Shropshire Routes to Roots

Resources for teachers

National Curriculum

For Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils, the Wroxeter writing theme relates to the DFES Scheme of Work for History, Key Stages 1 and 2, Unit 6a: 'Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Roman case study'. Although the theme in its entirety may be too challenging for all but the most capable pupils, by using the worksheets and approaches on this page the theme could be adjusted to suit a Key Stage 2 audience.

The Wroxeter writing theme should be accessible, unaided, to a Key Stage 3 audience and above. Although it does not tie in directly with the National Curriculum for History at Key Stage 3, the debate over the letter-cutter could be used as an example of "how and why historical events, people, situations and changes have been interpreted in different ways".

Worksheets

As is the case with all pages on Shropshire Routes to Roots, these worksheets are 'printer-friendly', meaning they can be printed without distracting links and logos, and distributed easily in a paper form.

• Roman writing (Opens in a new window). Pupils answer basic questions about Roman writing techniques. Print out and distribute the glossary and then ask pupils to answer the questions.
• Forum inscription (Opens in a new window). Pupils analyse the The Wroxeter Forum inscription (opens in a new window), which you could print out and distribute to the class.
• Tombstone inscription (Opens in a new window). Pupils analyse the The Wroxeter tombstone (opens in a new window), which you could print out and distribute to the class.
• Wroxeter (Opens in a new window). Pupils can contextualise the evidence of Roman writing by answering questions about Roman Wroxeter. You could print out the Introduction and distribute it the class.

Approaches

Rather than using the prepared worksheets, you may like to use the material in a different way. The website will display on an interactive whiteboard, or the 'printer-friendly' pages can be distributed in paper form. For your own lessons, you may like to use:

• The images, transcriptions and translations of The Wroxeter Forum inscription (opens in a new window) and the The Wroxeter tombstone (Opens in a new window).
• The glossary of historical terms.
• Some of the resources suggested on the Further information page.

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