TASKS
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MAPPING It took Luther two weeks to go from his home in Wittenberg to Worms where the Emperor
demanded that he attend a hearing that would decide his fate. Research the location of these towns,
find the distance, and plan a route. (Remember, there was no Autobahn in those days. ) What towns
would you go through. How would you be received?
DRAMA Write a dialogue, a little “play” in which you re-enact the Diet of Worms, where Luther had to
appear before the Holy Roman Emperor, the German princes, and the Pope’s ambassador.
RECALL MAIN IDEAS Summarize the methods used by Luther to win followers to his new religion.
Summarize and judge the methods used the Catholic Church to try to win back followers.
EDITORIAL Write an attack on the Catholic Church in the manner in which Luther might have written . The
audience would be a local newspaper in Germany in 1520.
OR
Write a defense of the Catholic Church in the manner in which the Pope’s representative might have
written . The audience would be a local newspaper in Germany in 1520.
5.
LETTER: You live in Germany in a small town. Luther came through your town on his way to defend
himself before the Holy Roman Emperor. Write a letter to your cousin telling about your feelings about
Luther’s visit.
TASKS
1.
2.
3.
4.
MAPPING It took Luther two weeks to go from his home in Wittenberg to Worms where the Emperor
demanded that he attend a hearing that would decide his fate. Research the location of these towns,
find the distance, and plan a route. (Remember, there was no Autobahn in those days. ) What towns
would you go through. How would you be received?
DRAMA Write a dialogue, a little “play” in which you re-enact the Diet of Worms, where Luther had to
appear before the Holy Roman Emperor, the German princes, and the Pope’s ambassador.
RECALL MAIN IDEAS Summarize the methods used by Luther to win followers to his new religion.
Summarize and judge the methods used the Catholic Church to try to win back followers.
EDITORIAL Write an attack on the Catholic Church in the manner in which Luther might have written . The
audience would be a local newspaper in Germany in 1520.
OR
Write a defense of the Catholic Church in the manner in which the Pope’s representative might have
written . The audience would be a local newspaper in Germany in 1520.
5.
LETTER: You live in Germany in a small town. Luther came through your town on his way to defend
himself before the Holy Roman Emperor. Write a letter to your cousin telling about your feelings about
Luther’s visit.