teaching stuff

http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Rochester-Castle.html

http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/history.php

http://www.timeref.com/roch3d.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/hisiege.html

I think the most important thing is to always keep in mind the question. Make sure you continually refer to it and you should then produce a better piece of work.  This should help anyway:

Castles Coursework Question One 

Title: Why did the
Normans build castles? Do these reasons apply to
Rochester? 

An introduction.

• How the siege Why the Normans built motte and bailey castles when they first arrived. (1066-1087)

• Remembering that their reasons were different as time went on. ( CONQUEST and CONTROL )

• Why
  Rochester was area of strategic importance.

• Why we believe there was a motte and bailey castle before the stone keep.

• Why the motte and bailey castles were vunerable.

• of 1088 may have influenced the kings decision to upgrade the castle walls.

• Why the
  Normans improved their motte and baileys

• When the stone tower was built, for who and how much it cost? (What message can we deduce from this?)

• A conclusion.

Maps and Illustrations MUST  include: 

• A map of Kent; which must be annotated with information about why
  Rochester’s position was so important.

• Photocopies or scanned images of motte and bailey and stone keep castles (Make sure they are in the appropriate pare of your essay. i.e. Under or beside where you are explaining them.)

• References to the Domesday book plus some inferences from this.

Key vocabulary. 

Strategic, footholds, conquer, vunerable, outnumbered, provoked, secure, routeway, intersection, technology, dominate, control and defence.

I added some pointers to your photos.

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this is from the film “Dances with Wolves” I hope it helps you realise how buffalo were hunted by the plains indians….

You can check out this site for a complete lowdown on totem poles:

http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetotems/default.html

Or you could try and follow this piece of wisdom.

The meanings of totem poles.

The meanings of the designs on totem poles are as varied as the cultures which produce them. Totem poles may recount familiar legends, clan lineages, or notable events. Some poles are erected to celebrate cultural beliefs, but others are intended mostly as artistic presentations. Certain types of totem pole are part of mortuary structures incorporating grave boxes with carved supporting poles, or recessed backs in which grave boxes were placed. Poles are also carved to illustrate stories, to commemorate historic persons, to represent shamanic powers, and to provide objects of public ridicule. “Some of the figures on the poles constitute symbolic reminders of quarrels, murders, debts, and other unpleasant occurrences about which the Indians prefer to remain silent… The most widely known tales, like those of the exploits of Raven and of Kats who married the bear woman, are familiar to almost every native of the area. Carvings which symbolize these tales are sufficiently conventionalized to be readily recognizable even by persons whose lineage did not recount them as their own legendary history.” (Reed 2003).

I think I almost have the hang of this thing now so if you have any questions feel free to ask. Even if it is why does E=MC2 ?

This is for use with castles coursework question 2.

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the reasons why England have continually failed in major championships has always puzzled me until now….

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This is a bit of an experiment but will be help ful at one point or another.

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Ta da