World History (Period 3) Assignments

The Castle Project will now be a Google Slides presentation. Use the Castle Project Google Slides Template under my documents in Schoology and edit to complete your project. I have attached student examples of the project. 

To Turn in Assignment: Once your have completed the project, using the Google Slides Template, click submit on Schoology.

Task:

The year is A.D. 1000 and southern Germany—your home—is at war. The local lord has called upon his best knights to defend his castle. You have honored your word as a knight, and hurry to the castle hall. "My faithful knights," the lord says, "I need you to propose a plan for defending my castle. I also need to know the enemy's methods of attack. I am counting on you!" You quickly begin working on a plan.

You will research both the strategies for defending a castle and the methods of attack. Then, you will present your plan to the manor lord using Google Slides.

Project Includes:

1.    Create a power point or poster presentation on strategies of how to defend a castle and the methods of attack.

Slides must address the following:

·      Introduction: Who needs to be defended in the castle? Why the castle is under attack? How the attack began and a general description of the castle’s current situation?

·      Castle Construction: Why build a castle? Parts of the castle.

·      Castle Defense: A detailed description with illustrations of at least 5 parts of the castle that play a role in its defense. A detailed description of at least three defense activities performed by people in the castle.

·      Castle Attack: A detailed description of at least three possible methods of attack your enemy might use with at least three illustrations.

·      Knights: What is the role of the knight?

·      Work Cited: List websites and resources used.

2.    Castle Diorama 50 points Extra Credit: Design a castle for the Manor Lord. Label 6-10 parts of a castle with a 2-3 sentences description for each part. Include a picture of your castle in your Google Slides and a video of how it was made.