divorcing her. If he lived in our time, he would most likely search for her on the Internet to obtain a picture of her before making his decision to wed her. He called her a “Flanders mare”.

Your Task:Your Task:

• Using the provided websites as resources, develop a PowerPoint presentation describing King Henry VIII in a given time in his life.• Each group of students will be given a time

period to research that includes a different wife in each time period.

• How did his political views develop? His religious values change? His standards in choosing a wife? How were his heirs effected? How did his health play a part?

ProcessProcess• Six groups of three

• Book researcher• Internet researcher• Video researcher

• Areas to touch on• Who was the king’s wife at the time, and how did she

become his wife?• Who was the king’s most trusted allies, advisors, or

politicians?• What was the king like at the time (i.e.: personality)?• What gains did the king make for Great Britain during this

time? • What were some issues presented during this time?

ProcessProcess• Share your perspective

• What do you think of the wife?• What do you think of the king?

• Graphic Organizer—click on hyperlink• http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/is

p.pdf

• my graphic organizer on outlines.doc• example graphic organizer.doc

ProcessProcess• Facts about King Henry VIII to get you

started (click hyperlink)• Life• Philosophy• Interests • webquest Facts about Henry VIII.doc

• Reminders• Work together• Cite all references• Cover all topics• Use rubric Evaluation / webquest rubric.doc

Resources to get you started…Resources to get you started…• Websites

• http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/HenryVIII.aspx

• http://www.the-tudors.org.uk/henry-viii.htm

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpw-EMjTu9Y

• Nonfiction books• Henry VIII: the King and His Court and The Six Wives

of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

• Fiction books• The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance by

Philippa Gregory

EvaluationEvaluationHenry VIII research Presentation Rubric

3 2 1 0

Graphic Organizers/ Brainstorming

Student completed detailed pre-writing

Students completed

sufficient pre-writing

Students completed minimal pre-writing

Students did not complete any pre-

writing

Mastery of subject/ Higher-order thinking

Student demonstrated

extensive knowledge of subject matter

Student demonstrated

sufficient knowledge of subject matter

Student demonstrated

minimal knowledge of subject matter

Student did not demonstrate knowledge

of subject matter

Topics of Interest(see “Areas to touch

on”)

Student was able to accurately detail all

topics of interest

Student was able to accurately detail

most topics of interest

Student was able to detail some topics of

interest

Student was unable to detail any topics of

interest orStudent provided

inaccurate information on topics of interest

PowerPoint Student created a PowerPoint that supported the

presentation and kept the audience’s

attention

Student created a PowerPoint with

relevant information

Student created a PowerPoint that was too distracting to the

presentation

Student created a PowerPoint that was irrelevant or did not create a PowerPoint

EvaluationEvaluationHenry VIII research Presentation

RubricPresentation Student gave the

presentation with enthusiasm,

professionalism, with an emphasis

on clarity, eye contact, and

minimal reading from the

PowerPoint

Student gave the presentation with professionalism, made some eye

contact, and read from the

PowerPoint

Student gave the presentation

with little interest, lacking eye contact, and

inappropriate body language.

Students were not prepare to give the presentation, were

not dressed appropriately,

Citation/ resources

Student correctly found and entered

information into all citations

Student correctly found and entered

information into some citations

Student correctly found and

entered information into a few citations

Student incorrectly found and entered

information into a citation

Mechanics Student PowerPoint contained 3 or less

errors

Student PowerPoint contained 4 to 6

errors

Student PowerPoint contained 7+

errors

Student PowerPoint exhibits no

proofreading or revisions

suggestions

Final thoughtsFinal thoughts• King Henry VIII Tudor of England was a man

who allowed himself to be influenced by his court, and his women. It led to the death of many people.

• Henry’s quest in life was to produce a male heir for the throne. He only got one sickly son and two daughters. All would eventually rule. How did his actions affect the monarchies of his children in later years?

• King Henry changed the lives of six women. How did these women fare once he decided their lives were over? What happened to those who were not executed?

Future Activities Future Activities • Diary of a queen—write the king’s tale

from the POV of one of his wives

• King Henry the madman—what happened to him? Why was he so paranoid? How did he die? Science Connection

Other monarchs we will cover in the Other monarchs we will cover in the coming weeks coming weeks

• King Edward VI

• Queen Mary

• Queen Elizabeth I