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Stories from the Mint

Presentation

Presentation

About this learning resource

Format: Power Point Presentation

Use this selection of short creative writing tasks and stimulus to encourage students to take the people, settings and stories from the history of the Mint at the Tower as inspiration for story planning, writing and revising.

Available as two presentations:

  • Part 1 for planning and writing a story.
  • Part 2 for revising a story.

National Curriculum links

• Key Stage 2 English and Literacy.

Learning objectives

• Use the historical setting of the Mint and Tower of London to inspire creative writing.
• Practice creative writing tasks that may include planning and structuring a story, developing description and character studies.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval

Type

  • Lessons Plans

Palace

  • Tower of London
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