Medieval Times Extra Credit Project
(15 points)
Life during Medieval Times was very different from our lives today. Daily life was influenced by
one’s role in society (social pyramid); resources were limited (lack of goods, money, social
mobility, etc.); and the power and economic structures (feudalism) were different from today.
Assignment: Describe life during the Middle Ages.
For this assignment, you will conduct research and produce one of the four following
choices. You are encouraged to use multiple materials and sources along with the
materials you have been given in class as well as your textbook. A list of websites is
included for your assistance.
Your description of the Middle Ages must include facts about:
 Feudalism
 Manor
 Aspects of daily life
 Homes
 Food and drink
 Jobs
 Clothes
 Defense
 Medicine
 The church and its role in society
 Major historical events that shaped life during these times and their effects on
Feudalism:
 Crusades
 Black Plague
CHOOSE ONE:
1. Essay – Minimum 5 Paragraphs
2. Power Point Presentation – Minimum 15 slides with pictures and captions
(narrative)
3. Collage of pictures with a 2 Paragraph description – Minimum 15 pictures
4. Comic Strip with dialogue and / or narrative for each frame – Minimum 15 frames
Each project must also include a bibliography page listing all your sources in
MLA Format.
The following website will assist you by creating the citations for you:
http://easybib.com/
See a Bibliography Sample Page at:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
Please refer to the attached rubrics for each type of project for specific requirements.
Due Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
NO PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE.
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Websites / Research
MEDIEVAL TIMES FACTS
http://www.ehow.com/print/about_5370806_medieval-time.html
http://www.ehow.com/print/info_8123622_medieval-times.html
http://www.ehow.com/print/facts_7366623_medieval-times-history-kids.html
http://www.mrdowling.com/703-feudalism.html
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-sitemap.htm
http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/
OVERVIEW and sections on various aspects of life (click “More Medieval Life” on left of screen)
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html
http://website.lineone.net/~colin.beswick/WPercyPP_files/frame.htm
Peasants
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_peasants.htm
Women’s Life
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_women.htm
Food and Drink
http://www.ehow.com/print/info_8081020_were-drinks-medieval-times.html
http://www.ehow.com/print/info_8083117_cooking-utensils-medieval-times.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/food_and_drink_in_medieval_engla.htm
http://www.medieval-life.net/food.htm
Clothes
http://www.ehow.com/print/about_5101060_information-medieval-dress.html
http://www.ehow.com/info_10019393_interesting-medieval-clothing.html
http://www.medieval-life.net/clothing.htm
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/clothing.html
Jobs
http://www.ehow.com/print/about_5398539_jobs-medieval-times.html
http://www.ehow.com/print/info_7922959_jobs-guilds-middle-ages.html
MANOR
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_manor_houses.htm
CHURCH
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_church.htm
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/religion.html
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CASTLES
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5127096_medieval-castles.html
http://www.ehow.com/info_8078130_castles.html
http://www.castles.me.uk/rooms-in-a-medieval-castle.htm
http://www.ehow.com/print/info_8119913_castles-medieval-times.html
MEDICINE
http://www.ehow.com/print/facts_5495486_cures-medieval-times.html
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morhealt.html
CRUSADES
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the_crusades.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/first_crusade.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/third_crusade.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/childrens_crusade.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cru3.htm
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/crusades.htm
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm
BLACK PLAGUE
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cures_for_the_black_death.htm
http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_death_of_1348_to_1350.htm
http://www.mrdowling.com/703-plague.html
TOWN LIFE
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/townlife.html
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/moretown.html
CLIPART AND IMAGES
http://historymedren.about.com/od/medievalclipart/tp/medievalclipart.01.htm
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=middle+ages+images&qpvt=middle+ages+images&FORM=IGR
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http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=crusades&qpvt=crusades&FORM=IGRE
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Student name ________________________________
GRADE 6-8
Content
Organization
Grammar
Modified Teacher Scoring WRITING RUBRIC
Extra Credit Essay
3
· Opening and
closing
· Single, distinct
focus
· Unified and
coherent
· Well-developed
· Logical
progression of
ideas
· Fluent, cohesive
· Compositional
risks successful
· Details effective,
vivid, explicit,
and/or pertinent
· Very few, if any,
errors
· Precision and/or
Sentence
sophistication
construction /
· Very few, if any,
Mechanics
errors
 Spelling
 Capitalization
 Punctuation
Sources /
Bibliography
· Source information
collected for facts
and quotes.
