Castle Project Information

Castle Project is due on Friday, Dec. 3rd.

Castle Project Rubric:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/41869780/2010-Rubric-Castle-Project-Product

Castle Project Essay Rubric:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22508324/Rubric-Castle-Project-Essay

Nick Walker put together a mammoth castle in 2006.  It was incredible.  Here is his blog that shows pictures from start to finish of him creating it:
http://nicksprojects.blogspot.com/

Here is the video of our GREAT Castle Projects for Fall 2009:

You need a password to view it the password is: castle

Castle Project 2009 from Mr. Duez on Vimeo.

The Castle Projects were great this year.  Awesome job.

Information on the Castle Project here

The 2008 Castles were GREAT.  Super examples of how to get it done.

Castle Project 2008 from fordee on Vimeo.

Agenda: Wed & Thu November 17/18, 2010

Quote of the Day:  "From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity." -Edvard Munch

Learning Targets:
* How does the crusades change Europe?
* Why did Europeans build castles?
* How do castles protect their inhabitants?
* How did the defense systems operate?
* What was life like in a castle?


Agenda:
1.  Finish our discussion of the Crusades.  We'll watch the last 5 minutes of the First Crusade video that we saw yesterday.  We'll discuss how the crusades change Europe.  (15 minutes)
2.  We'll discuss Castle Plans and get into groups of 6 based on our castle groups.  Then Mr. Duez will pass out the Castle Information and we are going to work on it in groups.  Then we'll come back together to discuss as a full group.
3.  End of the period will be discussion and video about "Castles and Dungeons."

HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY
QUIZ ON MONDAY
TEST TUESDAY
TURKEY AND FOOTBALL AFTER THAT.  :)

Agenda: Wed, November 10th, 2010

Quote of the Day:  "To have another language is to possess another soul."  - Charlemagne

Learning Targets:
* Understand the requirements and rubric behind the Castle Project.
* Who is Clovis?  Who is Charlemagne?  How do they influence post-Rome Europe?

Agenda:
1. Castle Projects
    Pass out Castle Rubric & Essay Rubric
    Watch video clips from previous years
    Discuss project
2.  Chapter 9 and 10 Notes, Part I - Clovis and Charlemagne

Castle Project Video

Here is the video of our GREAT Castle Projects for Fall 2009:

You need a password to view it and I have emailed it out to students.  If you want the password, please comment or send me an email.


Castle Project 2009 from Mr. Duez on Vimeo.
The Castle Projects were great this year. Awesome job.



Information on the Castle Project here

Castle Project Jump

Here is a jump to all the posts on this blog about the Castle Project:

Castle Project Information

Essay is due on Tuesday
The Model/Poster & Coat of Arms is due on Friday

Let me know if you are having any questions.  Best of luck!

Castle Project 2009 - Research

The Tower of London:

The Tower of London, A Dark and Sinister Place?

The Tower of London is one of the capital's best known and most popular visitor attractions, as well as a World Heritage site, but it's had a long and bloody history. It had a dark and sinister reputation, although it was used as a palace for a while, it's also been a prison, a place of torture and of execution - notably by beheading with an axe. It's no wonder that many people have seen ghosts in the Tower.
Nowadays, visitors can see the places where executions took place, the Crown Jewels which Captain Blood attempted to steal, and the famous Yeoman Warders, nicknamed Beefeaters.

 The Tower of London:  A Brief History 

 The Tower was not only a fortress but eventually became a royal palace, state prison, the Mint, a record office, observatory, and zoo. As a state prison it was used for criminals considered most dangerous to the state, and the Mint was the treasury for the Crown Jewels. It became a zoo, the original Zoo, in 1834 when pets that the king had accumulated over the years were among a great diversity. The zoo consisted of lions, leopards, bears wolves, and lynxes.

A queen is executed:  Queen Anne Boleyn is executed on Tower Green

Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, was tried and executed within the walls of the Tower.
An educated and influential queen with strong opinions on matters of policy, she fell foul of vicious court faction and religious politics.
Her failure to produce a son for the King also made her position precarious.

 Tour the Tower of London - Virtual Tour 

Layout of the Castle - A Diagram   

Castle Project from the Past

Today in class we discussed the Castle Project.  You can check out the power point here:
Castle Project


Also, today on Facebook a former student wrote me about the website he created back in 2005 to show his castle being built.  Here it is:

Nick's Project Blog

Check it out.  Pretty cool.

Agenda: Monday, November 15, 2009

Quote of the Day:






Learning Targets:
* Understand what is expected of the Castle Project - Research Paper, Product (model or poster), and Presentation
*  Who is Clovis and Charlemagne and what impact did they have on Europe?  Why did some call Charlemagne the last great king of Europe?

Agenda:

**Students needing to make up the test from Friday will do so during the period**
1.  Warm Up:
Watch the Castle Project Video from 2008:

Castle Project 2008 from Mr. Duez on Vimeo.
These are the castle projects that my students worked on for their unit on the Middle Ages during the third six week's period of World History Pre-AP.
They did a fantastic job.
2.  Students will learn about the Castle Project.  Mr. Duez will introduce through a power point.  Students will refer to the rubrics that were handed out on Friday.
3.  Pass out the Ch. 9 and 10 Targets and introduce Chapter 9 Clovis and Charlemagne.
4.  On the way out - Video Project reflections will be handed in as an exit ticket.

Castle Project Rubrics

Rubric Castle Project Product    

Rubric Castle Project Essay    

Castle Project 2008

The Castles were GREAT this year. Way to go!

Castle Project 2008 from fordee on Vimeo.