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Unit Plan
Curated OER

The History of the Christian Church

For Teachers 4th
Students read about the history of different religions. They focus on Christianity in England, completing worksheets and relevant activities. They watch videos and discuss the effects of religion on society.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Medieval Law and Order (Lower)

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Medieval Law and Order instructional activity, students read and see visuals of the different types of punishments given to people who committed crimes. Students then answer three questions about what they read.
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Interactive
Other

Timelines.tv: A History of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
This outstanding site offers an interactive timeline that spans the breadth of British history from 1066 to the late 20th century. The timeline acts as a portal to high quality videos originally produced for the BBC that cover a broad...
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Website
British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: Medieval Food

For Students 9th - 10th
View a series of extracts from some of the oldest known cookbooks written in English. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the medieval English diet, including the differences in food eaten by peasants and by medieval elites at...
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Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: King and Parliament in Medieval England

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students read and write about the development of democratic ideas in Medieval England, then in small groups, compare U.K. Parliamentary system to U.S. Presidential system.
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Website
Sacred Text Archive

Ista: Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Sacred Text Archive offers the Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry. All of the titles link to primary documents, written in their original language.
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eBook
Other

Mapping Margery Kempe: Guide to Late Medieval Material

For Students 9th - 10th
Margery Kempe's spiritual biography is often called the first autobiography in English this provides access to the material culture of Kempe's 15th century world.
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eBook
Other

Holy Cross University: Book of Margery Kempe

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete summary of medieval Englishwomen Margery Kempe's spiritual journey and an account of how her story came to be written, since she, herself, was illiterate. Site provides an interesting perspective on the Church in England and...
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Website
Other

Humanities Web: Anglo Norman Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
This site delves into the world of Anglo Norman literature from 1066 to 1350. This period of literature focuses on the "Specimens of the language."
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Website
Georgetown University

The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Georgetown University offers a searchable collection of resources about a wide variety of topics relating to the Medieval Period.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Middlel Ages: Clothing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.
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Handout
Other

Western Michigan University: Richard Rawlinson Center: Anglo Saxon Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about Anglo Saxon studies and research from the Richard Rawlinson Center. The page provides a wide range of links to different medieval resources.
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Lesson Plan
National Archives (UK)

National Archives: Education: What Was Chertsey Like in the Middle Ages?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Lesson, drawing on maps from the collections of the National Archives, asks students what knowledge they can gain about life in the Middle Ages from studying a map of medieval Chertsey. They then compare the medieval map with another of...