The
Medieval Times
Introduction
| Task
| Process
| Research Guideline | Resources | Evaluation
| Conclusion
Introduction
Hear
Ye!! Hear Ye!!
Step into the world of knights and castles, lords and ladies,
Robin Hood and King Arthur! What was it really like to live in the Medieval times?
As we conclude the unit on the Medieval Period, you will be transported back in
time. You will become familiar with Medieval life. Do you have what it takes?
Enter the Middle Ages, a world of queens and serfs, kings and
clergy, nobles and pages. Each of you will be assigned an aspects of
the Middle Ages. You will describe the
role of specific member of medieval society and their place in the social
hierarchy. You will investigate the
lives and realms of the people listed.
Choose a realm of society and create a PowerPoint reflecting a day in
the life of that person.
To begin, you will
need to do the following:
·
Research a realm of
society in the Middle Ages
·
Prepare and deliver a
presentation over that realm
Task 1 – The Research
·
Students will examine
the following list of society members
o
Realm of religion
o
Noble’s realm
o
Knight’s realm
o
Merchant/Artisan’s
realm
o
Peasant’s realm
·
Each student will
locate and record information about their designated realm of people.
·
Use the “Research
Guidelines” to discover the topics to be researched for each realm.
·
Guidelines have been
listed to assist you, but record any information that you feel is important or
especially interesting.
·
Each of you will develop
a character within that realm and complete a Character Worksheet
Task 2 – Completing
Your Presentation
·
Your PowerPoint
presentation should be at least 6 slides in length. The specific content of the slides is based
upon your realm of society. (See
Research Guidelines)
·
Follow these basic
rules of PowerPoint:
o
Rule of 7 – less than
7 lines per slide and 7 words per line
o
Keep it simple and
organized
o
Use at least 24 point
font
o
Avoid “elegant” or
“curly” font type
o
Keep all design
templates or background schemes the same
o
Use darker backgrounds
with lighter colored fonts and lighter backgrounds with darker colored fonts.
Each realm of society
has specific guidelines and questions to be researched and included in your PowerPoint
presentations. To find your guidelines,
click on your given realm.
·
Introduction (Name of
Realm)
·
Churches and
Cathedrals
·
Famous Cathedrals
o
Create a display that
includes pictures, details, floor plans, architecture, stained-glass windows,
statues, figures, and etc.
·
Design a stained glass
window
·
Pope
·
Monks
o
Monastery
o
Rules to be followed
o
Jobs and Duties
·
Pilgrimage
·
Questions
o
What was the most
powerful church during the Middle Ages in Europe ?
o
What powers did the
Church hold?
o
Where did the Church’s
powers come from?
o
Where was the head of
the church located?
o
Did the church treat
the royalty and peasants differently?
o
How did the Church
help the common man?
o
Was the Church
corrupt? If so, in what way?
o
What were some
landmark events in Church history during the Middle Ages?
o
What was the role of
monasteries and convents?
o
Who was St. Benedict
and what did he do?
o
What was the role of
monks and nuns during the middle ages?
o
Where did the monks
live?
o
What was the life of a
monk like?
o
How did the monk
dress? Were there symbols behind the
clothing they wore?
·
Introduction (Name of
Realm)
·
Housing
o
Castles
§
Description of the
castles
§
Who lived and worked
there?
o
Life on a Manor
§
Description of a Manor
House
§
Who lived and worked
there?
o
Create a Venn diagram
comparing castles to manor houses
o
Create a model of a
castle or a manor house. Be sure all
parts are labeled.
·
Job of Lords
·
Role in Society
·
Role of Ladies
·
Heraldry
o
What is it?
o
What is the difference
between a coat of arms and a crest?
o
How do you blazon a
coat of arms?
o
What do arms mean?
·
Introduction (Name of
Realm)
·
Becoming a Knight
(Page and Squire)
·
Life as a Knight
o
Code of Chivalry
o
Armor and Weapons
§
How did a knight dress
and what type of equipment did he have?
o
Jobs and
Responsibilities
§
What did it mean to
become a knight?
§
Who did the knights
serve?
§
Was the position paid
or done strictly for honor?
§
Who did the knights
fight for/against?
