Medieval Times Exploring History Through Primary Sources

ISBN: 0-7439-3930-1

Price: $129.00

Use original documents and photographs as well as letters, maps, cartoons, and posters to help students explore the past. Primary sources provide unique insight into the lives of people in different time periods. Each kit includes: 16 photographs and primary source documents--photo cards with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities printed on the back; CD with photographs, other primary sources student activity sheets, and extension activities; and 80 page Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, background information, a wide variety of student activities, and a document-based assessment section to help students prepare for essays found on many standardized tests. Each kit also meets the NCSS standards for primary source documents. Photographs: Castle de Chillon in Switzerland; Statues at Westminster Abbey; Joan of Arc's Tower in Rouen, France; Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral; Tower of London; Interior of the Beverley Minster; A knight and horse in full armor; Exterior view of Notre Dame in Paris, France. Primary Sources: Section of the Bayeux Tapestry; Portrait of William the Conqueror; Stone effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine; Map of Europe in the time of Charlemagne; Sketching of Pope Urban II's meeting to call for the First Crusade; A page from The Canterbury Tales; Two pages from the Gutenberg Bible; Magna Carta. This series has received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers EdPress.