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PPT
Curated OER

British History

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A very quick overview of nearly a millennium of British history, these slides present broad topics supported by photographs and small pieces of information. The end of the presentation prompts viewers to create a timeline based on the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Crusades

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Middle Ages worksheet, students read a 1-page selection about the Crusades, examine the listed Web sites about the topic, and then respond to 13 short answer questions about the information presented.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feudalism

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in teams...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Middle Ages: A Contract Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages activity, students participate in classroom activities regarding the feudal system, Charlemagne, the process to become a knight, castles, daily life, and the Crusades.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Note Taking: Research on the Middle Ages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the Middle Ages. In this research skills instructional activity, students research selected Internet sources regarding the Middle Ages and use the provided graphic organizers to take notes regarding the information they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Middle Ages: A Time of Conflict and Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students become familiar with the concepts of conflict and change and the relationship between them. They then analyze medieval social groupings to understand relationships among people and people groups.
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Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Letter to Pope About Thomas Becket's Death [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a one-page PDF of a letter from William, archbishop of Sens, to the Pope, in relation to the death of Thomas Becket.
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Website
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...
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Unit Plan
Other

Depicting Devotion: Illuminated Books of Hours

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital page-by-page walk through an illuminated Middle Age Book of Hours.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World History: The Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learning module in World History on the Middle Ages. Complete set of resources including interactive, multi-media assignments, activities and assessment.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Middle Ages: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to a unit on the literature of the Middle Ages. It focuses on two essential questions of study: "How is the poetry of the middle ages characteristic of the culture? and How did the English Language change during...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning:the Middle Ages:the Beginning and an End:the Norman Invasion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a Middle Ages Literature unit focuses on the Norman Invasion of 1066 and the impact it had on the English language. It discusses the events leading up to the changes from the Anglo-Saxon Old English to Middle English...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Middle Ages: The Black Death

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on Middle Ages British literature focuses on the Black Death or Black Plague. It features links to information about the Black Death: "The Black Plague: The Least You Need to Know," a question and answer style...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Middle Ages: Le Morte D'arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from Middle Ages Literature focuses on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. It features several links including Le Morte d'Arthur Preface and Introduction, Books I, XVI, and XXI, History of Le Morte d'Arthur, Information on...
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Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales: The Nun's Priest's Tale[pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 12-page PDF of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Country Studies: The Hohenstaufen Dynasty 1138 1254

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an account of the life achievements of Friedrich I, also known as Barbarossa (for his red beard), second ruler of the Hohenstaufens. He was succeeded by his son, Henry VI. This site also gives information about the Empire...
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Primary
Virginia Tech

The Canterbury Tales: Prologue to Pardoner's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text to the Prologue to the "Pardoner's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.