Name: ______________
P. _____
ZION BENTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
SSWH: Middle Age Conversations
History Can Talk
Your challenge is to make history talk. In order to breathe life into the
Middle Ages, you are going to give it a voice, albeit a digital voice.
Honors: You will choose a medieval role, a famous person, and a situation.
Your conversation will be between the famous person and a person you
create who performs the medieval role about the situation.
Advanced: You will choose a medieval role or a famous person. Your
conversation will be an interview you conduct of a person who performs the
medieval role or a famous person from the Middle Ages.
Conversation Requirements:
- Conversations must be illustrated using Xtranormal.com (Post a link
in the comments section of the online directions for this project.)
- Conversations must be at least one (1) minute and 30 seconds.
- Conversation may only have two (2) characters.
- Conversation content must fulfill the rubric requirements.
Name: ______________
P. _____
Medieval Role
Miller
Stone Mason
Blacksmith
Armorer
Falconer
Tailor
Carpenter
Cooper
Cartwright
Butcher
Metalsmith
Knight
Groom
Squire
Page
Furrier
Fishmonger
Baker
Weaver
Lady in waiting
Monk
Parson
Bailiff
Nobleman
Noblewoman
Chaplain
Chamberlain
Constable
Cook
Messenger
Steward
Peasant
Pardoner
Architect
Troubadour
ZION BENTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
SSWH: Middle Age Conversations
Famous Persons
Marco Polo
Johann Gutenberg
Frederick Barbarossa
Joan of Arc
Peter the Hermit
Robert the Bruce
Thomas Becket
Thomas Aquinas
Peter Abelard
Kublai Khan
Geoffrey Chaucer
Saladin
Erasmus
Simon de Montfort
Robin Hood
Donatello
Cimabue
Fra Angelico
Filippo Brunelleschi
Petrarch
Lambert Simnel
Perkin Warbeck
El Cid
Tamerlane
William Tell
King Louis IX
Roger Bacon
John of Gaunt
Geoffrey of Monmouth
William Wallace
Godfrey of Bouillon
Jan Hus
John Wycliffe
William of Ockham
Vlad Dracula
Giotto di Bondone
Geoffrey Chaucer
Dante
Any Pope (1061 – 1500)
Any King (800 – 1500)
Situations
Battle of Hastings
Declaration of the Magna
Carta
Great Famine
Hundred Years’ War
War of the Roses
Black Death
Great Schism
King’s Crusade
Peasant’s Crusade
Children’s Crusade
Building of the Tower of
London
Writing of the Domesday
Book
Founding of the
University of Oxford
Concordat of Worms
Writing of the Divine
Comedy
Writing of Canterbury
Tales
Peasants’ Revolt in
England
Any King’s Coronation
Battle of Agincourt
Any Papal Conclave
Other options will be considered with instructor’s approval.
Name: ______________
P. _____
ZION BENTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
SSWH: Middle Age Conversations
Name: _______________________
Honors Project Rubric
Description
Pts Possible
Medieval Role
- Discussion reveals an
understanding of the “job”
performed by the role
- Discussion reveals an
understanding of the role’s
place in society
Famous Person
- Discussion reveals the
accomplishments of the
famous person
- Discussion reveals the
impact of the famous
person on the life of the
role
Famous Situation
- Discussion reveals an
accurate portrayal of the
event
- Discussion reveals the
impact of the event on the
lives of the characters in
the conversation
- Discussion reveals the
impact of the event on
history in general
Creativity / Construction
- Discussion is not stiff and
flows naturally
- Discussion uses
appropriate language
- Conversation is at least 1.5
minutes – 3 minutes
- Conversation is between 2
characters
10
TOTAL:
40
10
10
10
Pts Earned
Name: ______________
P. _____
ZION BENTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
SSWH: Middle Age Conversations
Name: ___________________________
Advanced Project Rubric
Description
Pts Possible
Medieval Role
- Discussion reveals an
understanding of the “job”
performed by the role
- Discussion reveals an
understanding of the role’s
place in society
Famous Person
- Discussion reveals the
accomplishments of the
famous person
- Discussion reveals the
impact of the famous
person on the life of the
role
Famous Situation
- Discussion reveals an
accurate portrayal of the
event
- Discussion reveals the
impact of the event on the
lives of the characters in
the conversation
- Discussion reveals the
impact of the event on
history in general
Creativity
- Discussion is not stiff and
flows naturally
- Discussion uses
appropriate language
10
TOTAL:
10
10
10
40
Pts Earned