Medieval Research Paper Project

MIDDLE AGES RESEARCH PROJECT

3 SOURCES required - they need to be reliable and credible sources

At least ONE source needs to be from a book (your history textbook is a source).

One or Two sources will be from internet research. Do NOT use Wikipedia as a source

30 NOTE CARDS needed

2nd Source OPTIONS:

Encyclopedia Britannica - almost all topics are covered in here - some are under Life in the Middle Ages or Medieval Times or Castles - you may have to search and your topic may only be a small part of the bigger article.

• go to www.school.eb.com Use the username and password on the white board

• Go to middle school - type your topic key words in the search area

• Cite your source - it does it for you - top bar - copy and past on a Works Cited page.

Armor - look up Armor - scroll down to Mail and Plate Armor. Lots of information there.

Vlad the Impaler - go to Vlad Tepes - high school level

William the Conqueror - to to William the I of England

William Wallace - (no Sir in front)

To Find Henry II - go to his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and find his name in her information - there is a link there to Henry II of England.

Richard the Lionhearted = Richard I of England

King John = John of England or John Lackland

Weapon = go to weapons (military technology) scroll down to weapons of the Middle Ages

Castle architecture = look up castle - only read information on Middle Ages Castles

Castle life inside = look up Middle Ages (European history) - scroll to Castle Life

Gothic Cathedrals = look up Cathedral (Christian church)

Tournaments = go to Middle Ages (European history) - scroll to Castle Life - tournaments is in there - read until you find it.

NOTE: Armor - go here: http://www.medievalwarfare.info/armour.htm

Lords & Ladies.org http://www.lordsandladies.org

You can click on the topics below for bigger menus and more topics - huge resource here. See more below.

Screen if you click on MIDDLE AGES PEOPLE from the above list...

Possible Topics:

Architecture:

o Gothic Cathedrals

o Castles – huge topic

· Castles - defense/war tactics

· Castles - life inside – who lived there, entertainment

· Castles – inside – rooms, layout, decorations

· Castles – background and history of, famous examples

Knights

o Background & how to become one

o Armor

o Weapons (huge topic – be careful on this one)

o Medieval Tournaments (also entertainment)

WAR:

o The Crusades:

· The First Crusade

· The Third Crusade

o The Hundred Year’s War

o Samurai

KINGS:

o Charlemagne

o William the Conqueror

o Henry II

o Richard the Lion-hearted

o King John of England

OTHERS:

o Saladin

o Genghis Khan

o Kublai Khan

o Marco Polo

o Leif Erickson

o Sir William Wallace

o Count Dracul – Vlad the Impaler

o Martin Luther

o Michelangelo

o Leonardo Da Vinci

o Galileo

WOMEN:

o Eleanor of Aquitane

o Joan of Arc

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Questions to Ask:

Biographical (person):

Early life? Adult Life? What makes them famous?

Legacy (after they die)? Interesting Facts?

When and where born? Where are they from?

What was their early life like?

Tell about family connections or history.

What part did they play in the Middle Ages?

What difficulties did they face?

What is happening politically during their life?

Interesting facts?

Did this person make any major mistakes or errors?

How and when did he/she die?

What is an important lesson you can learn from this person's life?

WARS:

Who is involved? Difficulties or hardships?

When and were fought? Battle strategies?

How does it end? Interesting facts?

Why was the war fought? What are the results?

OTHER TERMS:

Define your term.

Describe any related terms or definitions needed.

When and where?

Why important?

How relates to the Middle Ages?

Interesting facts?

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Copy of Packet:

RESEARCH PAPER LIST:

❐ Original Packet (5 pts. if turned in at end of project in good shape.)

❐ Note cards (minimum 45)

❐ Source Cards (minimum of 3: 1 Book and 2 or more websites)

❐ Research Paper (2 full pages, size 14, 1.5 spacing, minimum)

❐ Bibliography - Works Cited Page (List of sources used with URL)

❐ Keynote & Presentation to the Class (Possible if time)

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SOURCE Cards: The most important reason for writing bibliography cards is so that you can go back to a source. Maybe you didn’t have enough time to complete your notes the first time, you may need to check your information because you didn’t write enough, or you need to find more information. With 50 notecards, you will not remember where you found each fact, and it can save you a lot of time to have each source and card correctly identified and organized.

