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Medieval Kilkenny
The Castle, the Churches and Our City
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In Today’s Class
Today we will be learning about our short course in local history: ‘Medieval Kilkenny: The Castle, the Churches and our City’ 1. What we will be learning.2. The groups we will be working in.3. How the course will be assessed.
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Medieval Kilkenny
The short course is divided into four main parts:1. Skills we need for this short course.2. Kilkenny Castle3. The churches and religious buildings in
Kilkenny.4. What was it like to live in Medieval Kilkenny.
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1. Skills we need for this short course
The first part of the short course is about the skills we need to complete it:● We will be learning how to analyse primary and
secondary sources.● How to work in a team.● How to take notes.● How to tell what information is trustworthy on the
internet.● How to create a PowerPoint Presentation.
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The Castle
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2. Kilkenny Castle
We will learn about Kilkenny Castle:● When, how, and who build our most famous
landmark in Kilkenny City.● Strongbow, William Marshall and the
Butlers.● The knights and soldiers who protected
Kilkenny.● Life in a Medieval Castle.
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The Black Abbey
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3. Religious Buildings in Kilkenny
We will learn about the famous religious buildings in Kilkenny.● How to build a Medieval stone church.● The different orders who built them.● Life in a monastery.● Different styles of architecture and art.
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4. Life in Medieval Kilkenny
We will learn about what was it like to live in Medieval Kilkenny:● Food, clothes, family, and
hobbies.● The Black Death.● Alice Kyteler.
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Groups
● Each of you will be divided in groups of four.
● The name of your team will be picked from a hat in the next class.
● I will be picking the people in each team. The teams are final.
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Teamwork
It can be a little hard working in a group at first, but soon you will find it much easier to be part of a team and to share your ideas and workload.
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How this course will be assessed
Good News: There will be no test! Instead we will be working on projects and presentations in our separate teams throughout the short course.
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How this course will be assessed
● We will be developing out IT skills by making a PowerPoint Presentation.
● At the end of each topic, every group will teach the class what they have learned over the previous few weeks.
● The presentation will be 10 minutes long.
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Class Website
● We will be using a website for many of our class documents and readings.
● You will also be uploading your projects and presentations on to this website.
● It is called ‘Medieval Kilkenny Short Course’.● It is maintained by me!http://medievalkilkennyshortcourse.wordpress.com/