Middle Ages Challenge Project
PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Project Title:
Middle Ages Challenge
Project Length:
December 3rd - December 21st
Description
You have successfully been transported back into the Late Middle Ages. The locals are starting to become suspicious of you and realize that you are not a native of Europe. As their suspicion grows hostile, they challenge you to complete several tasks in order to prove that you belong there. You must complete the tasks below in groups of no more than four students (Mr. Tom will assign groups) to convince the natives that you are indeed one of them and to keep them from killing you.
Objectives
By the end of this project you will have:
gathered information on medieval culture, religion, politics, etc.
created relics based on the lives of medieval people
learned more through making projects on the period
had fun!!
Tasks/Activities
Your group needs 200 points. Choose!
1. Make a battle flag or banner representative of the times-50 points
2. Build a wooden medieval guitar- 50 points
3. Make and demonstrate a board game that was played at the time-40 points
4. Make some armor, a shield, and a sword- 30 points per piece; for paper or cardboard.
5. Build a model of a siege weapon-40 points
6. Make a video which reflects the life of knights and the role of chivalry-25 points
7. Create a work of art (your own) depicting some aspect of medieval life- painting 40; drawing 25
8. Sing and make up a tune for one of the songs on the index site- 10 points
9. Make a poster on keeping time and calendars- 20 points
10. Make a poster on Christmas during this period- 20 points
11. Perform a skit that reveals marriage customs of the time-40 points
12. Prepare a medieval food and bring it in for the whole class to taste- 60 points
13. Demonstrate a dance of the times - 10 points per person
14. Propose your own idea. - propose your own points
Requirements (see Project Portfolio)
Resources/Materials
These are some of the websites you will use:
Mr. Tom's Medieval Times Homepage - www.medievaltimesca.blogspot.com
Everything Medieval - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Year%207.htm
Stargate Experience- http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/index.html
Index of Medieval Topics- http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/index.html#index
Food Page- http://www.medievalcookery.com/recipes.html
Weapons- http://www.medievalweapons.com/
Medieval Villages - http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm
Religion and more - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_church.htm
Standard
7.6 Medieval Europe
Assessment
Each project must include a 200-500 word description (in your own words)
Project Reflection
Project Rubric (once you make your choices Mr. Tom will provide you the proper rubric)
Also, every session I will be leading you in learning strategies to help keep you on the right path. I will provide you with discussion questions, reading material, and strategies for both.
Project Update
MEDIEVAL EUROPE PROJECT
PROJECT UPDATE week of Nov. 12th-18th
CELEBRATION!!!
Thank you so much to all the students and parents for making the celebration two of the most memorable experiences I've ever had! Wow! I hope they were as rewarding and informative for you, as well.
We ate. We danced. We displayed your work. Students were masterful at discussing their “I Can..” statements and showcasing their S.M.A.R.T. goals for the next quarter.
I am so proud to be a part of this new community!
NEXT WEEK Nov. 19th, 20th, and 21st
A three day week!
Medieval Europe projects are not due until Thursday, November 29th!
Use these three next three days to finish your RESEARCH, continue CREATING your projects, prepare to PRESENT your work, and ready your REFLECTION.
Here's a list of what you need to turn in by Nov. 29th.
Project Proposal Form (in project foundry or we have hard copies in class) Your proposal needs to be approved by me. Also available at www.avesonglobal.blogspot.com
Log your hours - We've been doing research, having discussions, completing assignments, and working in groups since October 15th.
Journal - (in project foundry or you could always simply write your journals on paper) You need to document your 30 minutes of Reading (Adam of the Road) talk about your highlights/lowlights and ask for help, if you need it. Also available at www.avesonglobal.blogspot.com
Present - Your research, your notes, your graphic organizers, and of course, your PROJECT.
Reflect – Here is a link to the PROJECT REFLECTION (we also have hard copies in class) Also available at www.avesonglobal.blogspot.com
And finally, have a marvelous Thanksgiving. Relax. Eat lots! Watch some football, and I'll see you back on Monday, the 26th -
Project Update 11/5-11/9
Students made their choices and proposed in Project Foundry their group MEDIEVAL EUROPE Projects
- Some amazing ideas range from a Medieval Europe Monopoly game, a Black Plague power point, a 3-D castle, and an Adam of the Road/Medieval Europe video mockumentary. (Please ask your child to share with you their idea, their proposal form, their graphic organizer, and their research to date)
-PARENTS want access to PROJECT FOUNDRY. There is only one way in. Through your child - Ask your son or daughter to provide for you their user name and password.
The deadline for ALL Medieval Europe projects was set for Thursday, NOVEMBER 29th.
Thursday - 11/8
On this day we were forced to set aside our Medieval Europe Projects as we developed our Self Efficacy portfolios for the Student Led Conferences coming Thursday/Friday - November 15th/16th.
-Students filled in a chart on their current level of self -efficacy and began to complete "I Can..." Statements and set SMART Goals for the coming quarter.
THIS WEEK 11/12-11/16
No school Monday the 12th. - Please celebrate or remember any and all Military Veterans on this special day!
