The Middle AgesIntroduction

Web Quest Project British Literature Mrs. Staples Adapted from Greg Haskell Introduction: The Middle Age has

been characterized as the Dark Ages due to its plaques, loss of literacy, loss of artistic treasures, Serfdom, Church Corruption, and wars filled with pillaging and plundering I.e. The Religious Crusades.

On the other hand some historical revisionists claim that this is an unfair depiction indeed, but rather a time of light as evidenced by the Magna Carta, Charlamagne’s Carolingian Empire, Schools of Learning (Benedictine Monasteries), Knightly adventure, and Chivalry.

Your mission is to make a compelling case one way or the other that this is indeed a time of darkness or rather a time of light..

You will conduct research and become an authority on this time period that spans roughly 600 AD- 1400’s.

You are responsible for completing the 2 daily assignments and also building an interactive Power Point presentation with relevant Internet source material that will support your case one way or the other. Your power point should have a Works Cited page with a minimum of 5 sources in MLA format.

Before you can begin your project you must first conduct the research in this Web Quest educational journey that will last the next 5 days, and take a detailed look at the Middle Ages from a Socio-economic, Technological, Political, Religious-Cultural, and Literary perspectives. Have a positive experience!

Learner Task Objectives Learner Objectives (Days 1-5) Your mission is to select 3 Web Sites per content category (Days 1-5) listed in the rubric below. Please

give a three hundred word paragraph description for each of the three web sites per content area. This equals three hundred words per paragraph or 900 total words, and three distinct paragraphs per daily content area. Explain the daily content in the various daily (three) links and how these various sites will make your case for the Middle Ages, as either a Dark or Bright Age. You are required to incorporate an MLA Citation at the bottom of each 300 word paragraph description for the web sites (3 in all per category) of your choosing.

*Remember to describe and provide analysis for each of the various web sites that will make your case for the Middle Ages as either a Dark or Bright Age.

Learner Objectives (Days 1-8) Your mission is to make a compelling case one way or the other that this is indeed a time of darkness

or rather a time of light.. You will conduct research and become an authority on this time period that spans roughly 600 AD-

1400’s.

You are responsible for completing the 5 daily assignments and also building an interactive Power Point presentation with relevant Internet source material that will support your case one way or the other. Your power point should have a Works Cited page with a minimum of 10 sources in MLA format. There is a rubric on the following page that will further clarify the format for your research project.

Evaluation Rubric Point Breakdown *The Preliminary Research is worth 100 points. *The Power Point Presentation is also worth 100 points. *The project total is worth 200 total points.

Preliminary Research Evaluation: (Days 1-5 Monday – Due Friday) Select 1 of the following topics to address in essay

format. Each Topic will be divided into sub-topics for mini (300 words min.) essays that address selected components of chosen topic. For example, a group researching Religion/Culture might choose to write mini essays on (1) role of women, (2) chivalric code, and (3) corruption in the church.

Social/ Economic Technology/ Architecture History/ Politics Religion/ Culture Education/ Art/ Literature *Points will be deducted for punctuation and spelling errors. All sites should have a

100 word descriptive analysis. I suggest using the word count in Microsoft Word to monitor your word count.

Power Point Presentation Evaluation: Due first thing Monday morning) (Page #1) Title Page (5 Points) (Page #2) Subtopic 1 (15 Points) (Page #3) Subtopic 2 (15 Points) (Page #4) Subtopic 3 (15 Points) (Page #5) Subtopic 4 (15 Points) (Page #6) Subtopic 5 (15 Points) (Page #7) Summation of your position (10 Points) (Page #8) MLA Citations (Works Cited) (10 Points) *Points will be deducted for grammar and punctuation errors. (Power Point =100 Points Total) Preliminary Research & PowerPoint = 200 Point Total.

Topic #1Socio-economics

Websites of the Middle Ages Banking in the Middle Ages Black Death Black Death 1348 Black Plaque Dialogue Between Master and Discip

le Economy European Agrarian Society Famines Feudalism Introduction to the Middle Ages Manorial System Medieval Guilds and Crafts Producti

on Medieval Jobs Money and Coinage of England Duri

ng the Middle Ages Population Through the Ages Timeli

ne Primogeniture Problem The Manor Travel and Trade

Your mission is to select 3 Web Sites per content category listed in the rubric below. Please give a three hundred word paragraph description for each of the three web sites per content area. This equals three hundred words per paragraph or 900 total words, and three distinct paragraphs per daily content area. Explain the daily content in the various daily (three) links and how these various sites will make your case for the Middle Ages, as either a Dark or Bright Age. You are required to incorporate an MLA Citation at the bottom of each 300 word paragraph description for the web sites (3 in all per category) of your choosing.

