World History

WORLD HISTORY OCTOBER 9TH - OCTOBER 11TH, 2013 WHY DID THE CHURCH BECOME THE CENTER OF LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES? WED. OCTOBER 9TH STANDARD SSWH 7 - THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CHANGES IN SCIENCE, LEARNING AND LITERATURE, BROUGHT ABOUT IN THE MEDIEVAL AGE. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHY DID THE CHURCH BECOME THE CENTER OF LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES? AGENDA: 1. INTRODUCE NEW UNIT = STANDARD SSWH 7 THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD / & SSWH9 THE RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION. Work Session: Students will be given a graphic organizer. Teacher will give presentation about Charlemagne. Who is he? What did he accomplish? Why is he important. Students will use their graphic organizer to take notes. Through presenation teacher will ask questions to help students connect content (example: What caused Christianity to spread through Europe, and why was this important? Guess Who? Through this presentation, students will take notes on different roles of people in western Europe. The presenation will start with a picture. The students will identify which role the person in the picture is playing (Noble, Knights, church officials, peasants). After they identify which category they belong to the following slides will describe each of their roles in the feudal system in western Europe. The presenation will cover the Feudal system and the economic side of the feudal system. THURS. OCTOBER, 10TH WHY DID THE CHURCH BECOME THE CENTER OF LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES? AGENDA: Work Session: The Power of the Church Prezi. Teacher will give presentation about eh role of the church in medieval society. Connecting the impact of religion on the feudalism, politics, economy, and the society. Students will take notes in their student notebooks. Through presentation, teacher will use questions to help assess students learning and keep student engaged in the prezi. Teacher and Students will read and interpret Primary source : Letters of Gregory VII and Henry IV. Students will then write a letter that restates their argument in their own way. FRI. OCTOBER 11TH WHY DID THE CHURCH BECOME THE CENTER OF LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES? AGENDA: Work Session: Analyzing Art: Students will use page 365 in their textbook to analyze the picture about chivalry. This will be an introduction to what chivalry is, and how It played a role in the medieval society. Teacher will show a short clip from the movie “Braveheart” This will help students make connections to chivalry today. Short presentation on Knights, tournaments, and litarture of chivalry, Class discussion: Is chivalry dead?