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Here at the International School of Toulouse we round off a study of this topic with a joint History/Geography trip to the Medieval Citadel of Carcassonne.
The Mystery of the Holy Grail and the Cathars An ActiveHistory Mystery. The "History Mysteries" lessons are designed as stand-alone projects which each last 3-4 hours. Through engaging historical topics, they teach skills of problem formulation, deductive reasoning, independent research, groupwork and structured writing. There is a standard teacher lesson plan and student record sheet / markscheme for each activity.
1. Introduction: The Court of Raymond of Toulouse Designed to give students a romantic impression of what Medieval Languedoc was like. [worksheet]
2. Why did the Pope launch the Albigensian Crusade? (a) Religious Reasons Students compare Cathar viewpoints to those of Catholics, and form their own judgement as to which they have most sympathy with. [worksheet]
3. Why did the Pope launch the Albigensian Crusade? (a) Other Reasons An interactive Diamond 9 Exercise based at ClassTools.net Interactive Whiteboard Resources [worksheet] [interactive exercise]
4. Early Events of the Crusade: The Campaigns of Simon de Montfort A decision-making exercise: Would you have taken the same decisions as de Montfort? [worksheet] [teacher answer sheet]
5. The Siege of Toulouse: Living Graph Activity An interactive exercise based at ClassTools.net Interactive Whiteboard Resources. [worksheet] [interactive exercise]
6. The Siege Stone at Carcassonne: PostIt Activity An interactive exercise based at ClassTools.net Interactive Whiteboard Resources. [worksheet] [interactive exercise]
7. [Siege Stone - Flash Animation] Designed to accompany the above lesson. [interactive exercise]
8. The Siege of Montsegur: Interactive Running Dictation Exercise Students watch the events unfold through a series of "news feeds" and should then be asked to write a biased newspaper report about the event from either a Catholic or a Cathar perspective. [interactive exercise]
9. Build Your Own Castle! If students have not already played this game in Year 7, now would be an ideal time to do so! [interactive exercise]
10. Keyword Challenge: The Cathars If you are unfamiliar with the format of the game, click here for instructions. [interactive exercise]
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