LESSON
FIVE
BLOOD-THICKER THAN WATER
LESSON
FIVE
GRADE: Grades 10-12
SUBJECTS: English
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
To explore the ancestry of the British
monarchs' blood line to appreciate the ascension of each monarch to the
throne by family house to show the continuous reign of one family's blood
to the throne from 827 A.D. to 2001.
To explore the ancestry of the
French monarchs' blood line to appreciate the ascension of each monarch
to the throne by family house to show the continuous reign of one family's
blood line to the throne from 428 A.D. to 1792 prior to the Revolution.
To pinpoint the blood tie cause
of The Hundred Years War between England and France due to claims of heirship,
when Phillip VI of France ascended the throne instead of Edward III of
England who was more directly descended from the previous king.
To pinpoint the blood tie contention
that perpetuated The Hundred Year War, when Henry V of England fought Charles
VI of France for the throne as the rightful heir to follow Charles VI's
reign.
Use MS Word to key two paragraphs
and save to disc an explanation that respectively relates the contention
between Phillip VI and Edward III and the contention between Henry V and
Charles VI.
To submit the saved paragraphs
as an email attachment to the teacher.
DURATION OF LESSON: Four 90 minute class periods
MATERIALS:
Floppy Disc
MS Word
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE:
Computer with Internet
MS Word
TEACHER NOTES:
Previous knowledge of MS Word is
required.
Students should purchase a disc
prior to assignment.
Teacher and students should set
up an email account.
Students must have common time
in a computer lab.
PROCEDURES:
Days 1-2: Divide students
into cooperative learning groups and assign each group to respectively
explore and research the lineage of the English and French monarchy from
their beginning to present day by using Internet sources provided at the
end of this unit. Give a copy of the Hundred Years War test to each
group to collaboratively find answers. Students should research the
monarchs' biographies to discover how the throne passed politically from
one heir to the next.
Day 3: Each cooperative learning
group should research using the sources provided at the end of this unit
and discuss the Hundred Years War to determine the blood line contention
between Phillip VI and Edward III and the blood line contention between
Henry V and Charles VI.
Day 4: Each student should
compose two respective paragraphs explaining the blood line dispute between
Phillip VI and Edward III and the blood line contention between Henry V
and Charles VI. That composition should be saved to disc and submitted
to the teacher's email account.
MODIFICATIONS:
Students may use other Internet
sources than those provided at the end of this unit.
Students could depict the English
ascension to the throne by making the chart on posterboards.
Students could submit paragraphs
directly to teacher.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Students could make their own family tree to show the generations of their family.
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:
A quiz
on the Hundred Years War can be used to assess historical perspective.
Successfully sending the assignment
by email will be a factor of assessment.
Teacher may grade paragraphs for
grammatical correctness for the paragraph form.
WEST VIRGINIA INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
ENGLISH:
10.3, 10.13, 10.25, 10.31, 10.39, 10.41, 10.42,
10.43, 10.44, 10.45, 10.46, 10.47, 10.48, 10.49, 10.50, 10.51, 10.52, 10.60,
10.63, 10.64, 10.65, 10.66, 10.69, 10.77, 10.78, 10.82, 10.83, 10.84, 10.86,
10.88, 10.89
ENGLISH:
Uses the general skills and strategies
of the writing process
Uses grammatical and mechanical
conventions in written composition
Gathers and uses information for
research purposes
| BRITISH
MONARCHY |
HENRY V | HENRY VI | HUNDRED YEARS WAR |
| HISTORY OF FRANCE | FRENCH MONARCHY HOUSE OF CAPET | FRENCH MONARCHY HOUSE OF VALOIS | FRENCH MONARCHY HOUSE OF BOURBON |
REFERENCES:
The Lincoln Library, Volume
1, "Ruler's of England", p. 442.
The Lincoln Library, Volume
1, "Ruler's of France", p.475.
Encyclopedia Britannica
AUTHORS: BRENDA
DAMRON, KAREN DAVIS, CONNIE
MCCAGG
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