MEDIEVAL UNIT-TIME LINE

WEEK 1

Timeline - Welcome to the Middle Ages

Background notes (The feudal system, manors, towns, everyday life, etc.)

A Knightly Code of Honor

The Glorious Age of Chivalry

"The Fifty-first Dragon"

Topic and Project Sheets

Beowulf - story, plot outline, study questions, crossword review, wordfind puzzle, and test

"Dragon, Dragon" - story, plot outline, and test

WEEK 2

"The Scoundrel" - play, plot outline, crossword review, wordfind and test

"Ivanhoe" - play, plot outline, worksheet, and test Coat of Arms worksheet

WEEK 3

"The Midwife's Apprentice" - plot outline, questions, and test

"Robin Hood Becomes and Outlaw" - story and worksheet

"How Robin Hood Met Little John" - story and worksheet

"Robin Hood and Friar Tuck" - story and worksheet

WEEK 4

"Robin Hood to the Rescue" and "The Death of Robin Hood" - stories and worksheet

Robin Hood stories review sheet

Test - Robin Hood stories

Movie - "Robin Hood" - Disney cartoon - plot outline, worksheet and test

WEEK5

Math Detective Worksheet - "Ready to Joust"

Design Jousting Banner

"Maid in Armor" - story and worksheet

"Joan of Arc" - story and worksheet

Review worksheet over stories

Test - Joan of Arc stories

WEEK 6

"The Not So Pleasant Peasant Life" - worksheet

"We Want to be Free" - play and worksheet

"The Once and Future King"

"Arthur and Guinevere" - story and worksheet

"An Enemy Enchantress" - story and worksheet

WEEK 7

"Merlin the Wise" - story and worksheet

"The Holy Grail" - story and worksheet

"The Death of Arthur" - story and worksheet

Review Worksheet - King Arthur stories

Test - King Arthur stories

WEEK 8

"Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight" - story and worksheet

"Sir Gawaine and the Lady Ragnell" - story and worksheet

"Shadows in the Mirror" - play and worksheet

"Caught in the Blazing Tower" - story and worksheet

Castle Folder Design Project

WEEK 9 AND 10

Research topic and write research paper - work in the classroom and in the computer lab

Research topic using the Medieval links on the Pine River Middle School Homepage

http://users.netonecom.net/~clchoponis/medieval/medieval.htm

Use materials and reference books in the classroom

Research clothing and Medieval recipes available on the Internet

Type paper in lab if time permits

WEEK 11 AND 12

Complete research paper in lab

"A Kid in King Arthur's Court" - movie - plot outline, review worksheets and test

The Man in the Iron Mask - read story, complete worksheets, and take test

Chess Tournament

WEEK 13

Write Medieval Story - following given format

WEEK 14

Finish late assignments

Finish projects

Medieval Fun Day

Medieval Parents' Night

Movie Critique due