Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Let it be known that on the 13th day of November in the year of our Lord
two thousand and fifteen, the students of thy history classes of Queen
Grubb will be turning in a Middle Ages project.
Thou must research and build a castle from the Middle
Ages.
Thou must include a research paper with thy
castle.
With this decree you are granted permission to begin researching your castle.
Middle Ages Project Guidelines
Project: Your project is to research and build a medieval castle. This finished project will
include a 3 dimensional castle and a research report.
Project due date:
December 16, 2015
The Castle: Research and select a castle from the Middle Age using the time period 500
to 1500.
You may use any building materials you like! Suggested materials include sugar cubes,
cardboard, Legos, popsicle sticks, etc....
• You must clearly label the castle model with the following: Name of the castle, name
of the lord who governed the castle, and where the castle is located. Points will be taken
off final grade if these labels are missing from the castle.
• You must select 5 areas of the castle that you find most interesting and clearly label these
areas on your castle model.
• The completed castle cannot have a base larger than 20" x 20". (It must fit on the top
of your desk!)
Possible questions:
1. Where can I find information on Medieval castles? There is a lot of information on the
web, just type in Middle Ages Castles in the search and lots of information will come up.
You can also visit the local library.
2. Will the students be given class time to work on project? We will not be a working on
the project in class. If you do not have the internet available to you, let us know and
we will let your child research a castle during study hall.
3. Can my child label more than 5 areas of the castle? Sure!
4. Will my child be graded on artistic talent? No, we will be looking at the amount of effort
put into the project. We understand that children are building these castles, not artists.
Neatness, organization, and following of directions will be considered in the final grade.
5. What will my child’s project be graded on? Please look at the attached rubric, we will be
using that for the final grade.
6. Can I help my child with the project? Yes! However, please understand the work should
CLEARLY be your child's. We expect parents to help in a SUPPORTIVE ROLE- hot
glue gun, saw, shopping, mixing paint, typing,and grade appropriate editing. Therefore,
we expect to see fourth grade level work
Castle
Rubric
CATEGORY 10 POINTS
Effort
It appears
that a great
deal of effort
was put into
this project.
8 POINTS
6 POINTS
4 POINTS
It appears
It appears
It appears
that hardly
any effort
that some
that not
was put
this
effort was
much effort into
project.
put into this was put into
project.
this project.
Parts of the
Castle
At least five
parts of the
castle are
included
and labeled
correctly
Only four
parts of the
castle are
included
and labeled
correctly.
Only twothree parts
of the castle
are included
and labeled
correctly.
Neatness and
Appearance The castle
was
neatly done.
It looks
spectacular.
Most of the
castle parts
are neatly
done.
The castle
has parts
that are
neatly done,
but most of
the castle
looks
sloppy and
finished
without
care.
Requirement All project Most
Several of
s of Project
project
the project
requirement requirement
have been s are
requirement smet.
missing.
s
:have been
met
VALU
E
Only one or
fewer parts
of the castle
are included
and labeled
correctly.
The castle
was
sloppily
done, it
appears to
have been
rushed.
Most of the
project
requirement
s were not
met.
TOTAL SCORE ________/40 points