Year 8 History_Medieval Europe_Crime and punishment_assessment

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John

Name: ________________________ Class: __________ Date: ___________

Inquiry Assessment Task- Crime and Punishment in Medieval Europe
You are a reporter with the JW Times. You are writing a series of articles
on how crime and punishment have evolved over time. The articles will
be published over 10 weeks, each week focusing on a different time
period. This weeks article is on crime and punishment of Medieval
Europe from 590-1500. You have to research what crimes and
punishments were used in Medieval Europe and write the article.
Lets put our reporters hat on!

Inquiry Question
How was crime dealt with in Medieval Europe from 590AD to 1500AD?
1. Unpacking the inquiry question
How was crime dealt with in Medieval Europe?
What time period is this question on: ________________________________
Which topic is this question from: ___________________________________
Question Stem: _________________________________________________
Issue to be discussed: ___________________________________________

2. Creating focus questions

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Now that you know what the question is asking for, come up with 8 focus
questions that would guide your research. Your questions must start with the
question stems provided for you.
1. Who ______________________________________________________
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2. What ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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3. Where _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
4. When _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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6. Why _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
7. How _____________________________________________________
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8. Create a question using any of the question stems from above.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

3. Research

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Using the list of websites below, research information about crime and
punishment to answer the 8 focus questions you created.
No.

Website

1.

http://goo.gl/QlA82

2.

https://goo.gl/jYWKzy

3.

http://goo.gl/oGZPCC

4.

http://goo.gl/4lmtfD

5.

http://goo.gl/D6IeaU

6.

http://goo.gl/18gx4y

7.

http://goo.gl/rvNGi0

8.

http://goo.gl/yEuZOQ

9.

http://goo.gl/AumzE4

Research Templates
Research
Questions
Question1

Research Findings

Tick

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Who

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

John

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Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

4. Creating a newspaper article

You are to write a newspaper article that answers the inquiry question, using
the information you have gathered from your research.

Year 8 History_Medieval Europe_Crime and punishment_assessment

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Your newspaper article must include the following points:

1. Introduction to Medieval Europe
2. List the crimes that people committed in Medieval Europe
3. Explain the punishment that was meted out for the crimes that you
have listed
4. Explain if the crime and punishment were carried out fairly across the
feudal system
Your newspaper article should also include pictures and should be presented
in an interesting and eye catching manner.

This assessment is due on:

Refer to the marking rubric to guide you in your assessment.

Marking Rubric- Inquiry Assessment Task- Crime and punishment in Medieval Europe
Research

Marks
Scored

Year 8 History_Medieval Europe_Crime and punishment_assessment

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Creating focus
questions

TOTAL:

Focus
questions
were
somewhat
clearly written
and would
guide
research

Focus
questions
were clearly
written and
would guide
research well

Focus
questions
were very
clearly
written and
would guide
research
very well

1 to 3
questions
were
answered
using
research
Research was
somewhat
relevant and
detailed

4 to 6
questions
were
answered
using
research
Research was
relevant and
detailed

6 to 8
questions
were
answered
using
research
Research
was very
relevant and
detailed

/3
Marks
Scored

Filling in
research
template

TOTAL:

/6
OVERALL TOTAL FOR RESEARCH:

/9

Refer to the marking rubric to guide you in your assessment.

Marking Rubric- Inquiry Assessment Task- Crime and punishment in Medieval Europe
Final Product

Marks
Scored

Year 8 History_Medieval Europe_Crime and punishment_assessment

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Introduction to
Medieval
Europe

TOTAL:

Introduction
was sketchy

Introduction
was
comprehensiv
e and well
written

Introduction
was very
comprehensi
ve and well
very written

2 crime was
listed

3 crimes were
listed

4 or more
crimes were
listed

Explanations
for some
crimes listed
were present

Explanations
for most
crimes listed
were present

Explanations
for all crimes
listed were
present

Explanation
were sketchy

Explanations
were was well
written

Explanations
were very
well written

Explanations
were was well
written

Explanations
were very
well written

Some use of
pictures

Moderate use
of pictures

Extensive
use of
pictures

/3
Marks
Scored

Lists crimes in
Medieval
Europe

TOTAL:

/3

Explains
punishments
that are meted
out for the
crimes listed

TOTAL:

Marks
Scored

/6

Explains if
Explanation
crime and
were sketchy
punishment
was carried out
fairly in the
feudal system
TOTAL:
/3
1

Marks
Scored

Marks
Scored

Use of pictures

TOTAL:

/3
Marks

Year 8 History_Medieval Europe_Crime and punishment_assessment

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Scored
Attractiveness
of finished
product

Finished
product was
somewhat
attractive

Finished
product was
attractive

Finished
product was
very
attractive

TOTAL:
/3
OVERALL TOTAL FOR FINISHED PRODUCT:
OVERALL SCORE OF INQUIRY ASSESSMENT:

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