Last Sunday we watched a new show called Merlin.  Sarah enjoyed it so much she asked if we could learn more.  Of course!  She's going to be using a writing program next year called Learn to Write the Novel Way, and so she has decided her novel will be about knights and castles and such.  So, she's taking the summer to do her research.   We also discovered that there is a Renaissance Fair not too far from us in a couple of months.  Hopefully we'll be able to go and call it an end of unit field trip!

I'll post the unit study I've worked up for her here.  Most of it I came up with on my own, but I also purchased the King Arthur unit study put out by BrandenburgStudies.

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*Set up a notebook (3-ring binder) to contain all your research and projects.
    -decorate however you’d like
    -Include 5 dividers which should be labeled:
             1. King Arthur Legends
             2. Knights and Chivalry
             3. Castles
             4. Royalty
             5. Dragons & Mythical Beasts

Reading List

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table – Green
Castle – Macaulay
Castle Diary – Platt
Knights & Castles (Usborne Time Travler)
Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires
The Lost Years of Merlin – Barron
Christmas in Camelot – Osborne
Kids Discover Magazine : Kings and Queens
Knight (Eyewitness)
Excalibur – Heyer
St. George and the Dragon – Hodges
Merlin and the Making of the King – Hodges
How to Be a Medieval Knight – Macdonald
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – Morpurgo
Ms. Frizzles Adventures: Medieval Castle – Cole
You Wouldn’t Want to Live in a Medieval Castle! – Morley
Dr. Ernst Drake’s Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons – Steer
Dr. Ernst Drake’s Dragonology: Dragonology Handbook – Steer
Archers, Alchemists and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might have Loved or Loathed – Galloway
Medieval Feast – Aliki



Activities and Writing Projects

* Design your own coat of arms
* Build a Castle (http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/castle_builder/)
* Pretend to be royalty for a day
* Have a Medieval feast (plan and cook)
* Create a Castles of the World map (print pictures of castles and paste them onto a blank outline map)
* Create your own kingdom (make up a kingdom and describe—you can draw a map of the kingdom, design the castle, and create the royal court)
* Compare/Contrast different King Arthur legends
* Make a notebook page for each character in King Arthur.  For each page, illustrate the character and write a paragraph about them. (use King Arthur unit study for more info)
* Draw a map of Arthurian England (use King Arthur unit study for more info)
* Research: Is King Arthur a myth or real?  Who was the real King Arthur?
* Research: Where is Camelot?  Is it a real place?  Write a mini report to tell what you learned. (Use King Arthur unit study)
* Research mythical creatures and make a notebook page for each, with an illustration and a paragraph (minimum) about the creature.
* Research the history of dragons and compare the different dragons around the world.
* Research the hierarchy of royalty and make a chart to explain.

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