starter activityYou may have some You may have some

questions for questions for Christopher. Use Christopher. Use

the prompts to help the prompts to help you come up with 3 you come up with 3

questions: questions: Clothing, key jobs, Clothing, key jobs,

types of monkstypes of monks

Can you think of Can you think of other questions other questions you want to ask you want to ask

him?him?

Who were monks?Who were monks? Obeyed Rule of St Obeyed Rule of St

BenedictBenedict Prayed, worked, ate Prayed, worked, ate

& slept together& slept together VowsVows of poverty & of poverty &

chastitychastity 3 types or 3 types or ordersorders: :

Benedictines, Benedictines, Carthusians (silent), Carthusians (silent), FranciscansFranciscans

A monk at work on an illuminated manuscript

What was life What was life like in a medieval like in a medieval

monastery?monastery?

TBAT describe key aspects of TBAT describe key aspects of a monk’s lifea monk’s life

To evaluate which sources To evaluate which sources can tell us mostcan tell us most

Learning objectives

Key words: monk monastery

Your taskYour task

Around the room you will find different Around the room you will find different types of sources material. You have 3 mins types of sources material. You have 3 mins to investigate each source and record your to investigate each source and record your findings, before you move on in a findings, before you move on in a clockwise direction to the next work clockwise direction to the next work station.station.

Which source was the most useful?Which source was the most useful?

Your taskYour task

Which source can tell us most about life in medieval monasteries?

Which source do you think was the most reliable? Why?

Remember NOP?

Your task

Watch the film clip about life in a medieval monastery. Answer the questions on your video sheet.

What would be the hardest thing about life in a monastery for you?

HomeworkHomework

You are a novice monk and you are You are a novice monk and you are feeling lonely. Write a letter home to feeling lonely. Write a letter home to your parents. Include descriptions of your parents. Include descriptions of the following:the following:

The clothes you wearThe clothes you wear The duties (religious & practical) of a The duties (religious & practical) of a

monkmonk The places in the monasteryThe places in the monastery The best thing about being a monkThe best thing about being a monk

Success criteriaSuccess criteriaRoom to improve Good Wow factor

You include most but not all the points

You use a limited range of key words

You include all the points, but don’t develop them

You use a range of key words

You have written in the style of a letter home

You develop all the points

You use a wide range of keywords appropriately

Your work is presented to an excellent standard, e.g. use of ICT, confident SPAG

It has the look and feel of a letter home

Extension taskExtension task

Visit Canterbury Cathedral and find Visit Canterbury Cathedral and find out how typical the monastery was out how typical the monastery was that used to exist there.that used to exist there.

Watch the rest of the TV programme Watch the rest of the TV programme about medieval monks about medieval monks www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7kixg7E3Pk

What was life in What was life in a medieval a medieval monastery?monastery?

TBAT describe key aspects of TBAT describe key aspects of a monk’s lifea monk’s life

To evaluate which sources To evaluate which sources can tell us mostcan tell us most

Learning objectives

Key words: monk monastery

Plenary