April 23

Humanities 8

Today students started off with silent reading and working on lit circles role.  Next we read about the Franks and worked on completing a fill in the blank worksheet on them.  See below.  We also started a comparison chart of all of the groups associated with the early Middle Ages. 

The Franks

1.  After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Franks conquered ___________, which is present day France.

2.  The Franks were farmers, but they also loved to make________.  The Frankish warriors used a special kind of throwing axe called a ___________.

3.  The word ‘Frank’ means _________ and the English word ___________ comes from this Frankish word.

4.  _________ founded the country of France and made Paris its capital.

5.  The ______________ were famous for their treachery and infighting.

6.  The Frankish laws were called the ________ code.  The Salic Code placed a _________ value to every person and piece of property.

7.  Wergild is a _________, which is levied when a person is injured/killed or when property is stolen. The wergild for a boy under 12 years old was ______ gold soldi.  The wergild for a girl under 12 years old was ______ gold soldi.

8.    The Franks had social classes, which means some people were very _______ and some people were very _______.  Sixty percent of the people were ________ or ___________.  Lords could ________ the crops of these people and merchants _________ from their misfortunes.

First Nations 12

Today students wrote their Chapter 4 & 5 test.  They were given Chapter 6 questions to work on when they were finished. 

English 10

Today students started off class with a review of what happened in the last chapter and discussed.  Next we read up to Dance, Dance, Dance.