Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Knights and Kings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore feudalism. In this government lesson plan, students examine the role of knights and kings. Young scholars discover the training boys went through for knighthood. Students write a letter home as if they were a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Truth about Knighthood and Japanese and European Feudalism

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Medieval Times worksheet, students read 3 articles about Knighthood, chivalry, European feudalism, Japanese feudalism, and Samurai. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Truth about Knighthood

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Medieval Times worksheet, students read an article about Knighthood. Students then respond to 8 short answer questions based on the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Pages to Knights

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars research the training that knights received. In this Medieval times lesson, students design posters that feature the attributes of knights.
eBook
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the original Middle English. Within the text is also a modern English prose translation.
Handout
Boise State University

Boise State University: Medieval Society: Those Who Fight

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article from Boise State University that describes the customs and practices of knights during the Middle Ages.
Handout
Other

Heraldica: Women Knights in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay about the different orders of knighthood that accepted women into their societies.