Lesson Plan: Feudalism Research
Overview
Students will be placed into fact-finding teams. Each
team has the responsibility of finding information
about its topic,
creating a fact sheet and presenting the findings. Topics
to be explored are nobles, knights, clergy, tradesmen
and peasants. The students will achieve the following:
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Do research on the assigned topic
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Present material to either
the group or the class
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Become involved in creating a play
about feudalism
Standards Addressed
Grade 7
Social Studies — History, Benchmark C
03. Describe
the conditions that gave rise to feudalism, as
well as political, economic and social
characteristics
of feudalism, in Asia and Europe.
Materials
Research
sources — Internet, texts, resource books
Feudalism:
The Play — Assignment Sheet
Procedure
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Divide students into teams
of two or three.
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Make each team responsible for one to
three of the following categories: nobles,
knights, clergy,
tradesmen
and peasants.
Students should find out about
characteristics such as food, clothing, living conditions,
homes, recreation,
work, philosophy,
etc.
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Each team is to find information
on its topic by using the Web sites listed
at
www.WesternReservePublicMedia.org/middleages/resources.htm,
their textbook, books from the
library and
other sources
available. Each person on the
team will fill out
the Assignment
Sheet. Photos and video clips
also are available at this site.
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Have the
groups meet to decide what the important facts are
about their
topic
and what needs
to be shared with
the rest
of the class.
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The groups should
write up and distribute the Assignment Sheets
before making
their presentations.
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Collect
the Assignment Sheets.
Evaluation
Determine the number of points
given for each category.
Task
Points
Turned-in Assignment Sheet
For presentation:
Put the main ideas at
the beginning of the presentation
Had a clear introduction
Explained the
main ideas
Talked about
the most
important facts learned
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