Research your identity

Before starting read through THIS information

Royalty

  1. Pick a Name (e.g. King William the Conqueror, of England)
  2. Appearance
    • Describe your age, hair color, eyes, etc.
    • This is what you personally look like.
  3. Clothing
  4. Favorite Food
    • This must be something a knight would have eaten in 14th Century England.
  5. Daily Life
  6. Family Motto
      • What is a motto?
          • A motto is a phrase meant say what motivates or gives your family purpose. For a king/queen it could be something they used to rule their people. (i.e. are they a kind ruler or a mean one)
      • Think of what you would want your motto to be (i.e. "To Battle") Then google how to say it in latin (i.e. "ad pugnam"). This is your Motto
  7. Family Crest/Heraldic Shield
      • Use THIS WEBSITE to play around with what you might want your crest to look like.
      • Once you know, take a screenshot so you can remember what it looks like for later
          • To capture a full screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Switch window key
          • To capture a partial screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Shift + Switch window key
  8. Once you are done with all of these steps, go to google classrooms and fill out the outline.
      • Then turn it in and I will print it for you to add your crest to!

Monk/Nun

  1. Pick a Name (e.g. Brother John the Blessed)
  2. Appearance
    • Describe your age, hair color, eyes, etc.
    • This is what you personally look like.
  3. Clothing
  4. Favorite Food
    • This must be something a knight would have eaten in 14th Century England.
  5. Daily Life
  6. Family Motto
      • What is a motto?
          • A motto is a phrase meant say what motivates or gives your family purpose. For a monk/nun this motto is probably something they lived church life by
      • Think of what you would want your motto to be (i.e. "To Battle") Then google how to say it in latin (i.e. "ad pugnam"). This is your Motto
  7. Family Crest/Heraldic Shield
      • Use THIS WEBSITE to play around with what you might want your crest to look like.
      • Once you know, take a screenshot so you can remember what it looks like for later
          • To capture a full screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Switch window key
          • To capture a partial screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Shift + Switch window key
  8. Once you are done with all of these steps, go to google classrooms and fill out the outline.
      • Then turn it in and I will print it for you to add your crest to!

Nobility

  1. Pick a Name (e.g. Lord Margaret of Canterbury)
  2. Appearance
    • Describe your age, hair color, eyes, etc.
    • This is what you personally look like.
  3. Clothing
  4. Favorite Food
    • This must be something a knight would have eaten in 14th Century England.
  5. Daily Life
  6. Family Motto
      • What is a motto?
          • A motto is a phrase meant say what motivates or gives your family purpose. For a nobility this would have something to do with serving the king/queen
      • Think of what you would want your motto to be (i.e. "To Battle") Then google how to say it in latin (i.e. "ad pugnam"). This is your Motto
  7. Family Crest/Heraldic Shield
      • Use THIS WEBSITE to play around with what you might want your crest to look like.
      • Once you know, take a screenshot so you can remember what it looks like for later
          • To capture a full screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Switch window key
          • To capture a partial screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Shift + Switch window key
  8. Once you are done with all of these steps, go to google classrooms and fill out the outline.
      • Then turn it in and I will print it for you to add your crest to!

Knights

  1. Pick a Name (e.g. Sir Bron the Brave of Shrewsbury)
  2. Appearance
    • Describe your age, hair color, eyes, etc.
    • This is what you personally look like.
  3. Clothing
  4. Favorite Food
    • This must be something a knight would have eaten in 14th Century England.
  5. Daily Life
  6. Family Motto
      • What is a motto?
          • A motto is a phrase meant say what motivates or gives your family purpose. For a knight it could be a battle cry or a call to arms
      • Think of what you would want your motto to be (i.e. "To Battle") Then google how to say it in latin (i.e. "ad pugnam"). This is your Motto
  7. Family Crest/Heraldic Shield
      • Use THIS WEBSITE to play around with what you might want your crest to look like.
      • Once you know, take a screenshot so you can remember what it looks like for later
          • To capture a full screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Switch window key
          • To capture a partial screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Shift + Switch window key
  8. Once you are done with all of these steps, go to google classrooms and fill out the outline.
      • Then turn it in and I will print it for you to add your crest to!

Tradesperson or merchant

  1. Pick a Name (e.g. William Thatcher)
  2. Appearance
    • Describe your age, hair color, eyes, etc.
    • This is what you personally look like.
  3. Clothing
    • Describe the typical clothing for your trade, you will have to do some research for this.
  4. Favorite Food
    • This must be something a knight would have eaten in 14th Century England.
  5. Daily Life
    • You will need to look up what life was like for someone with the job you chose. So if you chose "carpenter" you'll need to look up what a carpenter in the middle ages would be doing.
  6. Family Motto
      • What is a motto?
          • A motto is a phrase meant say what motivates or gives your family purpose. For a tradesperson this would have something to do with their business
      • Think of what you would want your motto to be (i.e. "To Battle") Then google how to say it in latin (i.e. "ad pugnam"). This is your Motto
  7. Family Crest/Heraldic Shield
      • Use THIS WEBSITE to play around with what you might want your crest to look like.
      • Once you know, take a screenshot so you can remember what it looks like for later
          • To capture a full screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Switch window key
          • To capture a partial screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Shift + Switch window key
  8. Once you are done with all of these steps, go to google classrooms and fill out the outline.
      • Then turn it in and I will print it for you to add your crest to!

Peasant/Farmer

  1. Pick a Name (e.g. William Thatcher)
    • Boys & Girls: (choose a Medieval First Name) then for your last name, take your Dad's first name and add "Son" to the end. OR you can just use the last name "Farmer".
        • (i.e. My dads name is Michael, so my last name would be Michaelson)
  2. Appearance
    • Describe your age, hair color, eyes, etc.
    • This is what you personally look like.
  3. Clothing
    • Describe the typical clothing of a peasant
  4. Favorite Food
    • This must be something a knight would have eaten in 14th Century England.
  5. Daily Life
  6. Family Motto
      • What is a motto?
          • A motto is a phrase meant say what motivates or gives your family purpose. For a peasant this is probably something to do with life being of little meaning and hoping you can get food/not die
      • Think of what you would want your motto to be (i.e. "To Battle") Then google how to say it in latin (i.e. "ad pugnam"). This is your Motto
  7. Family Crest/Heraldic Shield
      • Use THIS WEBSITE to play around with what you might want your crest to look like.
      • Once you know, take a screenshot so you can remember what it looks like for later
          • To capture a full screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Switch window key
          • To capture a partial screenshot:
              • Hold down Ctrl + Shift + Switch window key
  8. Once you are done with all of these steps, go to google classrooms and fill out the outline.
      • Then turn it in and I will print it for you to add your crest to!