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Exploring Arthurian Legend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the evolution of the King Arthur stories and analyze them as a window into the culture that preserved them. They trace the legends through their earliest versions through medieval and Victorian times and into the...
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Youth In the Middle Ages: Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage from the Middle Ages that says bad things about the youth in the early 12th century. Students answer 9 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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World Theatre Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Theatre Day activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...
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Children's Crusade

For Students 8th - 12th
For this geography worksheet, students read an excerpt about the Crusaders compromised of two of children. They use the map given to determine how far apart each army marched before reaching the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, students...
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Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars view a documentary on Joan of Arc. She is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic religion, yet she was burned at the stake as a heretic. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and write a newspaper column...
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University of St. Thomas: Virtual Medieval Church: The Making of Middle English

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Details the changes as a result of a fifth-century invasion in Britain, causing the English and Norman French languages to combine to create what is known as Middle English. Part of William Caxton's prologue to the Eneydos is presented...
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Literature and the Middle Time

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an essay from the University of Evansville discussing the evolution of the Middle Ages and the formation of various languages that would yield literature.