Title: Coats of Arms and Heraldry
Grade Level: 11th grade
Subject: Modern World History – Medieval Times
Duration: 120 minutes
Materials: The students will be afforded class time to use laptops to research the design and symbols used in coat of arms. They will then need blank white paper, regular pencils, eraser, colored pencils, and a black marker.
Objectives:
Students will create a wiki using http://www.wikispaces.com/ Entitled (Your name) Personal Coat of Arms
Students will research designs and symbols for a personal coat of arms
Students will create a graphic organizer of ideas for their personal coat of arms
Students will rough draft of a coat of arms that will be approved by the teacher
Student will create a finished full color personal coat of arms
Activities/ Procedures:
Prior to the assignment the teacher should have given previous lessons on “Feudalism” and the beginning of the “Age of Chivalry”. Teacher needs to check to make sure the websites the students will use are still working.
Students are given handout entitled” Background Information of Coat of Arms and Heraldry. Read in class out loud.
Then students are shown examples of original shields from Medieval Times. Teacher explains the basic designs and symbols, and their meanings.
The teacher will present the project checklist and go over the steps needed to complete the project. Teacher will also present samples of what needs to be done in each step of the project. In this way the teacher will model what is expected.
Students will create a wiki page using their research and information from the websites provided. The wiki will have a front page showing their finished shield, a final page with explanations of the designs and symbols used in their personal coat of arms, and a page showing the coast of arms on other items. All 3 pages must be linked.
Students will create a graphic organizer of the ideas they have collected to create their personal coat of arms. From the graphic organizer they will create a rough draft of the coat of arms on a shield. Which will be uploaded to their wiki
Students will prepare a final full color draft of their personal coat of arms, to be uploaded to their wiki.
The student will make an oral presentation to the class of not more than ten minutes. The presentation will include presentation of their wiki and all the information it contains.
Assessment: Students will be graded of graphic organizer, checklist, rough draft, finished shield, wiki, and oral presentation rubric.
Technology Resources: Laptops, school and home computers, a scanner, and these websites:
Sample Crests and Coats of Arms,
Design a Coat of Arms
Create a Coat of Arms
Shield Shapes
Symbols of Heraldry
Terminology
Coat of Arms
Heraldry Links
See below for Background Information Sheet, and Checklist.
Background Information on the Coat of Arms, Heraldry Project
People in medieval times used personal and family banners and shields to express their identity and status in society. Think of your school logo, or the logo of a professional sports team. These logos are so distinctive that you can recognize your school banner or your favorite team simply by their logo. Heraldry is the same kind of thing, but a bit more structured.
Heraldry includes a family motto and a family coat of arms. The actual design of the coat of arms followed a pattern, although each was distinctive.
As time went on, a family's heraldry was recorded so that no one could copy the pattern or take it for themselves. Today, you can look up a family name and find their family coat of arms in the old records. There is usually a charge for this, but you can do it. The records are there.
The concept of using a coat of arms as a form of identification goes way back to Roman times, and possibly further back than that. In Roman times, a coat of arm was used to identify groups of fighting men within the Roman legion. In the Middle Ages, a distinctive coat of arms was used to identify each noble family. Each item in the design had meaning.
Once a coat of arms was adopted by a family, the design was placed on shields held by knights of the manor, embroidered on tapestries, and carved in stone throughout the castle or manor house. It was placed on swords and on banners and even burnt into the top of breads on special occasions. A family's heraldry was important. It said, "This is who we are, and we are special." That is heraldry.
Each noble family not only had its own heraldry, each employed a herald. A herald was a person.
• A herald's job was to make sure that the family's heraldry was properly used, displayed, and understood.
• The herald was responsible for teaching the sons and knights of the fief to recognize the heraldry of other noble families. In these violent times, it was important to be able to quickly recognize friend from foe.
• The herald also acted as the announcer or the scorekeeper at a joust. He shouted out what was happening, who was winning, and why.
Coat of Arms and Heraldry Project Checklist
Teacher Name: Cleveland
Student Name:_____________________ Reviewer Name: ___________________Date: _______
Project: Heraldry Project
CATEGORY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Resources I used a variety of resources when collecting information.
I consulted resources that showed different perspectives on the
topic.
I used electronic resources (Internet, CD-ROMs).
I used print resources (books, magazines, textbooks,
newspapers).
I used reference materials (encyclopedia, dictionaries, thesaurus,
atlas, etc.)
I used documentaries or news interviews.
I used interviews with people affected by the topic.
I used portions of videos, films, or television shows to gather
information.
I used material in accordance with copyright.
I used resources ethically and appropriately.
I cited my resources.
________________________________________
Preparation I planned my time wisely to assure access to needed materials.
I made a timeline of when key components needed to be done.
I made an outline or storyboard to organize my thoughts and
ideas.
I decided on a topic and several subtopics.
I brainstormed questions that needed to be answered about the
topic.
I brainstormed details that would help support my ideas.
I used feedback from others to refine my topic and questions.
________________________________________
Organization I used an outline or storyboard to organize my ideas,
information and thoughts.
I organized my ideas in a meaningful and logical way.
I gave a full explanation of my topic and subtopics.
I clearly answered questions people might have about the
topic.
I included a meaningful title slide.
I included an introduction or Table of Contents.
I included details that made my presentation more complete and/or
more interesting.
I included a conclusion.
I included a Bibliography or Resources Used slide.
________________________________________
Appearance I balanced design aspects with content.
I used only a few fonts.
I used my fonts in a consistent manner.
Titles and headings are easy to distinguish from other text.
The words on my slides are easy to read.
The words on my slides are spelled correctly.
The text areas and graphic areas appear balanced.
The graphics are easy to see.
Graphics are clear and not pixellated.
My background is not distracting.
The colors on my slides look good together.
The slides appear to go together; they make a cohesive whole.
Sounds and music are easy to hear.
Transitions are not distracting or boring.
There is not too much time or too little time between slides.
The slides look neat and use white space well.
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