Monasteries and Convents of Moscow

- for the students of the 9-11th forms of gymnasia

- not obligatory

- during this course you will learn some information about the main monasteries of Moscow, their histories, roles and architectural peculiarities and will be able to speak to a foreigner on this topic

- it will take you 2 months

- different kinds of tasks

- the Final work - is the Presentation of one of the Monasteries

- questions

- discussions

- individual researches

- teamwork

- making projects

Read the general information about Moscow Monasteries and answer the questions:

1) What is a monastery?2) How does it usually look like?3) When was the majority of Moscow Monasteries found?4) Name the functions of the monasteries in medieval times and nowadays.5) Why were the monasteries closed and destroyed in XXth century?

Evaluation:POOR - A pupil can't answer.FAIR - The questions are answered partially.GOOD - All the questions are answered, but there are some (1-2) mistakes.EXCELLENT - All the questions are answered. The information is presented fully and clearly

Make an illustrated glossary.The words are: монастырь, лавра, колокольня, звонница, собор, храм,

часовня, алтарь, иконостас, ризница, паперть, трапезная, литургия.

- to translate the word in English,- to give a transcription of the word,- to give a definition of the word in English,- to write the words and definitions in alphabetical order,- to find illustrations

Evaluation:POOR - The task is done badly. There are a lot of mistakes. There are only pictures and no definitions.FAIR - The task is done partially. There are no pictures. Or there are more than 5 mistakes.GOOD - All the words are translated, the definitions are given and the pictures are found, but there are some (2-4) mistakes.EXCELLENT - Everything is done properly.

Find the adresses of the Monasteries and explain a foreigner

how to get there if this person is at the observation deck

on the Vorobievy Hills now.

Explain which kind of transport the person should use, How can he\she get to the nearest bus- or metro-station? How many stations\stops should the person cross? How long time will it take him\her to get there? If it is needed - explain how to make a change for another line of metro. The explanation should be clear!

Evaluation:POOR - The pupil is not ready.FAIR - The explanations are given badly or partially.GOOD - The explanations are not very clear. There are some mistakes.EXCELLENT - The information is presented fully and clearly.

1) When is it opened for the visitors? every day - 1 point

2) Dress code for visitors no special dress code - 1 point

3) Is there a park or a garden on its territory or somewhere nearby? Are there any reconstructions on the territory? Is it possible to have a snack on the territory of a monastery?

there is a garden with benches, it is possible to have a snack there -1 point

4) Are there any museums or not? there is a museum to visit - 1 point

5) The reviews of the visitors. the reviews are positive - 1 point

Find a partner or organize a group of three, divide the task according to your interests and abilities, find out

the way of your cooperative work, analyze the information you've found and the way of its presenting,

arrange some progress discussions (probably it will be necessary to make a change of the tasks)

You must tell:

1. a name of the monastery

2. a date of its foundation

3. a brief history of it

· Was it closed, destroyed, burnt, reconstructed?

· Who of the famous people lived in it, how long and when?

4. an address (find out and compare - was it next to the centre or in the suburbs of Moscow then

and where is it now)

5. functions of the monastery in medieval times and nowadays

6. a description of the monastery

· architectural style,· colour, · material,· the number of buildings,· the quantity of monks or nuns,

· the presence of a museum, a park\a garden, a cemetery – its size, famous persons buried

7. a conclusion (an invitation to visit it)

You may create your web-project using any platform you like.

- present the material logically;

- make an easy navigation through your site ;

- think over the design of your project (the colour of the pages

mustn't be irritating, it must be comfortable to read the text, the

pictures are desirable but not more than 30, the presence of

videomaterial is desirable);

- point the links to the sites you've used;

- write the information about yourselves, to indicate your e-mail

adress, to name the school and e-adress of your school, so that

people who will read your project could connect with you

The good example of a web-project is here https://sites.google.com/site/snowkingdom3c/

You can find about 40 links about these monasteries here

http://zunal.com/process.php?w=165119

GOOD LUCK!

Poor Fair Good Excellent Score

Answering the questions (5 questions)

Pupil can't answer The questions are answered partially

All the questions are answered, but there are some (1-2) mistakes

All the questions are answered. The information is presented fully and clearly.

14 %

Independent research (3 tasks)

The work is done incorrectly, has lots of mistakes

The tasks are done partially, there are mistakes.

The information is quite precise.

The work is done properly. Everything is clear. There are no mistakes

36 %

Presentation Pupils are not ready, may be they have some knowledge but they can't present it - have no plan, no pictures.

The presentation is done poorly and boring: a)has plenty of text and no pictures, b)has lots of pictures and no text

The presentation is well-designed, has slides. But there are some mistakes in it or pupils have some difficulties with oral speech, present the information not using a plan.

The presentation is well-done in written and oral forms, has nice design, videomaterials.

25 %

Teamwork Teamwork is not planned. A few

team members are responsible for the work of the whole

team.

The majority team members take part in the project but their contribution

is different.

The work on the material is

distributed between the majority of team

members.

Well-organized teamwork. The work on

the material is distributed between all team

members.

25 %

Total score 100 %