DISCUSSION GUIDES
A Discussion Guide for Nile Crossing
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Discussion Guide for NILE CROSSING
Correlated to the latest Common Core State Standards
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Discussion Guide for Brother Hugo and the Bear
Additional resources for teaching the middle ages and medieval book-making:
Education Resources
Making art: Medieval manuscripts at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
— an interactive website with animation, showing how a medieval manuscript was made
Medieval Manuscripts at the State Library of Victoria (Australia)
— a resource packet for teachers with background information, classroom ideas, and activities
The J. Paul Getty Museum: The Making of a Medieval Book
— Short online exhibition page showing the process of making a medieval manuscript. The video links there are no longer working, but a couple of the videos can still be found on the web:
The Secret of Kells (2009)
— a beautiful, Oscar-nominated, and highly stylized animated film portraying the creation of the Book of Kells, with elements of fantasy and some suggested violence (a Viking raid). Runtime: 75 min. Rated NR: suitable for all ages.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
— Eerdmans publishes several works relating to the middle ages. The following picture books are just a few offered that are particularly appropriate for students interested in the middle ages:
- Saints (and More Saints) by Ruth Sanderson
- The Legend of Saint Christopher by Margaret Hodges, Richard Jesse Watson
- Brigid’s Cloak by Helen Cann, Bryce Milligan
- The Song of Francis and the Animals by Pat Mora, David Frampton
- Good King Wenceslas by Tim Ladwig, John M. Neale
- Clare and Francis by Bimba Landmann, Guido Visconti
- Caedmon’s Song by Ruth Ashby, Bill Slavin
Digitized Manuscripts Online
The Bodleian Library: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
— thousands of digitized medieval manuscripts from the collections at the University of Oxford
The British Library Online Gallery: Turning the Pages
— high-quality digitized medieval manuscripts in an easily accessible, easily “viewable” format