Were highwaymen ‘gentlemen of the road’ or violent thugs?
A source based activity for GCSE thematic crime courses. Students work in groups to weigh up the evidence for an against the main enquiry question. A range of engaging source material is provided, including primary accounts of highway robberies in the eighteenth century. Picture sources are also available to download as a free PDF. Teaching notes fully explain how to put all of the tasks together into an engaging history lesson.
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Review this resourceI am writing a Unit for my Year 7 English class on Australian Bushranging Ballads and will be able to use these excellent resources for historical context work. Thanks so much.
Ian.
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
Ian.
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
04/07/2013
