14/02/2012

What we did today:

Today, we started by reading through chapter 2 in the Pathways textbook. In the chapter, we read about William (a king) and how he game land to his faithful knights.We read about how during the Middle Ages, economic life was centered on the manor. The manor lords received manors from kings and other lords in return for military service. A manor consisted of the lord's house; cottages for his tenants; at least one village filled with various buildings for jobs. They also had woodlands, fields, and pastures. Most of the tenants were serfs and freeholders whom worked for the manor. Then we copied a chart called, “Feudalism’s Influence On Medieval Society.” This showed what feudalism and feudal contract was. Feudalism is a social system based on land (fief), loyalty, and faith. Then, we copied down a social pyramid of those times. Then we drew out a chart showing the responsibilities and obligations of the different classes. Then we compared the oath to Canadian citizenship with the oath of the Feudal contract.

Why we did it:

We read chapter 2 because we had to learn about Feudalism, the Feudal contract, and the different social statuses. We need to learn this because we will be going more in depth about this and we'll need more knowledge about it. And if we read new books and watch movies, we can understand what they're saying. We copied the chart because we can always go back to it to review it for the test, or if we just need to review it when we forget about it. We drew out the social pyramid and the chart about the feudal contract because we needed to learn about the different peoples in the manor and check out their responsibilities and obligations. We compared the oaths to compare how the oaths changed from then to now, and also to see what kinds of things each oath made the peoples promise.

Connections/ Reflection:

The info learned today can be used in... anything. We aren't really going to use the Feudal contract, the Manor, etc. in any other subjects besides Humanities (English+Socials) unless you're planning on pursuing a job that'll require such knowledge. Such as... a historitian... is that a job? :P Anyywayy, by getting practice with charts, graphs, and these sorts of graphic organizers can be used in pretty much all other subjects in note-taking and project-doing.

I really enjoy learning about these things. I've always been fascinated with how people before us have lived. I couldn't imagine living without technology, being treated like an object... working fields every day... things like that. But it makes me feel like I have it easy. Especially since some kids my age in other countries live like that as well...

Homework and Tips

We didn't really have any homework for Wednesday, but if you can find an oath you have, just bring it on Friday.

As for the tips, I suggest you get started on your chapter 7 questions of your There Will be Wolves. It'll be due... I think on Friday.
Need help? Go to flex. Tuesdays at lunch. (USUALLY)

Dat'll be all folks, pce.