2
· Generally has
opening and/or
closing
· Single focus
1
0
· May lack opening · Lacks opening
and/or closing
and/or closing
· Attempts to focus · Minimal response
· May drift or shift
to topic; No focus
focus
· Ideas loosely
connected
· Transitions
evident
· Uneven
development of
details
· Attempts
organization
· Some errors that
do not interfere
with meaning
· Some variety
· Generally correct
· No consistent
pattern of errors
· Few, if any,
transitions between
ideas
· Details lack
elaboration, i.e.,
highlight paper
· Numerous errors
· Details random,
inappropriate, or
barely apparent
· No apparent
control
· Severe /
numerous errors
· Excessive
monotony/ same
structure
· Numerous errors
· Assortment of
incomplete and/or
incorrect sentences
· Errors so severe
they detract from
meaning
· Some source
information
collected for some
facts and quotes.
· Very little source
information
collected for facts
and quotes.
· Some errors that
do not interfere
with meaning
· Most source
information
collected for most
facts and quotes.
· No planning
evident;
disorganized
· All documented in
· Most documented · Some documented · Not documented
MLA format
in MLA format
in MLA format
in MLA format
Total
Adapted from NJDOE Scoring Rubric
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Name: __________________________________________
Power Point Rubric
CATEGORY
Effectiveness
3
Project contains all
materials / elements
needed for comfortable
understanding of topic.
Highly effective study
guide.
2
Project contains most
materials needed for
comfortable
understanding of topic,
but lacks one to two
key elements.
Adequately effective
study guide.
1
Project contains some
materials needed for
comfortable
understanding of topic,
but lacks two or more
key elements.
Incomplete study
guide.
Sequencing and
Organization of
Information
Information is
organized in a clear,
logical way.
Content is labeled
correctly.
Appropriate headings
and bullets are used.
Most information is
organized in a clear,
logical way.
One slide or item may
be out of place.
Most of the content is
labeled correctly.
Most headings and
bullets are used
correctly.
Some information is
There is no clear plan
organized in a clear,
for organization of
logical way.
material.
Some sections are not
clear or concise.
Some of the content is
labeled correctly.
Some headings and
bullets are used
correctly.
Content Accuracy All content is accurate. Most content is
accurate.
No factual errors.
Some insignificant
errors.
0
Project lacks several
key materials /
elements needed for
comfortable
understanding of topic,
Poor study guide.
The content is
Content is typically
generally accurate, but confusing or contains
some pieces of
many factual errors.
information are clearly
flawed and inaccurate.
Use of Graphics
All graphics are
attractive (size and
color), and support
theme or content.
A few graphics are
unattractive, but all
support theme or
content.
Some graphics are
unattractive and some
do not support theme
or content.
Several graphics are
unattractive and
detract from the
content of the
presentation.
Sources /
Bibliography
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts, and
quotes.
All documented in
MLA format
Most source
information collected
for all graphics, facts,
and quotes.
Most documented in
MLA format
Some source
information collected
for all graphics, facts,
and quotes.
Some documented in
MLA format
Very little source
information collected.
Not documented in
MLA format.
Total
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Collage Rubric
CATEGORY
Overall
Impression
3
The collage fully
communicates the
author’s understanding
of the topic clearly and
creatively.
2
The collage
communicates some
aspects of the author’s
understanding of the
topic.
1
The collage presents
words and images that
relate to the topic, but it
fails to communicate
the author’s perspective
or relies on general
observations.
0
The collage does not
adequately
communicate the
author’s understanding
of the topic.
Specific Words
and Images
All words and images
are related to the topic
and make it easier to
understand the topic.
