Medieval Kilkenny

The Castle, the Churches and Our City

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.

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.

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.

The Castle

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.

The Black Abbey

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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/