§
What was the Order of
the Knights Templar
o
Training for War
(Jousting)
§
What tournaments were
carried out?
§
Explain jousting and
other tournaments of skill
·
Identify 5 famous
knights and their deeds. Be sure to
include pictures.
·
Introduction (Name of
the Realm)
·
Town Life
o
Fairs and Markets
o
Clothing
§
What types of fabrics
were used?
§
How were colors used?
§
Did certain pieces of
clothing pertain to certain occupations?
§
What type of jewelry
was worn?
§
Did wealth affect the
type or style of clothing worn?
o
Recreation
o
Where did they live?
o
Education
·
Jobs and Job Training
·
Food and Feasts
o
Questions
§
What foods were
consumed at breakfast? Lunch? Dinner?
§
Were the types of
foods determined by whether the people were rich or poor?
§
How were the foods
prepared?
§
Which spices were
popular with Medieval people and why?
§
What types of dishes
or cooking utensils were used?
§
What was considered
proper etiquette for the medieval period?
§
Name 5 popular
festivals or feasts. What was usually
being celebrated?
§
What kinds of
activities did Medieval people participate in at a festival? Feast?
o
Find 3 recipes for our
festival.
o
Make a display showing
your written recipes in the authentic and in the modern versions. Be sure to illustrate your display.
o
You will need to teach
us an authentic game or dance that you have discovered in your research for
entertainment at the feast.
·
Herbs and Medicines
o
Questions
§
Name 5 diseases and
their cures that were common to people in the Middle Ages
§
What ingredients were
used in some of the remedies?
§
What were some unusual
treatments for ailments these people suffered?
§
Are there any cures,
medicines, remedies, that are still in use today?
·
Introduction (Name of
Realm)
·
Life in a Village
o
Description of the
Village
o
Who lived and worked
there?
·
Daily Life
o
Clothing
§
What types of fabrics
were used?
§
How were colors used?
§
Did certain pieces of
clothing pertain to certain occupations?
§
What type of jewelry
was worn, if any?
§
Did wealth affect the
type or style of clothing worn?
o
Make a designer
drawing of the clothing worn by peasants.
Be sure to use color.
o
Role of women and
children
§
How were women looked
upon during the Middle Ages?
§
Were women treated
differently?
§
What were the duties
of women and children?
§
How were young
children raised?
o
Where did they live?
o
Education
·
Research Robin Hood
o
Who was he?
o
Was he a real person
or just the subject of stories and legends
o
Where and in what time
period did he live?
o
What did he fight
for/against?
o
Was he a hero or a
villain?
o
Who were his friends
and companions?
o
What were some of his
accomplishments?
o
When did he die?
Roles
Role : The Lord.
The Lord: The Lord’s role was to support the king, and act as the
leader.
Role: The King.
The King – The King was a rule of a Kingdom.
Role: The Lady.
The Lady- The Lady’s role was to manage the castle community of
family and servants.
Role: The Lady-in-waiting.
The Lady-in-waiting – The Lady-in-waiting was a woman from a noble
family, who served another noble lady as a companion or helper.
Role: The Royal Child.
The Royal Child- The Royal
Children were the sons and daughters of the King and Queen. The sons were
Princes and the daughters were Princesses.
Role: The Squire.
The Squire- The Squire was a noble youth who was training to be a
knight.
Role: The Knight.
The Knight – A knight was a warrior who fought on horseback. He
promised loyalty and service to his Lord and to the King.
Role : The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith – The Blacksmith was a craftsperson whomade tools
and metal objects as well as shoed the horses.
Role: The Armorer.
The Armorer – The Armorer made and repaired weapons, armor, locks
, keys and other metal objects.
Role: The Priest.
The Priest- The Priest was a religious leader who lead services in
the chapel and helped to tutor the
children.
Role: The weaver.
The Weaver- The Weaver was a craftsperson who made cloth from
thread.
Role: The Merchant.
The Merchant – The merchant was a business person who bought, sold
and traded goods.
Role : The Healer.
The Healer – The healer used herbal remedies to help sick or
injured persons.
Role : The Town Crier.
The Town Crier – The Town Crier called out the news of the day,
including Royal proclamations, such as changes to a law or to tax.