Topic #2Technology & Architecture

Web Sites of the Middle Ages Building Materials Stairs Tools Castle Chapels Medieval Siege Roofs Draw Bridges Towers Building a Castle Architecture of the Middle Ages Castle Defenses Castles Gatehouses Parts of a Castle Wells Dungeons Cathedral Tour Gothic Architecture Romanesque Architecture Byzantine Architecture Kitchens Castle Walls Moat and Bailey Castles Windows Gothic Field Architecture

Your mission is to select 3 Web Sites per content category listed in the rubric below. Please give a three hundred word paragraph description for each of the three web sites per content area. This equals three hundred words per paragraph or 900 total words, and three distinct paragraphs per daily content area. Explain the daily content in the various daily (three) links and how these various sites will make your case for the Middle Ages, as either a Dark or Bright Age. You are required to incorporate an MLA Citation at the bottom of each 300 word paragraph description for the web sites (3 in all per category) of your choosing.

Topic #3History & Politics

Web sites of the Middle Ages Development of Europe During th

e Middle Ages Charlemagne’s Significance Magna Carta Magna Carta Exhibit Medieval Kings Women in Politics Primogeniture Problem Tradition in the Middle Ages Medieval Law Pirates Articles of Agreement Wars of the Roses 100 Years War Crime and Punishment The secret of papal power

Your mission is to select 3 Web Sites per content category listed in the rubric below. Please give a three hundred word paragraph description for each of the three web sites per content area. This equals three hundred words per paragraph or 900 total words, and three distinct paragraphs per daily content area. Explain the daily content in the various daily (three) links and how these various sites will make your case for the Middle Ages, as either a Dark or Bright Age. You are required to incorporate an MLA Citation at the bottom of each 300 word paragraph description for the web sites (3 in all per category) of your choosing.

Topic #4 Religion & Culture

Web sites of the Middle Ages Church in Moral Crisis Gregorian Chant Gregorian Chant Home Page Bathing and Washing Thomas Aquinas (Summa

Theologica) Food Life in a Castle Stained Glass of the Middle Ages Art of the Middle Ages Intellectual Life Code of Chivalry Medieval Education and it s Implicat

ions

Problems of the Church Halloween in the Middle Ages Religious Order Life of Women Crusades Chart Women Knight Life Islam Byzantine Culture Byzantine and Medieval Studies Link

s Entertainment Guide to Early Church Documents

Your mission is to select 3 Web Sites per content category listed in the rubric below. Please give a three hundred word paragraph description for each of the three web sites per content area. This equals three hundred words per paragraph or 900 total words, and three distinct paragraphs per daily content area. Explain the daily content in the various daily (three) links and how these various sites will make your case for the Middle Ages, as either a Dark or Bright Age. You are required to incorporate an MLA Citation at the bottom of each 300 word paragraph description for the web sites (3 in all per category) of your choosing.

Topic #5Education, Art, and Literature

Web sites of the Middle Ages Anthology of Middle English Literature Byzantine Art Literature of the French Middle Ages Thomas Aquinas Middle Ages Painting Antiquity of the Early Middle Ages Chaucer Stained Glass of the Middle Ages Sculpture of the Middle Ages Art Pieter Bruegel Medieval Art Tour

Your mission is to select 3 Web Sites per content category listed in the rubric below. Please give a three hundred word paragraph description for each of the three web sites per content area. This equals three hundred words per paragraph or 900 total words, and three distinct paragraphs per daily content area. Explain the daily content in the various daily (three) links and how these various sites will make your case for the Middle Ages, as either a Dark or Bright Age. You are required to incorporate an MLA Citation at the bottom of each 300 word paragraph description for the web sites (3 in all per category) of your choosing.

In Conclusion…… For Friday, each studenteach student will submit one 900-

word essay that evaluates and analyzes 3 subtopics for selected topic. The 900-word typed essay requires an MLA-citation section that includes at least 3 sources. Quoting & paraphrasing acceptable (copy-paste is not!!!)

For Monday, each groupeach group will submit one 8-slide power-point analysis that includes an MLA-citation slide.

Monday’s class will be spent linking student presentations to the class website AND printing student handouts of power-point for the class.

Conclusion Cont’d…….

Peer-reflection & assessment of posted power-points should be completed by Wed., October 24th.

Valid arguments and support for Socratic Discussion should be prepared for Friday, October 26th when we discuss the essential question for the project.

FYI: Textbooks will not be needed in class until Tues., October 23rd when we begin our study of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”

Student Scheduling: Middle AgesStudent Assigned (group members)

Task Tues. Goal Thurs. Goal

List of Web sites Anthology of Middle English Literature Art History Resources on the Web Australian Catholic University Castles of Britain.com College at Oneonta Department of Astrology at University of Maryland E Museum at Minnesota State University End of Europe’s Middle Ages University Calgary Gregorian Chant History Link 101 Humanities at UC Berkely ICLnet Internet Medieval Sourcebook Fordham University Index to Kansas University Killeen Harker Heights Connections Labyrinth at Georgetown University Music Department at Princeton University National Archives and Records Administration New York Carver.com Oz Ed Web Texas AM at Corpus-Christi The History Guide Timelines.Info Utah Museum of the Fine Arts Web Museum Paris Welcome to History Today Western New England College Womens Ordination Catholic Internet Library