Tuesday through Friday we are all about the Celebration of Learning - We will work on the Medieval Europe projects in Project Block and Flex time, but our seminar will be dominated by you Self Efficacy Portfolio
- NEW BLOG
Please visit www.avesonglobal.blogspot.com
This blog is for all 6th-9th grade students. A great site that will eventually be managed by the students themselves.
PROJECT UPDATE 10/29-11/2
LET'S DIG!!!
This week we continued our journey towards mastering project based learning.
Students in the 6th and 7th grade History courses are AMAZING!!!!!! I'm so proud of all your hard work.
This week letters #3 and #4 were due for our Adam of the Road webquest. The creativity students displayed was remarkable,and we all learned a little bit more about Medieval Europe, as well. We also learned some very valuable skills such as letter writing, internet research, and paraphrasing.
ON Tuesday, October 30th -
We traveled back in time to the first day of school. Students pretended to forget everything they have learned and went through each step and stage to proposing a project.
(We did this because we never got a chance to put our Roman Newspaper Project in Project Foundry)
It was hysterical. Students pretended to meet each other for the first time, and we modeled the entire process of proposing a project. We brainstormed, we planned, we took notes, we broke down the standard and we decided on a group project!!!! - We decided to propose a Roman Newspaper Project.
Then we hit send - Complete. And our first project was officially done! And very successful. (Look for copies of our Roman Newspapers at the Celebration of Learning November 15th and 16th.)
Thursday, November 2nd
We spent our entire class time gathering information to keep going towards our goal of Mastering Standard 7.6–
Students were taken to an Interactive Medieval Europe and in small groups they were given a topic on Medieval Europe - such as Religion, Homes, Clothing, Health, Arts and Entertainment, and Town Life. They were assigned roles in the group such as:
CLARIFIER, PREDICTER, SUMMARIZER and QUESTIONER.
They also had to put all the information they gathered into a creative graphic organizer.
Finally, they presented what they learned to the class. We ran out of time in Block 1 and will continue to present our research this coming week.
NEXT WEEK 11/5-11/9
Tuesday, November 6th.
--3. Propose a English/History Project in Project Foundry. Pick from Adam's CyberGuide, any Adam of the Road Book Report, or propose your own project idea!!! (We were suppose to do this last week but we had so much fun with our internet research it got pushed back)
--We will propose your project in project foundry.
-- We will all be completing Graphic Organizers/Outlining as we start on the research phase of your project.
-- Some of you may have enough information to start CREATING your project.
Thursday, November 8th
-- Adam of the Road. Chapters 11-16. (As always, be prepared for a quiz)
FINALLY, we are two weeks away from our Celebration of Learning. We will continue work on our History/ELA Projects BUT we will also be working on our PORTFOLIOS, which is a showcase piece for parents.
Your PORTFOLIO will show off your work in English, Math, and Advisory, with a strong emphasis on Self Efficacy.
I only mention this because I want everyone to stay flexible in case we have to change things a bit to make sure we are ready for our celebration.
Either way, let's DIG!!!!
Project Update 10/22-10/26
This week we are going to be finishing ALL letters from the
Adam of the Road WebQuest.
We are going to be reading Chapters 7-12 of Adam of the Road, and we'll start to talk about Book Report ideas.
We are also going to be introduced to Adam's CyberGuide
This CyberGuide will offer you 4 choices of Projects you can do for both English and History!!
This Tuesday you'll be meeting your brand new English Advisor.
Ms. Janus!
She will be leading you as you continue to read Adam of the Road, complete vocabulary and reading comprehension questions, finish and revise your letters, and choose a creative project to show off your knowledge of Medieval Europe.
Due Tuesday, 10/30
1. Read chapters 4, 5, 6 of Adam of the Road. Be prepared to discuss (and perhaps be quizzed!)
2. Complete letter #3 of the
Adam of the Road WebQuest.
3. Adam of the Road Chapters 1,2,3 Vocabulary and Questions (10 each)
Due Thursday 11/2
1. Read chapters 7,8,9,10 of Adam of the Road. Be prepared to discuss (and perhaps be quizzed)
2. Complete letter #4 of the
Adam of the Road WebQuest.
3. Propose a English/History Project in Project Foundry. Pick from Adam's CyberGuide, any Adam of the Road Book Report, or propose your own project idea!!!
Project Update 10/15-10/19
1. Read the first three chapters of Adam of the Road. Be prepared to discuss (and perhaps be quizzed!)
2. Complete letter #1 of the
Adam of the Road WebQuest
Don't forget this great website for letter writing
DUE WEDNESDAY, the 24th
Letter # 2 from the Adam of the Road WebQuest
NEXT WEEK:
Finish letter #3 and letter #4
READ Adam of the Road Chapters 4-10
DOWN THE ROAD
Adam of the Road CyberGuide
Bring your thinking caps! Tuesday we will be taking a long hard look at the Key Concepts associated with Medieval Europe. Let's get some creativity going. Let's see what you have in store for us.
We will be using Project Foundry to propose your project as well.
Username - firstnamlastname
Password - password
please change your password once you sign on and keep it somewhere safe.
REMEMBER, if you can dream it, it can be done!
