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The Middle Ages - Medieval History 7: Home

Introduction

This unit is designed to acquaint you with some of the well-known people, events, and history of the Middle Ages. You may be asked to assume the role of a physician, monk, wealthy woman, or minstrel. You might adventure to medieval Africa, Asia, Europe, or the Middle East. Although you may develop a persona for presentation purposes, your research must be based on accurate information that you have found in reliable print and web resources.

 

Schedule

Check your History 7 Remote Learning page for the schedule. 

Research Tips

  1. Look in a subject-related encyclopedia or reference source for an overview of your topic.
  2. Underline appropriate search terms in your assignment. Make a list of the terms and search for them in the indexes and Table of Contents of relevant books and Internet sites.
  3. Be sure that you are answering the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about your topics. Write down at least one or two big questions that you want to answer with your research.
  4. Use the list of recommended sources for your topic listed on the Research Topics page of this LibGuide.

 

Note: If you wish to access any of the databases from home, log into the MyNCS, go the Resources tab at the top, and click on the Middle/Upper School Library resource board. From here, you can see the full list of our databases with their off-campus access usernames and passwords.

Assignment Details

1. Seek out information on your chosen topic using the suggested resources.

2. Take notes on NoodleTools and record the full bibliographic citations for your sources.

3. Prepare at least 15 online notecards and a bibliography concerning your topic.

4. Complete a full sentence outline of your research in the shared folder.

5. Develop and give a 5-8 minute talk to be presented to the class. This presentation may consist of a website, Power Point presentation, dramatic reading, etc.

6. Cite material from at least 3 different online sources (websites/database).

Starting & Sharing Your Project in NoodleTools

Citing A Database in NoodleTools