LO To consider how some people or events are more significant than others and explain why Starter You have 4 minutes to list the three most famous people in the world today Was Horatio Nelson really so significant ID: 440963
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Was Horatio Nelson really so significant?
L/O – To consider how some people or events are more significant than others and explain why
Starter – You have 4 minutes to list the three most famous people in the world today!Slide2
Was Horatio Nelson really so significant?
Horatio Nelson is one of the most famous names in British history. He was such a great hero that his statue was placed on top of the
tallest column in the world (at that time), right in the centre of Britain’s biggest city, London.Nelson’s Column is so high that you would need to stand more than 30 teachers on top of each other to reach the top. The statue of Nelson on the very top is at least another three teachers tall!This is the kind of memorial people usually only get if they are really SIGNIFICANT. This lesson you will decide whether you think Nelson was really so significant.What do you think he did for a memorial that big to be build of him?
What is the difference between being
famous and being significant?
Can you think of someone who is famous but
not
significant?Slide3
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On your own copy the following chart, give Nelson a mark out of 4 for each criteria. Give a reason why as well:
Was Horatio Nelson really so significant?
Reasons for being significantHoratio Nelson1.) If he or she changed events at the time they lived2.) If he or she improved lots of people’s lives – or made them worse!3.) If he or she changed people’s ideas4.) If he or she had a long-lasting impact on their country or the world5.) If he or she had been a really good or a very bad example to other people of how to live or behaveSlide17
The Big Ideas
Which aspect
of history (right) interests you most? Why?Which aspect do you think is most significant? Why?Can you think of anyone in history who was more significant than Nelson?Was Nelson so significant that everyone should study him in school?Part of History is deciding who or what is significant…and why. To be significant in history is more than being famous.Slide18
The Big Ideas
Which of these ideas
do you agree with…and why?Slide19Slide20
The Big Ideas
Which of these
ideas do you agree with…and why?What would you add in the empty speech bubbles?Slide21
Plenary
Who was Horatio Nelson
?What was he famous for doing?Why is he considered significant?Name 3 other significant British peopleWhat is the difference between being famous and significant?Did we meet our learning objective?
L/O – To consider how some people or events are more significant than others and explain why