Teacher's Section - East Riddlesden Hall

Suggested Unit Plan Link

Persuasion 1

Year 5 Term 3

Suggested Outcome:- Debate

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  Suggested Idea
 

East Riddlesden Hall sits by the River Aire and close to the new Aire Valley Trunk road. Present to the children a scenario whereby the local council have proposed East Riddlesden Hall may have to be demolished to make way for the road.

Using local information and the links below students are to develop their points of view on this matter representing different groups involved ie local council, historians, tourists, farmers, commuters. Should we save East Riddlesden Hall?

  Resources
 

http://www.visitbrontecountry.com/eastriddlesdenhall/

 Info on East Riddlesden Hall

http://users.actrix.co.nz/murgatroyd/riddlsdn.htm

Info on East Riddlesden Hall

http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/a_roads/a650/bingley_relief/misc/map.htm

 All About Saltaire

http://www.highways.gov.uk/knowledge/tenth/index.htm

 About the Manningham Mills Restoration Project
 
Suggested Cross-curricular link:
 

Geography

Unit 20: Local traffic - an environmental issue

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes2/geography/geo20/?view=get