Role : The Reeve.
The Reeve- The Reeve was a villager who organized village work and
acted as a foreman.
Medieval
Life
Medieval
Life at the Castle – Choose your category (Nobles, Merchants, Peasants, and Monks)
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval Life
Clergy
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/moreligion
Noble
Life
Knights
http://www.home.stny.rr.com/gwells/famous%20knights.htm
Merchants
and Artisans
http://www.skell.org/explore/remedy.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval Life/houses.htm
Peasants
http://www.boldoutlaw.com
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/pdailylife.html
Category
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Content
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Covers topic in-depth with details
and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent in both presentation and board.
Presentation includes source citation
where information was found
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Includes essential knowledge about
the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good in presentation and board.
Presentation does not include source
citation where information was found
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Includes essential information about
the topic but there are errors on the presentation or the board.
Presentation does not include source
citation where information was found
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Content is minimal OR there are
several factual errors. Presentation does not include source citation where
information was found
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Organization
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Content is well organized. Uses
headings or bulleted lists to group related material. Content fills display board nicely.
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Content is organized in both the
presentation and the board.
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Overall organization appears flawed
in presentation or board.
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There was no clear or logical
organizational structure, just lots of facts.
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Background (Presentation)
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Background does not detract from text
or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card and
is appropriate for the topic.
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Background does not detract from text
or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card.
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Background does not detract from text
or other graphics.
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Background makes it difficult to see
text or competes with other graphics on the page.
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Text - Font Choice & Formatting (Presentation)
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Font formats (e.g., color, bold,
italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.
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Font formats have been carefully
planned to enhance readability.
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Font formatting has been carefully
planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.
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Font formatting makes it very
difficult to read the material.
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Attractiveness
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Makes excellent use of font, color,
graphics, effects, etc. to enhance both the presentation and the board.
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Makes use of font, color, graphics,
effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation or board
content.
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Use of font, color, graphics, effects
etc. but these often distract from the presentation or board content
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Use of font, color, graphics, effects
etc. but these often distract from both the presentation and board content
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Originality
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Presentation/Board shows considerable
originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a
unique and interesting way.
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Presentation/Board shows some
originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an
interesting way.
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Presentation/Board shows an attempt
at originality and inventiveness.
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Presentation/Board is a rehash of
other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at
original thought.
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Quality
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Presentation/Board is of the highest
quality.
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Presentation/Board is of average quality work.
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Presentation/Board has a few errors
in needs to be checked/redone by other group members to ensure quality.
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Provides work that usually needs to
be checked/redone by others to ensure quality.
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All requirements are met and exceeded.
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All requirements are met.
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One requirement was not completely met.
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More than one requirement was not completely met.
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Middle Ages Project
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Requirements within Project
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All requirements are met and
exceeded.
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All requirements are met.
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One requirement was not completely
met.
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More than one requirement was not
completely met.
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Originality
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Project shows considerable
originality and inventiveness.
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Project shows some originality and
inventiveness.
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Project shows an attempt at
originality and inventiveness.
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Project is a rehash of other people's
ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.
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Quality of Construction
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The project shows considerable attention to
construction. It is sturdy and neat. Great care was taken in construction
process.
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The project is neatly constructed and is
reasonably sturdy. Construction was careful and accurate for the most part,
but 1-2 details could have been refined for a more attractive product.
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The project is neatly constructed but is fragile.
Several of the details could have been refined for a more attractive product.
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Construction appears careless or haphazard. Many
details need refinement for a strong or attractive product.
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Construction -Materials
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Appropriate materials were selected and
creatively modified in ways that made them even better.
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Appropriate materials were selected and there was
an attempt at creative modification to make them even better.
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Appropriate materials were selected.
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Inappropriate materials were selected and
contributed to a product that performed poorly
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Attractiveness
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Makes excellent use of materials to
enhance the project.
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Makes good use of material to enhance
to project.
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Makes use material but occasionally
these detract from the project as a whole.
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Use of materials often distracts from
the project as a whole.
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Now you know more
about the lives of the various members of medieval society. You have successfully identified the social
hierarchy. If you could travel back in
time, in which realm would you choose to live in during the Middle Ages?
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