Section outline

  • Unit 2 - Early Middle (Dark) Ages

    • Monday 4th:
      1. Current Events
      2. Discussion: Fall of Rome
       - handout

    • Tuesday 5th
      1. Current Events
      2. Discussion: Complete Fall of Rome (Made it to Pretrarch)
       - Handout
      3. Video Resource - Fall of Rome - Descending into Dark Ages

    • Wednesday 6th:
      1. Current Events
      2. Discussion: Dark Ages to and the Franks (End of Charles Martel)
      3. Video Resource - Clovis and Spread of Catholic Church - Plague

    • Thursday 7th: (Short day for parent/teacher meetings)
      1. Current Events (Almost Entire day - except last 15 minutes
      2. Discussion: Quick intro to Charlemagne

      Homework:
      1. Complete all outstanding assignments.

    • Friday 8th:
      1. Current Events
      2. Discussion: Charlemagne

      Homework:
      1. Complete all outstanding assignments.

    • Monday 11th - Thursday 14th  :
      1. Current Events
      2. Formal Assignment- The Franks

    • Friday 15th :
      1. Current Events
      2. Discussion - Vikings
      3. Questions and Reading - Vikings
      4. Video Resource - Dark Ages - Vikings (10 mins)

    • Monday 18th:
      1. Current Events
      2. Do over Viking Questions
      3. Video Resource - Barbarians - Vikings (43 mins)

    • Tuesday 19th:
      1. Current Events
      2. Begin First Essay - Charlemagne
       - discuss format
       - analyze question & pick topics
       - build thesis - examples
       - gather background info for introduction

      3 Begin discussion - Battle of Hastings

    • Wednesday 20th:
      1. Current Events - Inauguration Day in United States
      2. Essay
       - construct introduction
       - prepare fist body paragraph
      3. Continue Battle of Hastings Discussion

    • Thursday 21st:
      1. Current Events
      2. Essay
       - construct first body paragraph
       - prepare second body paragraph
      3. Complete Battle of Hasting/Bayeaux Tapestry Discussion

    • Friday 22nd:
      1. Current Events
      2. Interim Report to Students
      3. Essay
       - construct 2nd body paragraph
       - prepare third body paragraph
      4. Formal Assignment
       - Reading- Bayeaux Tapestry
       - Bayeaux Tapestry link

    • Monday 25th:
      1. Current Events
      2. Essay
       - construct 3rd body paragraph
       - discuss conclusions
       - prepare conclusion
      3. Continue with - Formal Assignment (due Thursday)
       - Reading- Bayeaux Tapestry
       - Bayeaux Tapestry link


    • Wednesday 3rd:
      1. Finish Video Resource from last day
      2. Introduction to heraldry.
      3. Heraldry symbols

    • 4. Coat of Arms Colours Page