History: Our Story So Far

Complete this paragraph for a quick summary of Europe After the Fall of Rome.  (Unit One)  This information will be on the unit test.

Rome declines because.....

Rome leaves a legacy in its........

Clovis unites ................ and becomes a .........................

Charlemagne unites ........................ and becomes ................. on ................

Vikings and others .............................

Feudalism provides ...................................

Lords give ....................... to vassals in exchange for ............................

Monarchs .................. Lords ..................... Knights..................... Peasants....................

William of Normandy wins the.......................... on ..........................................

William brings .................................... to England

The church and the monarchs fight over ...................................

Sacraments..........................

Education ..............................

Thomas Aquinas........................

Towns grow in size and power because ..............................................

Guilds ....................................................

Trial by combat is replaced by ...................................................................

Two Medieval Music Videos

Meet Clovis and Earn Extra Credit in History DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Meet my new dog, Clovis.

I named him after the King of the Franks, Clovis I.

So here's an extra credit assignment in history to celebrate Clovis the First and Clovis the Dog.

Do some research and find a fact about Clovis I, King of the Franks.  It must be something that I don't already know. Tell me about it in person by Friday for extra-credit in history.  You may write your fact down, but you don't have to.

Find something unusual, because it must be something I don't already know about Clovis I.

You must see me before school, during access, during lunch or after school to complete this assignment.

Deadline extended until   10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1.

History Chapter 3 Project: Illuminated Church Poem

Students all received a longer version of these directions in class last week.

Create an illuminated manuscript of a poem describing the structure of the Roman Catholic Church and its influence on daily life.

• Nine stanzas.  
• The first letters of the stanzas spell out The Church
• The 'T' must be illuminated (fancy and illustrated)
• Include four pictures
• Use nine words from the word bank.
• Use correct spelling and grammar
•  

Poems that rhyme will get extra consideration on their grade.

Grades will be based on how much accurate history each poem contains.

Word bank

cathedral
monasticism
sacraments
diocese
parish
salvation
Emperor Henry IV
pilgrimages
Thomas Aquinas
excommunication
Pope Gregory VII
universities
holy days
religious orders

This project is due on Wednesday.

Charlemagne Music Video

This will be on the test.

Here are some examples of annotated castles I found.

Remember, your annotations must be one to two sentences and must be packed with historical information.  

You do not have to limit yourself to the parts of the castle we discussed in class.  High scoring assignments may show the research you did in order to find new and interesting information.

Annotated Castle Projects

Due Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014.

Draw either a Motte and Bailey castle or a 13th century castle.  You may trace.  You may do other kinds of artwork besides drawing, buy your final product must be something that can be hung on a wall.

You may draw all or part of a castle.

You may include a town or manor in your drawing.

Include 10 annotations.  (1-2 sentences each.)

• six annotations must be about parts of a castle.  i.e. portcullis, drawbridge, arrow slit, etc.
• four annotations must be about people.  One for each social class: monarch, nobles, knights, and peasants.

Annotations should contain lots of historical information.

Grades for this project will be based on historical content, written and visual, and on artistic effort.  High quality annotations include correct information that is the result of research and cite sources.

This is a 70% project.


You may want to watch the castle video below before starting your project.

Castle by David Macaulay.

Here is a video about castles that you may want to take a look at before Friday's lesson. We'll be talking about Medieval castles for our next project.

You can watch the entire video, or just take a look at part of it.  It's a combination of animation and live action.

Eulogy for Rome

History Classes Only

Write a eulogy for the Roman empire.  This should be three paragraphs about (1) the reasons why Rome declined and fell, (2) the legacies of Rome, (3) Rome's influence on the United States.

You may use the topic sentences below for your three paragraphs:

While the Roman empire suffered many problems in its final years, three of the worst were _____, _____, and _____.


In spite of all that went wrong towards the end, the Roman empire achieved many great things including _____, ______, and ______.


Today, the Roman Empire continues to influence our lives through _________ and _________.


Put your final draft inside a Roman temple using the big paper (11x17).  Put "The Glory of Rome is Not Forgotten" inside the pediment at the top of the temple.


Due Wednesday.  This is a 70% project.

Traits of a Hero Paragraph

All classes.

Due this Friday.

Type up a second draft of your paragraph about the traits of a hero.

Be sure to work on....

• improving the topic sentence and the conclusion.  (greens)
• adding information and details using appositives. (reds)

To improve your topic sentence you might try using one of these frames:

Three traits common to many heroes from Batman to my mother are ____________, __________________, and _______________________

My heroes inspire me with their ______________________, _________________ and their _________________________.


To improve your conclusion you might try using one of these frames:

_____________________, __________________________, and blank are just three of the many things that make people like _______________________ one of my heroes.

Heroes in fiction and in real life inspire us with their _______________________, ___________________, and ___________________.


There are two ways you can add more detail in your red-level sentences. The first way is to add more red level sentences. There is no limit to how many red-level sentences you can use in a paragraph.  The second way is to put more information in your red-level sentences by using appositives.  See the worksheet from today (Wednesday). 

For example: Harry Potter was brave when he fought against Voldemort.

Add appositives to include more information.

For example:  Harry Potter, the young wizard in J.K. Rowling's books, was brave when he fought against Voldemort, an evil wizard who killed Harry's parents.


Use MLA format when you type up your paragraph.  Use this link to see how it's done.