1. Find a source that has information that you want to use.

2. Bookmark the site.

3. Create a bibliography card. Use MLA format - samples provided.

OWL Purdue University: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Basic Format

The author’s name or a book with a single author's name appears in last name, first name format. The basic form for a book citation is:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Medium of Publication.

Book with One Author

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

Book with More Than One Author

The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format.

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.

Wysocki, Anne Frances, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc. Writing New Media: Theory and

Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Logan: Utah State UP, 2004. Print.

Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources (Including Online Databases)

Here are some common features you should try and find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every Web page will provide all of the following information. However, collect as much of the following information as possible both for your citations and for your research notes:

• Author and/or editor names (if available)

• “Article name” (or key words searched)

• Title of the Website (include domain names if necessary [e.g. .com or .net].)

• Publisher information (is there another company that owns this site. Usually found at bottom of the website often near a copyright date.)

• Medium of publication. (Web.)

• Date you accessed the material. Written like this: 3 May 2014

• URL

Citing an Entire WEB SITE

It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. If a URL is required or you chose to include one, be sure to include the complete address for the site.

Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.

Author or editor (if available). Name of Site. Name of institution/ organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation or copyright (if available). Medium of publication (Web). Date you looked it up. <URL address>.

Alchin, L.K. “Black Death”. Lords and Ladies.org. n.p. 16 July 2012. Web. 2 May 2014.

http://www.lordsandladies.org/black-death.htm

“Black Death”. History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. 2014. Web. 2 May 2014.

http://www.history.com/topics/black-death

A Page on a Web Site

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

http://www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html

SOURCE CARD FOR HISTORY TEXT BOOK:

Greenblatt, Miriam & Peter S. Lemmo. Human Heritage: A World HIstory.

Chicago: McGraw Hill Glencoe, 2006. Print.

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TAKING NOTES : NOTECARDS

• Write only one set of facts on each card - one topic.

• Write the BIBLIOGRAPHY CARD NUMBER in the top, right corner and circle it. This will allow you to go back to the original source of the information if you need more.

• SUMMARY: Try to write the information from your source in your own words.

• QUOTE: If you copy it word for word, be sure to use “quotation marks”.

• TOPIC HEADING to keep cards organized (early life, education, interesting facts)

• NUMBER each of your notecards 1-50 in the bottom right corner, to keep them organized.

See the examples below:

Create a Keynote presentation to teach the class what you have learned about your topic. Use the rubric below to help decide what information to supply and how many slides to create. Make sure you practice your presentation so you are not just reading the slides, but teaching the class about what you have learned. Make eye contact with your audience, speak slow enough and loud enough for everyone to hear you clearly, and pick information that clearly sums up your topic and gives the audience something to remember.

Middle Ages Research Keynote Presentation

_______ Title Page - include name of topic, dates existed 1 pt.

_______ 4-6 (or more) slides with authentic images 3 pts.

_______ Included - bullets of MOST IMPORTANT information 3 pts.

for your topic based on:

• • Audience interest - what the class would find interesting

  • What made your topic FAMOUS or IMPORTANT

  • Explain enough to make sense to the class - connect the information (chronologically possibly).

_______ Neatness, complete, special effects 2 pts.

_______ Conclusion Slide - name of topic, dates and sum-up sentence 1 pt.

_______ Clear Presentation - looked at audience, spoke loud enough 5 pts.

________ /15 TOTAL

PLAGUE - PRACTICE CENTERS:

1. Mr. Donn.org - http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/plague.html

2. History.com: http://www.history.com/topics/black-death

3. BOOK The Black Death by James Day. (print source)

4. Lords&Ladies.org - http://www.lordsandladies.org - (Bibliography (Source) card on this page)

Find information on the Black Death - search the menu for "Middle Ages History"

Scroll to "Black Death" (note cards on this page)

5. BOOK Bubonic Plague: The Black Death by Stephen Person (print source)

6. Encyclopedia Britannica Online (school.eb.com) --

https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Black-Death/574643

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