All words and images All words and images
are related to the topic relate to the topic.
and most make it easier
to understand the topic.
Words and images do
not relate to the topic.
Design /
Technical
Construction
Graphics are trimmed
or cropped to an
appropriate size and
interesting shape and
are arranged well.
Care has been taken to
balance the pictures
across the collage.
The collage shows
considerable attention
to construction.
The collage is
attractive and very
neat.
Graphics are trimmed
or cropped to an
appropriate size and
interesting shape and
are arranged well.
The collage does not
appear balanced.
The collage shows
attention to
construction.
The collage is
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness.
Graphics have been
trimmed or cropped to
an appropriate size and
shape, but the
arrangement of items is
not very attractive. It
appears there was not a
lot of planning of the
item placement.
The collage shows
some attention to
construction.
The collage is
acceptably attractive
though it may be a bit
messy.
Graphics are
untrimmed or not
cropped OR of
inappropriate size
and/or shape. It
appears little attention
was given to designing
the collage.
The collage was put
together sloppily.
The collage is
distractingly messy or
very poorly designed.
It is not attractive.
Journal / Two
paragraphs
The journal includes a
thoughtful description
of the meaning and
theme of the collage.
It is well written with
few errors.
The journal includes a
basic description of the
meaning and theme of
the collage.
The writing has some
errors, but they do not
distract from the
message.
The journal lists the
basic description of the
meaning and theme of
the collage with very
little elaboration or
detail.
The writing has some
errors that interfere
with the message.
The journal is
incomplete. Too much
information is missing
or too short a
description of the
theme or message.
The writing has many
errors that seriously
interfere with the
message.
Sources /
Bibliography
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts, and
quotes.
All documented in
MLA format
Most source
information collected
for all graphics, facts,
and quotes.
Most documented in
MLA format
Some source
information collected
for all graphics, facts,
and quotes.
Some documented in
MLA format
Very little source
information collected.
Not documented in
MLA format.
Total
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Comic Strip Rubric
CATEGORY
Action,
Landscape, and
Props
3
Action, landscape, and
props make sense and
are related to panels.
All panels
communicate the
author’s understanding
of the topic.
The comic strip shows
considerable attention
to construction.
The comic strip is
attractive and very
neat.
2
Most action,
landscape, and props
make sense and are
related to panels.
Most panels
communicate the
author’s understanding
of the topic.
The comic strip shows
attention to
construction.
The comic strip is
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness.
1
Some action,
landscape, and props
make sense and are
related to panels.
Some of the panels
communicate the
author’s understanding
of the topic.
The comic strip shows
some attention to
construction.
The comic strip is
acceptably attractive
though it may be a bit
messy.
0
Action, landscape, and
props do not make
sense and are not
related to panels.
Panels do not
communicate the
author’s understanding
of the topic.
The comic strip was
put together sloppily.
The comic strip is
distractingly messy or
very poorly designed.
It is not attractive.
Characters
Characters are
believable in all
panels.
Characters are
believable in most
panels.
Characters are
believable in some
panels.
Characters are not
believable.
Dialogue
Dialogue is well
written.
Edited correctly with
very few, if any errors.
Dialogue makes sense.
Few editing errors that
do not interfere with
meaning.
Dialogue may not
make sense.
Numerous editing
errors.
Dialogue does not
make sense.
Numerous severe
editing errors that
seriously detract from
meaning.
Narrative
It is well written.
Ideas are logical and
clear.
Edited correctly with
very few, if any errors.
Story follows a logical
pattern.
Some editing errors
that do not interfere
with meaning.
Story follows
somewhat of a logical
pattern.
Some significant
editing errors.
Story is very
disorganized. Many
missing events.
Numerous severe
editing errors that
seriously detract from
meaning.
Sources /
Bibliography
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts, and
quotes.
All documented in
MLA format
Most source
information collected
for all graphics, facts,
and quotes.
Most documented in
MLA format
Some source
information collected
for all graphics, facts,
and quotes.
Some documented in
MLA format
Very little source
information collected.
Not documented in
MLA format.
Total
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