The Royal Portfolio

British Lit Time Period Information

Instructions:
1. Research for the answers to the following prompts and questions.
2. Type your information and copy the link to the website that contained the information allow the boxes to expand as you type or insert information.
3. You should read various websites to find comprehensive information, but you need to document two independent, reliable and credible sources that you will use
to present your information on your Royal Portfolio site.
4. When the chart is completed, you will present your information in paragraph form as if you are telling someone the story of England (see instructions below).
5. You should not simply string along facts and dates, but create a logical, coherent, sophisticated piece of writing that incorporates senior-level vocabulary and
sentence structure. Review the rubric for standards and criteria for grading.

Literary/Historical Time Period:

Prompt
1. What are the
years of the
time period?
Keep in mind
that there is
really no exact
year, as many
historians have
varying ideas
of when a
period may
begin or
finish.
3. Who are the
major ethnic
or cultural
groups within
the time
period?
a. Where did
they come
from
b. What
traditions
did they
bring with
them?
c. What is

Source #1 and Information

Source: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/timeline-ofthe-middle-ages.html
1016 AD- 1347 AD
The middle ages of Britain started around 1016 AD and ended in
the times of the black death of 1347 AD.

Source: http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/townlife.html
A) English, Dutch, Normans, German, and Belgians all were in a
Middle Age state.
B) They brought Roman Catholicism, theatrical performances,
music of all kinds, and even used instruments.
C) Roman Catholicism and Monastery churches

Source #2 and Information

Source:

http://www.britannia.com/history/medtime.html

1066 AD- 1485 AD

It was said that the British middle age timeline started when
work begun on the Tower of London. The middle ages in
Britain ended when the battle of Bossworth Field occurred.

Source:
http://historymedren.about.com/od/dailylifesociety/u/Life_and_Cul
ture.htm
A) English, German, and Normans.
B) They brought Artists, Books, Theatrical performances,
music, architecture, and poetry.
C) Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Paganism, and Islam.

their
religious
focus?
(could be
5. Who is the
most powerful
single person
who
influences the
time period?
a. What
actions did
he do to
impact the
time
period?
b. What
contributio
n did he
make to
the
developme
nt of Great
Britain

Source: http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/famous-medievalpeople.htm

7. What
influence did
the history or
cultural events
have on the
literature of
the time?
Describe in at
least three
statements.

Source: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/middle-agesbeginnings-cultural-developments.html

A) Charlemagne was an emperor and king who brought western and

central Spain under his control with his military. He also helped
start the monetary system during the Carolingian Renaissance.
B) He made the monetary system come to be which set up how
Kings, Knights, the rich, and the poor interact with one another.

Stories of Vikings usually came about during this time period due to
the fact of the Viking invasions that had been occurring during these
dark times.
Casually being fictional stories of Vikings taking over the land or
fighting fictional beasts during their lives. This is of typical Anglo
Saxon nature in terms of lifestyle and how Vikings are perceived.

Source: http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/famous-medievalpeople.htm
A) William the Conqueror and his Normans took over what is
now England and he became King as soon as he had done
so.
B) He had a huge impact over a lot of reform including
adoption of English being the official language and some
church reforms.

Source: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/middleages-beginnings-cultural-developments.html
When Christianity had been developed in these times, it mixed
Latin traditions and German laws. Charlemagne helped
influence on how Christianity could be perceived by his
followers.

9. What are the

traits/conventi
ons of the
poetry of the
period? (i.e.
extended
metaphors,
imagery, etc.)
a. What are
the
messages
and/or
themes of
the poetic
writing?
b. Name the
titles and
authors of
three
pieces of
poetry.

Source:
https://britlitwithbeavers.wikispaces.com/Characteristics+of+Medieval+
Literature

11. What are the

traits/conventi
ons of the
prose writing
of the period?
(i.e. extended
metaphors,
imagery, etc.)
a. What are
the
messages
and/or
themes of
the prose
writing?

Source:

Source:

A) Most of the traits in Middle Age literature usually contain things

with the Seven Deadly Sins, Chivalry, Courtship (Romance)
among spouses, and even Ballads.
B)

Source:

b. Name the
titles and
authors of

Combine the information into a logical, coherent paragraph that tells the story of the historical and literary time period.
o Remember that a solid, comprehensive, senior-level paragraph is at least 8-10 sentences.
o Remember that it has a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.
o Remember that you may include information that you recall from research but may not necessarily be part of the graphic organizer above.
You should create a piece of writing that show how seniors take task, purpose, and audience into careful consideration, choosing words,
information, structures, and formats deliberately during the writing process. Merely copying and pasting information will not meet the Common
Core literacy standards.