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Castle by David Macaulay
1. Is this book a fiction or non-fiction book? (circle one)
2. What two temporary buildings did the carpenters work on first?
a. .
b. .
3. What were the most important considerations when planning the
castle?
a. .
b. .
4. Draw a picture of the top of the castle wall and identify the battlement
with an arrow.
5. How were the people of the town protected in case of attack?
6. How did Lord Kevin pay for the castle?
7. Draw a finial.
8. Did the work on the castle continue throughout the whole year?
9. Write a paragraph on the next page describing the arrangement of the
rooms in each tower.
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10. Why were all the houses built close together?
a. .
b. .
11. In your own words use descriptive language to describe Wattle
12. In your own words use descriptive language to describe Daub
13. What type of government existed in the town/castle area after the
castle was paid for?
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Wedding Cake Castle
Compose an original historical fiction story about the “Wedding Cake
Castle”. Your story must contain the following true facts from the website:
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Names of the Carroro family
Names of the Tovrea family
Information about the cactus gardens
Important dates
Actual location
Hint: be sure to use the about tab at the top of the site
Attach your story to this worksheet with a staple
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10 Largest Castles
1) How did the author of this article determine the size of the castles?
2) Do Wikipedia and the Guiness Book of World Records agree on the
size of the largest castles?
3) Open an Excel spreadsheet
4) Input the name of each castle vertically in the first column. Type in
“My house” in the last cell.
5) Input the size (meters²) in the 2nd column. Add the square meters of
your house. Hint: You must convert square meters to square feet.
6) Create a graph showing this information. Copy and paste the graph
into this document below:
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All about Castles
1.
List 2 advantages and disadvantages of a Motte and Bailey Castle:
Advantages
a.
Disadvantages
a.
b.
2.
b.
What did the call the space between the two walls in a Concentric
castle?
3. What did they drop from the M a c h i c o l a t i o n s ?
4.
Why did they stop building castles?
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Curiosity About Castles
What was your score on the quiz?
Write one question that really surprised you and what you thought the
answer was – include the correct answer.
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