KS3HISTOR

Y PROJECT

I hope you are staying at home and staying safe.

I have produced a project for you to work through about Crime and Punishment through Time.

There will be a Miss Barnett prize and an Archie on offer when you hand in your project (when we finally get back to school). If you need

a printed copy please get an adult to phone school (01642 440225) and we can get one sent out to you.

Looking forward to seeing your finished projects. I will put more work on the website in 3 weeks as I’d expect the project to take you that

long

Take Care

Miss Barnett

History Project Work – Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment today

Research the answers to the following questions:

1) What happens today if you break the law?

2) What kind of punishments are there for breaking the law?

3) What kinds of things do we know are against the law?

4) How is punishment as an adult different from punishment if you are a child?

5) What is capital punishment and do any countries still use it?

Complete the following table which compares the law in two different countries, the UK and Thailand:

UK ThailandDrugs

Stealing

Physical attack

Speeding

Drugs

Stealing

Physical attack

Speeding

History Project Work – Crime and Punishment

Crime and punishment in the Middle Ages

Crime and punishment in the Middle Ages was very different from how we know it today! You are going to investigate the worst punishments from medieval times.

1) Fill in the “Punishment I would choose” and “Why I made my choice” columns.2) When you have done those, use the information sheet (Medieval punishment

Evidence Sheet) to help you fill in the “Medieval punishment” column.

Crime Punishment I would choose

Why I made my choice

Medieval Punishment

Stealing

Woman commits murderMan commits murderIllegal hunting in royal parksHigh treason (a crime against the king or queen)Nobleman commits murderBakers produces rubbish breaA nobleman rips off another noblemanCaught cheating

Getting drunk

Caught poisoning people

When you have finished your table, watch the video “Crime and Punishment Guilty as Charred Tony Robinson” – It is on YouTube and write 5 bullet points things about what you have learnt about punishment in the Medieval Age.

“ Crime and Punishment Guilty as Charred Tony Robinson” notes

1)2)3)4)5)

Complete the word search below.

History Project Work – Crime and Punishment

Witchcraft

Using the box below, draw what you think a witch looks like:

Task – why did people believe in witches?

Use the handout (Withchhunt Factors) to fill in the table with one or two sentences.

Economics

Civil War

Religion

Superstition

Lack of scientific understanding

Task

Imagine you are Matthew Hopkins.

You must make a leaflet (including images and diagrams) explaining:

1. Who you are

2. What you do

3. How you can tell who’s a witch

Plenary – Who were the Pendle Witches?

Watch the video (search youtube: Pendle Witches - Timelines.tv History of Britian A09)

Write down what you find out.

History Project Work – Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment in the 1700s and 1800s

At the start of the 1700s, the government knew public executions were not stopping people from committing crimes. Other forms of punishment they thought of were:

Fines Whipping Sending people to prison (prisons were not nice places!) Transportation (sending criminals to Australia as a form of punishment – it was

nothing like the Australia we know today!)

Your task

You are a prison inspector and you have been sent to the prison of John Smith to find out what conditions are like there. Watch the video and use the space below to write your report. “BBC Bitesize - John Smith - Victorian young offender” http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zc4kjxs

My ReportPrison Inspector name:

Design your own prison

What do you think prisons should be like? Should they be all about punishment? Or should they help prisoners get ready for outside life again e.g. with a library, gym etc?

Use the space below to draw a prison. Make sure you label each part.

History Project Work – Crime and Punishment

The First Policemen

Starter: What are policemen for? What do you think makes a good policeman or policewoman?

Background

The first national newspaper was introduced in the 1800s. Reports of theft, robbery and murder appeared to be increasing in London. The government were worried. In 1 829, to help fight crime, the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, created the first Police Force in London.

Use the internet to answer the questions

1) Why were policemen nicknamed “Bobbies”?

2) How many policemen were there in London in 1829?

3) What training did they get?

4) How much were they paid?

5) What was their uniform?

Medieval Punishment Evidence

Crime Medieval PunishmentTheft Hands cut off

Female commits murder Burnt alive

Male commits murder Hanged

Illegal hunting in Royal Parks Ears cut off

High treason Hung, drawn and quartered

Nobleman commits murder Beheaded

Baker produces faulty bread Dragged on a sled around the village with a loaf around his neck

Caught not working hard enough

Whipped

Nobleman accused of ripping off another noble

Forced to fight each other in a duel

Caught cheating Placed in the stocks in the centre of the village for people to throw food at

Bishop commits murder Fined

Drunkenness Placed in the village stocks

Caught poisoning people Boiled in olive oil

WITCH HUT FACTORS

Economics (money)Rising prices on food and other changes made people want to blame someone for the hard times. If someone was convicted of witchcraft their property would be taken. Thus, people accused others through greed.

Civil War (one group in England fighting against another group)

The civil war meant neighbours became enemies. People had old grudges and didn’t trust each other. If they disliked someone, they could easily get rid of them by accusing them of witchcraft.

ReligionEveryone believed in the Devil and Hell. If things went wrong people would accuse witches of doing the Devil’s work. Anyone involved in any rituals would be accused of witchcraft.

SuperstitionPeople believed in magic, were very superstitious (e.g. breaking a mirror, touch wood for good luck), and were afraid of anything that was strange to them. They believed completely in the idea of witchcraft.

Lack of Scientific UnderstandingIt had not yet been discovered how different weather could happen, or how climate could affect crops. People did not know what caused illnesses. Because these things could not yet be explained, witches were blamed for any bad luck that occurred.