The Medieval Lives Project (Life in the Middle Ages Simulation Activity)

In this class-wide simulation project, students will learn about the realities of daily life in high medieval European society. By focusing on a “type” of medieval person, building a character based on that type, researching cultural details of life for their character, determining their character’s relationship to other characters, and presenting their character both formally and creatively, students will work together to build a medieval town—as its inhabitants!

• Project designed for grades 7-10 (can be adapted to higher or lower)
• Designed for up to 26 students (could work for as few as 6)
• 2-4+ weeks (combination classroom and homework time)
• Partly collaborative, partly independent
• Teacher control over size and scope of project
• Highly customizable depending on your classroom's needs!

Packet includes 12 pages of printable materials:

Instructor’s Guide

• Project description
• Detailed overview of project steps
• Suggestions for 9 optional project add-ons
• Character type print-and-cut tags
• Grading rubric
• List of web and book resources (with hyperlinks
• Map of general setting.

Student Guide (Handout)

• Scenario
• Step-by-step project instructions

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Check out my other Medieval History resources!

- Medieval History Timeline (Graphic Organizer)

- Early Medieval Primary Source Bundle (Gildas, Nennius, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)

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