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Who was responsible for the death of Thomas Becket?

Task: You need to write a report about the death of Thomas Becket and while we may know who killed him, we need to be sure we understand who was responsible. Our main suspects are: The King, the knights and Thomas himself. Your police report must include: Include: Who, what, when, where WHY motive Who do you think is responsible? Why? Explain what the punishment should be Why is this such an important case?(Think about how important the church is) I will use the following levels to mark this report: Level 4 Criteria o Write in full sentences, starting to use paragraphs o Describe some of the reasons for an event person or feature of the past being significant o Describe the causes or consequences of an event o Use sources explicitly (quotes/descriptions) to answer questions about the past o Describe different interpretations o Describe what a source suggests well as says o Write in paragraphs and use connectives to develop ideas o Explain the cause of peoples actions o Explain the reasons for the significance of an event, person or feature of the past o Explain the causes or consequences of an event o Select relevant details from sources in your answers o Compare the evidence from different sources and compare different interpretations o Starting to use introduction and conclusion effectively o Explain what you need to look for to tell if something is significant o Explain the links between different causes or consequences of an event o Select and combine evidence from several sources to support answers o Compare sources content, reliability and usefulness o Explain reasons for different interpretations o Starting to link paragraphs together through argument o Use criteria to argue the reason a feature, event or person in the past is significant o Explain what you need to look at to explain the most important cause or consequence of an event o Explain why a source is or isnt useful or reliable o Explain what the source suggests as well as says o Identify criteria for making a judgment on reliability of an interpretation o Paragraphs are organised to support conclusions o Analyse and reach a judgement on the significance of events, people and features of the past o Analyse and reach a judgement on cause and/or consequences of events o Analyse and reach a judgements on the past using evidence from sources to support your analysis o Analyse and reach a judgment on the relative reliability and usefulness of sources as evidence of the past o Analyse and reach a judgment on the validity of different interpretations of the past o Plan and carry out your own research into an historical problem or question

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