Guy Fawkes and Remembrance Day
Today (lesson goals)
I know more about UK culture.
I know more about Guy Fawkes.
I know more about Remembrance Day
Lesson duration is: 45 minItems in this lesson
Today (lesson goals)
I know more about UK culture.
I know more about Guy Fawkes.
I know more about Remembrance Day
What does this make you think of?
What does this make you think of?
Firstly, remember, remember the ....
Who was king of England at the time of Guy Fawkes?
King James II
King James IV
King Charles III
King James I
What religion did Guy Fawkes follow?
Catholic
Jewish
Protestant
Anglican
What did the Gunpowder Plot aim to do?
Overthrow the government
Blow up the Houses of Parliament
Assassinate the King
Burn down London
What date is associated with Guy Fawkes?
31st October
1st November
14th November
5th November
What do people use to commemorate the plot?
Bonfires and fireworks
Feasts and dances
Parades and concerts
Candles and lanterns
Guy Fawkes was born in England in 1570.
At this time, most people
in the country were Protestant, and life for Catholics wasn’t easy.
Who was Guy Fawkes?
When he was young, Guy Fawkes became a Catholic.
He went to fight for the Catholic Spanish army as a young man. He was known in Spanish a ‘Guido’
In 1594, Guy Fawkes joined a group of Catholics who were plotting against the king, James I.
What was the gunpowder plot?
They were unhappy with the way Catholic people were being treated.
They planned to use gunpowder to blow up the Houses of Parliament while the King was visiting, on November 5th.
After a warning letter was sent to a member of the House of Lords, Guy Fawkes was found in the cellar where the gunpowder was stored.
Guy Fawkes was taken to prison until he gave the names of the others who were plotting.
The whole group was punished.
A law was then passed which said everyone should celebrate on the 5th November.
People still commemorate
the failed plot
with bonfires
and fireworks,
over 400 years
later.
Today (lesson goals)
I know more about UK culture.
I know more about Guy Fawkes.
I know more about British snacks.
Please read this and think about the kind of images that are created in your mind.
Which historical international event does this poem commemorate?
One of many poems written during or after WWI.
Why do you think so many poems were written at this time?
And now Remembrance Day ...
Slide text
Taxis queuing up to take veterans back to Waterloo station for free
My great-grandfather, George Herbert Mummery 1893 - 1918
Poizieres Cemetery in France
What date is Remembrance Day observed?
1st January
11th November
25th December
4th July
Why was that particular day chosen to stop fighting?
Because everyone would have a day off work in the future and therefore have time to remember the dead.
Because the American President at the time, Woodrow Wilson, said so.
Because it was a day that was easy to remember.
Because that was the day the Germans ran out of ammunition.
Which flower symbolises Remembrance Day?
Rose
Poppy
Tulip
Daisy
Which year did World War I begin?
1914
1912
1918
1916
What does the two minutes silence represent?
Celebration of victory
End of hostilities
Respect for the fallen soldiers
Beginning of a war
Exit ticket (lesson goals)
I know more about Guy Fawkes.
I know more about Remembrance Day
