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WebQuest Title: Cathedral Webquest
Author: Bill D'Water
Date: 3/17/03
Unit Summary:
Goals/Objectives:
To provide students with an understanding of the architecture,
art, geography, government, history, and religion of the Late Middle Ages (1000AD -
1400AD) .
Days: 7
Content: Medieval architecture, art,
geography, government, history, and religion.
Methods: Direct
Instruction, Discussion, and Informal and Formal Group Work (Cathedral Webquest)
WebQuest Summary:
Goals/Objectives: To
provide students with an understanding of Medieval architecture, art, geography,
history and religion by studying Gothic and Romanesque
cathedrals in Europe.
Days: 3
Content: Medieval architecture, art, geography,
history, and religion by focusing on studying Gothic and Romanesque cathedrals.
Methods: Formal Group
Work
Unit Information:
Background Resources
Web-based Subject Matter Content Website on Middle Ages: http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/history/middleages/ http://www.daman.ca/essays/pdf/cathedrals/pdf http://www.caspercollege.edu/rbarris/art2010f02/romanesqueweb.html http://www.elore.com/Gothic/contents.htm
Web Pedagogy Content http://www.coedu.usf.edu/internetsafety/ http://interact.hpcnet.org/webcommission/index.htm#report http://www.coedu.usf.edu/webquest/
Other Resources Medieval oath from Day 1: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/feud-oath1.html Cunningham, Lawrence and Reich, John Culture and Values (Fort Worth, TX Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1994) pgs. 226 - 393. Laux, Fr. John M.A. Church History (Rockford, IL Tan Books and Publishers 1989) pgs. 192 - 388.
Unit Lesson Sequence
Day 1 Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Discussion (10 minutes) Review concepts discussed in the previous unit - The Early Middle Ages (400AD - 1000AD) None Direct Instruction - including reading an example of a Medieval oath given by a vassal to his lord (40 minutes) Feudalism - Concepts to know: Feudal System, fief, lord, vassal, king, peasants, serfs, Magna Carta
Transparencies
Day 2 Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Informal Group Work (15 minutes) Understanding differences between Democracy and Feudalism Handout 1 Direct Instruction (35minutes) Life in the Middle Ages - Concepts to know: Marriage/family, eating habits, where they lived - including castles, and economics - including guilds, trade with Africa and Asia (Marco Polo) - also Black Plague, and introduction of new items to Europe from trading - including spices, silk, ivory, carpets, and rice
Transparencies
Day 3 Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Direct Instruction (40 minutes)
Religion in the Middle Ages - Concepts to know: Catholicism - including discussion of religious orders (Franciscans & Dominicans) and the Inquisition, Islam, Crusades, Eastern Orthodox - including split with the Western Church
Transparencies Discussion (10 minutes) Review of concepts discussed in class. None
Day 4 Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Formal Group Work - students work in groups of two (50 minutes) Cathedral Webquest - Concepts to know: Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture
Cathedral Webquest Website
Day 5 Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Formal Group Work - students work in groups of two (50 minutes) Cathedral Webquest - Concepts to know: Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture
Cathedral Webquest Website
Day 6 Back to Top
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Formal Group Work - students work in groups of two (50 minutes) Cathedral Webquest - Concepts to know: Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture
Cathedral Webquest Website
Lesson Plan Outline
Method (Attention Getter, Lecture, Callout Group, etc) Content/Key Ideas/Concepts/Facts
Materials
(Transparencies, audio, handouts, etc)Testing - Multiple Choice, Short Answer, and Essay (50 minutes) Test on Late Middle Ages Unit Test
Credits/References: Sunshine State Standards -
[History] Standard 2, benchmark 6: The student understands features of the theological and cultural conflict between the Muslim world and Christendom and the resulting religious, political, and economic competition in the Mediterranean region.
[History] Standard 2, benchmark 7: The student understands the development of the political, social, economic, and religious systems of European civilization during the Middle Ages.