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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Knights and Kings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore feudalism. In this government lesson, students examine the role of knights and kings. Students discover the training boys went through for knighthood. Students write a letter home as if they were a squire during the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Truth about Knighthood and Japanese and European Feudalism

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Medieval Times worksheet, high schoolers read 3 articles about Knighthood, chivalry, European feudalism, Japanese feudalism, and Samurai. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Truth about Knighthood

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Medieval Times worksheet, students read an article about Knighthood. Students then respond to 8 short answer questions based on the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Pages to Knights

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars research the training that knights received. In this Medieval times lesson, students design posters that feature the attributes of knights.
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eBook
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the original Middle English. Within the text is also a modern English prose translation.
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Handout
Boise State University

Boise State University: Medieval Society: Those Who Fight

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article from Boise State University that describes the customs and practices of knights during the Middle Ages.
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Handout
Other

Heraldica: Women Knights in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay about the different orders of knighthood that accepted women into their societies.