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Ireland: The Book Ireland: The Book of Kellsof Kells
55thth Grade Lettering Unit Grade Lettering Unit
IrelandIreland
What do you know?What do you know?
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Ireland FactsIreland Facts
It is in Europe, just west of Great It is in Europe, just west of Great Britain.Britain.
It is smaller than Pennsylvania.It is smaller than Pennsylvania. It has cool summers and mild winters.It has cool summers and mild winters. Population- over 4 millionPopulation- over 4 million English is the official language.English is the official language. Kids go to school until they are 18.Kids go to school until they are 18. Capital- DublinCapital- Dublin
City of Dublin, Ireland
Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
Blarney Castle
Cliffs of Moher
Killarney, Ireland
Trinity College, home of the Book of Kells
Imagine…Imagine…
What would life be like What would life be like without a computer?without a computer?
How about life without a How about life without a telephone?telephone?
Think you can survive without Think you can survive without a TV?a TV?
How about a radio or CD’s?How about a radio or CD’s?
Enter our art time machine!Enter our art time machine!
Destination: Medieval Times, 1200 years ago!
Imagine…Imagine…
None of those things exists…None of those things exists…
What is life like???What is life like???
How do we entertain ourselves?How do we entertain ourselves?
How do we learn???How do we learn???
Books?!?!?Books?!?!?YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE
THEM EITHER!!!THEM EITHER!!!
Books were rare and difficult to make.Books were rare and difficult to make.
All books would have been All books would have been hand-written.hand-written.
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Some were plain.Some were plain.
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Some were fancy.Some were fancy.
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Some were REALLY REALLY Some were REALLY REALLY fancy.fancy.
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The Book of KellsThe Book of Kells
Written around Written around 800800
Written by Written by monksmonks
Now located in Now located in IrelandIreland
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Large IlluminationsLarge Illuminations
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Small IlluminationsSmall Illuminations
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Re-enter our art time Re-enter our art time machine!machine!
Destination: Park Hills Art Room, Today!
Your mission…Your mission…
Choose a letter and Choose a letter and an animal that an animal that starts with that starts with that letterletter
““Illuminate” your Illuminate” your letter in the style of letter in the style of David McLimansDavid McLimans
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