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Each journal must be told from the Each journal must be told from the perspective of the person assignedperspective of the person assigned

Follows same format of Opinion Follows same format of Opinion Paper:Paper: 2 pages typed, double-spaced2 pages typed, double-spaced Graded on 20 points scale- 5 points Graded on 20 points scale- 5 points

content/5 points grammar & spelling/5 content/5 points grammar & spelling/5 points structure/5 points presentation points structure/5 points presentation

Role: Medieval Role: Medieval PeasantPeasant

Setting: the Middle Setting: the Middle Ages in Europe Ages in Europe

Task: describe Task: describe what your daily life what your daily life is like in terms of:is like in terms of: Work/family/Work/family/

religion/ thoughts religion/ thoughts of the of the future/opinion of future/opinion of your masteryour master

Role: Christian CrusaderRole: Christian Crusader Setting: The Muslims have Setting: The Muslims have

captured the holy city of captured the holy city of Jerusalem, the place where Jerusalem, the place where Christianity started and Christianity started and Jesus was crucified. You Jesus was crucified. You have been called upon to have been called upon to liberate the cityliberate the city

Task: describe your Task: describe your feelings about the mission, feelings about the mission, battle conditions, chances battle conditions, chances of winning, and what you of winning, and what you have learned about the have learned about the MuslimsMuslims

Role: Black Death Role: Black Death survivorsurvivor

Setting: the bubonic Setting: the bubonic plague is ravaging plague is ravaging Europe in the 1340’s and Europe in the 1340’s and 1350’s killing 1/3 of the 1350’s killing 1/3 of the populationpopulation

Task: describe the Task: describe the symptoms of the disease, symptoms of the disease, how you think it spreads, how you think it spreads, why it is happening, and why it is happening, and the impact on people the impact on people around youaround you

Role: Marco PoloRole: Marco Polo Setting: you are the Setting: you are the

famous Italian famous Italian explorer who went explorer who went to China in the to China in the 1300’s1300’s

Task: describe why Task: describe why you went to China, you went to China, what you saw there, what you saw there, and discuss how it and discuss how it will affect the will affect the future of Europefuture of Europe

Role: Renaissance Role: Renaissance ArtistArtist

Setting: it is the Setting: it is the 1300’s in Europe and 1300’s in Europe and the Renaissance is in the Renaissance is in full swingfull swing

Task: describe what Task: describe what type of artist you are, type of artist you are, the themes you depict the themes you depict in your work, and in your work, and your evaluation of the your evaluation of the impact this impact this movement will have movement will have on the futureon the future

Role: Spanish Role: Spanish ConquistadorConquistador

Setting: you have come Setting: you have come from Spain in the early from Spain in the early 1500’s in search of God, 1500’s in search of God, Gold, and GloryGold, and Glory

Task: explain what has Task: explain what has brought you to the New brought you to the New World, what you think of World, what you think of the Native Americans, the Native Americans, and how you plan to and how you plan to conquer their vast conquer their vast empireempire

Role: African SlaveRole: African Slave Setting: you have been Setting: you have been

abducted from your home abducted from your home in Africa and sent to the in Africa and sent to the New World in the 1500’s New World in the 1500’s

Task: describe how you Task: describe how you were abducted from your were abducted from your home in Africa, the home in Africa, the conditions of the Middle conditions of the Middle Passage, and what you Passage, and what you found when you arrived in found when you arrived in the New Worldthe New World

Role: Henry VIIIRole: Henry VIII Setting: it is the late Setting: it is the late

1500’s in England and you 1500’s in England and you are king are king

Task: explain why you Task: explain why you have decided to break have decided to break from the Catholic Church from the Catholic Church and why it is so important and why it is so important to have a male heir that to have a male heir that you will divorce/behead you will divorce/behead your wivesyour wives

Role: Louis XIVRole: Louis XIV Setting: you are Setting: you are

the absolute the absolute monarch of France monarch of France in the 1600’sin the 1600’s

Task: justify why Task: justify why you have been you have been chosen ruler and chosen ruler and defend your actions defend your actions pertaining to war pertaining to war and your spendingand your spending

Role: Enlightenment Philosopher Role: Enlightenment Philosopher (Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau) (Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau)

Setting: it is the Enlightenment era Setting: it is the Enlightenment era of the 1700’s in Europeof the 1700’s in Europe

Task: describe your contribution to Task: describe your contribution to the Enlightenment, evaluate the the Enlightenment, evaluate the impact it had, and explain what led impact it had, and explain what led you to formulate this ideayou to formulate this idea

Role: Napoleon Role: Napoleon BonaparteBonaparte

Setting: it is the Setting: it is the early 1800’s and early 1800’s and you are the you are the emperor of Franceemperor of France

Task: describe how Task: describe how you came to power you came to power and what your and what your plans are for the plans are for the future of France future of France and the worldand the world