Humanities 8-Middle Ages

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Humanities 8-Middle Ages

In preparation for a quiz on Tuesday, students should start a vocabulary list. Read pages 256-273 in Across the Centuries. Write out the definitions of all words in bold as seen below:

Monastery

Feudalism

hierarchy

fief

vassal

oath of fealty

knight

homage

manor

serf

chivalry 

bushido

king

lord/noble

peasant

serf

Humanities 8

Introduction to the Middle Ages/Medieval Times

This time period lasted about 1,000 years from 450 AD to 1450 AD.  It was a time in Europe that followed the fall of the Roman Empire and preceded the beginning of the age of science, art, exploration and widespread knowledge.

The period has been called the Middle Ages, the Medieval Period and also the Dark Ages, as little was recorded about this time period.

In the years following the fall of the Romans, there was no central rule in Europe as tribes of Barbarians moved throughout the land.  Some of the groups or tribes who occupied different parts of Europe were the following:

The Franks 

The Vikings

The Anglo-Saxons

The Celts

For a while, one great ruler, Charlemagne, came to the forefront as a ruler in Europe and he managed to almost re-unify the Roman Empire around 770-814 AD. He was interested in rebuilding civilization and had the intelligence, power and military successes to do so. When he died though, things fell apart as his empire couldn’t withstand Viking invasions. In its place a new system of government, feudalism, developed.

The Vikings were a force during the Middle Ages as they plundered much of Western Europe from their homeland in Scandinavia.  As a result of their Barbarian invasions, local leaders had to rely on their own strength, not a far-away king, to defend themselves. This led to the development of the feudal system.

Read through pages 21 to 35 in Pathways about Europe’s Early Middle Ages

- Summarize the sections focussing on the four groups that settled in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire: the Franks, the Anglo-Saxons, the Celts, the Vikings.

- Make a poster that shows what parts of Europe were occupied by the four groups and highlight a couple points about each of the groups on the poster.

- Read the section on Charlemagne, p. 25 and 26, and make a table with two columns, one side list the good things he did and on the other side list the bad things he did.

Then write a paragraph on whether or not you think he should have been known as Charles the Great and why.

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Hi all,

Students in Humanities have been working on a Resiliency Project.The main concepts and content are: attributes of resilience, historical figures of resilience, and how students and family members show resilience.

To date we have looked at resiliency attributes and shared stories of resilience from our family or community members. Students have selected a community or family member that has inspired them with their story and are now in the process of interviewing and writing about them in the form of a Spoken Word piece that they will share with class.

To ensure your son/daughter gets the highest possible grade for this project, please make sure they have the support needed to complete the following assignments:

1: Resilience attribute poster (10 marks)
2: Historical reference fact sheet (10 marks)
3: Journal response "Describe a time in your life when you had to be resilient ( 5 marks)
4: Connections handout (5 marks)
5: Invitation letter (10 marks)
6: Get up and say it. An introduction to Spoken Word. Students stand in front of the class and say what bothers them about....? (5 marks)
7: Their Spoken Word write up. A one-minute Spoken Word tribute ( 20 marks)
8: Spoken Word presentation (10 marks)
9: Class discussion participation (5 marks)

There is a total of 80 marks available for this project.

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Students are starting research for their powerpoint presentations on Barbarian Tribes. They have been given three library days to complete their work. Bonus points will be allocated for groups that dress the part for their group presentations.

A reminder that independant work for Code Orange is due by next Thursday.

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Happy Monday,

Great job with your Code Orange work. Part A of student's independent work, which includes a cover page, plot summary, and character descriptions, was due last Friday. If you have not completed this work, or had trouble with our school computers, please see me. Part B (core work) work is ongoing. Students are to choose assignments from each of the four categories: vocabulary (1), writing (2), character(2), and drama/speaking/listening (2). This is independent work with a deadline of December 13th.

During class this week, students will be studying the Fall of the Roman Empire. We have completed notes on facts and have read pages 26-31 in Across the Centuries. Students were given a mapping assignment on Friday and will have time to complete their work in class today. Unfinished maps are due this coming Wednesday. We have also completed notes on Roman accomplishments and will be making a poster focusing on those accomplishments. Students must have six accomplishments listed and at least two drawings that depict the accomplishment.

Have a great week!

Humanities 8

Good afternoon, 

We had a bit of a change of plan in class. We will be getting to the Fall of the Roman Empire soon, but before we do, students will be reading the novel Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney. Our novel study will be based on independent learning, with some class activities as well.

Our first class activity is below:

Students were given a "word map" template. The template includes the following information: synonym, antonym, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and using their chosen vocab. word in a sentence. 

Students were asked to choose five words from the list below, and complete a "word map" for each of their five words. These are due on Thursday, November 14th. 

Vocabulary words:

Use the “Word Map” format and complete five words in your binder.

Biology                      Infectious                 Epidemics                 Application

Bioterrorism               Anthrax                    Immunization             Debris

Pinnacle                     Dilute                       Venue                        Inverted

Virus                         Concierge                Conspiracy                Preliminary

Eradicate                    Scourge                   Confluent