Directions: In our last unit of the year you will be introduced to different aspects of the Middle Ages/Medieval Times

in Europe (and partly the Middle East). You will choose a topic and a type of presentation that you will then showcase/ demonstrate/ present to the class during the last week of school. If you choose a creation type of presentation format you will still need to show it to the class and talk about/explain it to the class. DUE: Presenting in class MAY 14th-19th

Step 1: Choose from the list below a person, place, or event that you are interested in:
People: -Serfs -Richard the Lionheart -Clovis I* -Knight -Zengi (Imad al-Din Zengi)* -Justinian and Theodora -Suleiman/Suleyman I (the -Nur al-Din* -Charlemagne Magnificent) -Joan of Arc -King Henry VIII -Salah al Din (Saladin) -Harun al-Rashid Places: -European Feudalism -Cordoba, Spain (1000-Viking Scandinavia -Guilds 1200 C.E.)* -monasteries -Jerusalem (1000-1400 -European Medieval -Holy Roman Empire C.E.) Weapons Camp* Events: -First Crusade -Reconquista - Bubonic Plague (Black -Third Crusade -Inquisition Death) -Fourth Crusade *a topic that might be difficult to find a lot of information easily. -William the Conqueror -Queen Elizabeth I -Medieval Doctor/Medicine -Ibn Battuta -Castles -Medieval Manor -Baghdad (700-900 C.E.)* -Constantinople/Istanbul -Hundred Years War -Magna Carta

Step 2: Conduct research about that person, place, or event.

Person 1. Who is your person? 2. Where and when did your person live? 3. What did he/she do and how did they do it? 4. Why is your person important to history? 5. ***Your question*** Place 1. Where exactly is your place (explain geography) and when is the time period of your place? 2. Who are some people that were important to your place? 3. What happened in your place? 4. Why is this place important to history? 5. ***Your question*** Event 1. Where exactly did your event take place? And when did it take place? 2. Who are the people involved in your event? (Who are they?) 3. What happened in your event? 4. Why is this event important to history? 5. ***Your question***

Step 3: Present your information in one of the following ways:

1. Photo journal and essay captions 2. Childrens book 3. Create a Diary/Journal from the perspective of a person in the list above. 4. Skit 5. Teach a mini lesson 6. Rap/Song 7. Travel Pamphlet 8. Mini-Movie 9. Digital Storytelling (animation) 10. Oral Storytelling 11. Come in character (and tell a story, or present a photo journal) 12. Time Capsule 13. Board game 14. Fictional Interview 15. Talk show/News Show 16. Facebook of a person/persons above 17. Blog 18. Newspaper 19. Comic Book 20. Interpretive Dance 21. Puppet Show 22. Dictionary 23. Minecraft (only for place)

Optional Technology Choices

Blabberize Blogger (app) Capzles Creaza EdCanvas Evernote (app) Explain Everything (app) Fodey Garage Band (app) Glogster Google Document Google Drawing Google Earth Google Presentation Google Site Storybird Story Creator (app) Haiku Deck (app) iMovie (app) JellyCam Kerpoof Keynote (app) Mixbook Pages (app) Photoshop (app) Pic Collage (app) Powerpoint Publisher PuppetPals (app) Storyboard That Strip Designer (app) Tellagami (app) ToonDoo Comic Life (app) Tackk Thinkglink Video Camera Voicethread (app) Wordpress (app) Windows Movie Maker Xtranormal

Criterion D: Communicating
Achievement Level 0 1-2 Level Descriptor The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. -tries in a limited way to communicate information and ideas in a style that is appropriate to the audience and purpose -tries in a limited way to structure information according to the task instructions -tries in a limited way to create a list of sources of information -communicates information and ideas in a style that is sometimes appropriate to the audience and purpose -structures information sometimes according to the task instructions -creates a list of sources of information sometimes according to the task instructions -communicates information and ideas in a style that is often appropriate to the audience and purpose -structures information often according to the task instructions -creates a list of sources of information often according to the task instructions -communicates information and ideas in a style that is completely appropriate to the audience and purpose -structures information and ideas completely according to the task instructions -creates a list of sources of information according to the task instructions

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