Last week, we finished doing some review for Unit 1; we completed a unit review, students played Pictionary, and we watched a video on the "Dark Ages". I was away Friday, but students wrote a test on Unit 1 and completed a crossword.
This week, we've been looking at the Feudal Pyramid and the Feudal contract in the Middle Ages. On Monday, we did a class simulation in which students were assigned different roles of monarchs, lords, knights, and serfs.
We also read a handout comparing the Roman World with the Feudal world. Students were assigned to cut out different facts and paste them into a Venn Diagram. Additionally, we went through a PowerPoint and notes on the Middle Ages.
On Wednesday, we spent a block in the library playing Settlers of Catan. In the second period, we read and discussed "The Bayeux Tapestry" in the textbook and students completed corresponding questions. Students also worked on geography map, analyzing the optimal places in Europe for manor living.
Reminders:
- "Bayeux Tapestry" Questions should have been turned in
- Map assignment : due Monday, Feb. 27, 2017
