CNN Student News: Watch for responses to these questions

1. CNN Student News: Watch for responses to these questions • 1. What are some of the countries that US Secretary of State, John Kerry visited on a recent trip to Asia? • 2. Why was North Korea a major topic discussed on the trip? • 3. According to the report, what did Kerry say about North Korea? • 4. What did other nations say about North Korea? • 5. Do you think this trip will have an impact on the current situation involving North Korea? Why or Why not?

2. April 15, 2013 Outcome: Today you will examine the creation of new kingdoms in medieval Europe using round robin questioning

3. NOW: read the passage silently and think of questions you might ask • Between 1000 and 1200, many women became nuns and entered convents. Convents were ideal places for study and writing. Most learned women of the Middle Ages were nuns. An example was Hildegard of Bingen. She was head of the convent in western Germany. Hildegard also composed church music. Her work is remarkable because at that time, men were primarily the ones writing music for the church.

4. Turn to page 510-511 • Reading Skill: Questioning • Brainstorm: Questions beginning with • Who • What • How • When • Questions now answered

5. We Do: • Read the passage on pg. 510 • Look at the questions below • What did Joan say to persuade Charles to let her ride with the army? • How did Joan’s faith stir the soldiers? • Why did Joan believe saints wanted her to free France? • What happened to Joan after the French took the city?

6. Ya’ll Do • Read passage on pg. 511 • Create 5 questions • Who • What • How • When • One that was not answered

7. Round Robin Questioning, Table Rounds and Think-a-Thon • RRQ-gives you practice in writing and posing quality questions • TR-Encourages you to think about and discuss important ideas about a given topic • TaTh-engages you for a variety of purposes: solving problems, generating ideas, and reacting to others’ ideas.

8. The Early Middle Ages • Geography of Europe pgs. 513-514 • The Germanic Kingdoms pg. 514 • Who were the Franks? Pg. 514-515 • Who was Charlemagne? Pg. 515-517 • Europe is Invaded pg. 518-519 • The Holy Roman Empire pg. 519

9. Reading Assignment with Partner • Read your assigned section silently • Create 5 questions about the reading…write the questions down in notebook with possible answer • 4 questions you know the answer to and one you don’t know the answer • Be prepared to ask a classmate the question and follow up with question seeking more information

10. QQ: Germanic Kingdoms • Have you every moved to a new place? What adjustments did you have to make? In this section, we have read how the Germanic people who invaded Europe had to adjust to the lands they occupied.

11. Who were the Franks? • When Clovis converted to Christianity, nearly all of his people followed his example. Do you feel that a religious conversion of a modern ruler could have the same effect today, why or why not?

12. Who was Charlemagne? • If you were advising Charlemagne on whether he should accept the pope’s offer to become emperor of the Romans, what would be some advantages and disadvantages of the honor. What recommendation would you make?

13. The Holy Roman Empire • Why did people in the Middle Ages believe that a strong, king like Otto should lead a kingdom called the Holy Roman Empire? Why did people fee the need to associate a ruler with both the Christian church and the Roman Empire?

14. Exit Slip Explain how new kingdoms rose in medieval Europe.

15. Jot Notes • Patrick-priest-traveled to Ireland to spread Christianity; established monasteries • Gregory the Great- pope A.D. 590-604; asked monks to become missionaries; • Monks and monasteries-important role in education, health care, and preservation of knowledge • 1073-Gregory VII-pope; forbid kings from appointing high-ranking Church officials; • Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor, refused to obey

16. Jot Notes Continued • Henry declared Gregory no longer pope • Gregory excommunicated Henry • German nobles chose a new emperor, Gregory accepted him and Henry declared war against Gregory • 1122, Concordat of Worms (agreement between the new pope and new emperor) that said pope chooses bishops and emperor could give them jobs in government • Catholic Church-powerful under Pope Innocent III (1198). He would threaten to withhold Christian rituals like communion from a king or his people.

17. Think-a-Thon Questions • Why did feudalism develop and who benefited from it? • What is feudalism and what would a diagram of feudalism look like? Make sure to include all relevant vocabulary terms like….lord, vassal, knights, etc. • What is manorial system and how is manorial system connected to feudalism? • How did farming improve during the Middle Ages? • What was the purpose of a castle, role of a knight; and how is the idea of chivalry connected to knights? • What was peasant life like?

18. Famous People Splash: DO NOW! Copy and answer People Accomplishment Donated land to pope that became known as the Papal States Rule resulted in Christianity remaining Western Europe’s major religion Built new societies in Western Europe Frankish king who became Catholic Crowned by pope as new Roman Emperor Rule led to the Holy Roman Empire • 1. Clovis • 2. Charles Martel • 3. Charlemagne • 4. Pepin • 5. Otto I • 6. Angles, Saxons, Franks

19. CNN Student News • What questions do you think authorities still have in the wake of this tragedy? In what other ways might they be seeking the answers to these questions? • Do you think that the bombings at the Boston Marathon will influence security measures at future public events? If so, how? If not, why not?

20. Think-A-Thon: During • Reminder: Outcome: examine the creation of new kingdoms in medieval Europe. • Get your questions out that you created, review your section • Begin Think-a-Thon

21. Group 1: Geography • Did you cover: • Peninsulas • 300 miles of a coastline • Rivers (ex: Rhine) • Seas • English Channel • Think about this: How did the mountains affect people in Europe?

22. Group 2: Kingdoms • Did you discuss? • Visigoths of Spain • Ostrogoths of Italy • Both were more Roman • Angles and Saxons-Britain • Celts fled north and west

23. Group 3: Franks • Did you mention? • Germanic people living in France (modern day) • Clovis-king-Catholic-Catholic kingdom • Clovis died-fighting over land-nobles(mayors) • Charles Martel-noble (mayor)-support of church-control mayors • Muslims conquered and threatened to spread Islam • Martel-Franks stopped them • Pepin-helped the pope against Lombards and gave the church land that became the Papal States

24. Group 4: Charlemagne • Pepin’s son, Charles the Great • Conquered Germany and Spain • Empire covered most of Europe • Crowned by pope the new Roman emperor • Moved capital to Aachen: see pg. 516 • Believed in education • Wanted Franks to be as educated as Britain's • Died and son’s divided empire into 3-weakened and invaded.

25. Group 5: Europe in Invaded • After division • Invaders from South-Muslims-France and Italy • Invaders from east-Magyars-nomads-Hungary-attacked parts of France and Italy • From Scandinavia-Vikings-part of western France called Normandy.

26. Group 6: The Holy Roman Empire • 3 kingdoms of France-destroyed • Eastern kingdom-Germany • Otto I-German king-fought Magyars and protected the pope • Pope-rewarded him emperor of the Romans • Holy Roman Empire.

27. PowerPoint: You do! With your partner: Create a Powerpoint on The Early Middle Ages Requirements: Cover: Geography, Germanic Kingdoms, Franks, Charlemagne, Europe in Invaded and The Holy Roman Empire Graphics: Must contain a minimum of 5 Source: Only source is your graphic organizer and text See Rubric Due Date: Friday, 4/19/2013 • What effect did Charlemagne’s empire have on the spread of Christianity through western Europe? • How did the Franks attempt to legitimize their power? What was the effect?

28. After: on index card • Use the words: kingdom, geography, Franks, invasion, and Battle of Tours to write a brief summary of the lesson.