The Hobbit Final Test Part II
Choose a part in the movie that is different from the book. What do you think about the changes to the story? Why do you think Peter Jackson made the change? Provide a short paragraph describing a...
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The High Middle Ages
It is known as a time of Knights on horseback, Kings and Queens, castles and jousting…and slovenly peasants mucking around in filth. This is the High Middle Ages. We start with the story of two great...
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Life of the Medieval Manor
Now that you know your role in the medieval world, what is life like for you? On Monday we will be getting into what kind of money you make and what to do with it. Basically, nobles have all the...
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The Feudal Pyramid…memorize this
This is a diagram demonstrating the relationships that bound the feudal order of things together. It holds together based on the responsibilities between Lords and Vassals and their duties to each...
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Medieval Law and Order Scenario
One day on the manor, peasant farmer William is ploughing his field and thinking about Hazel. ‘She is a beauty,’ he thought to himself and wondered if her father would let her marry him. William’s...
View ArticleFlipgrid: Let’s give it a try
Flipgrid is a new thing I’m would like to try out as a way to give kids a way to answer a question, explain a point or just tell me something interesting in a short video. I set up the questions and...
View ArticleIslam and the Crusades
On Friday we did a “Jigsaw Activity” where each member of the group is responsible for learning then teaching a section from Chapter 3. This work is due now. Make sure each person’s work is included...
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The Crusader States and Cause and Effect
Today we went over what happens after the battles end. The Crusader States were feudal kingdoms that the nobles established to rule the Holy Land. Use the map below to label the map you received in...
View ArticleCrusade Journal Entries
There are three journal entries for The Crusades that are due on Thursday. Make sure you hand your journal in by the end of the day Thursday so they can be assessed on Friday and included in the Term...
View ArticleEnd of Term 2
Today marks the end of Term 2 which means report cards for Term 2 are in the works. We are moving away from using letter grades to give us validation for our work and instead looking at the Learning...
View ArticleThe Final Week in the Middle Ages
We’ve come down to our last week in the Great Medieval Adventure and there are a few things to be aware of as we finish. I’ll keep it simple. Here is a list of the projects we are working on and what...
View ArticleThe last of the journal entries
Here are the final three journal entries to complete your main writing project for the unit: Journey to London: your character goes to London to take in all the sights and sounds and smells. Based on...
View ArticleGetting into the Google Classroom
We’re trying to be minimalists this term and reduce the paper we use and the things we carry around to class. So we’re reducing our workbooks to one journal and shifting our assignments to the Google...
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WALL E and the future of humanity
This week we are watching the story of WALL E and what it shows us about humanity. There are three main topics we are looking at: the Environment, Health and Technology addiction. WALL E is a vision...
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Once upon a dream…
Welcome to “Fairy Tales, Philosophy and Feminism,” a new unit full of fun and excitement. It basically goes like this: 1. Study the archetype (pattern) of the classic fairy tale. We use Sleeping...
View ArticleFairy Tale Creatures and Twisted Tales
We’ve discussed the typical fairy tale pattern and now we’re going to see how Shrek takes the typical fairy tale and turns it on its head. The first assignment is a comparison chart between the...
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The Renaissance
What does it mean to be a “renaissance person?” The famous Vitruvian Man drawing meant to demonstrate the beauty of the human form. Leonardo da Vinci is considered the greatest of renaissance men...
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The Outsiders
We have come at last to the final unit of the year…and we just finished reading the book. The Outsiders, one of the greatest books written for teens in the english language (in my opinion). Here are...
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What would you do with the Ring?
The ring that Bilbo finds in Gollum’s cave has more power than he knows. For the sake of our story, it is a magic ring that makes the wearer invisible. So here’s the question: What would you do with...
View ArticleWriting in Role assignment
Your writing assignment for this week is a writing in role scenario for you character in the battle with the Goblins when they tried to raid the human settlement. Writing in role means you write a...
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