Getting to know JOAN OF ARC

Introduction

Joan of Arc is likely one of France's most famous historical figures, and has been mythologized in popular lore, literature, and film. She is also an exceptionally well-documented historical figure. Students completing the lesson will better understand Joan's place in the history of the Hundred Years' War: what motivated her, enabled her successes, and brought about her demise and posthumous vindication.

Task

At the end of this Webquest you should be able to produce a webpage that other students can use about Joan of Arc. You will be reading and answering several questiosn which will also be graded and will be part of the process. This will take us about 3 classes so take your time to create something good, I want to see all your creativity. 

Process

There will be several steps to the process. 

1. You can work with a partner if you wish. Maximum 2 and minimum 1. No exceptions. 

2. Part of this process is GUIDED, and others are free. However, remember you cant copy texts without citing or that will be considered plagiarism. I suggest writing constantly when you get ideas so that you dont have to do everythin in the end. 

3. The first thing you will do is go to http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2362&HistoryID=ac13  to get some context on the Battles and the 100 Years War.

4. After, you will start revising PRIMARY SOURCES.  If you are working in pairs, you must vivit parts of both because both Group 1 and 2 have great information for your webpage. 

GROUP ONE 

a. Visit the following link which is part of Joan's trial http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/sec03.html

b. Visit the following link, also a part of the trial http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/sec04.html

PAY ATTENTION TO THE TEXT, UNDERSTAND IT, USE TRANSLATOR IF YOU NEED TO, MAKE SURE TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT VOICES. 

Now, answer the following questions. The questions and the answers MUST be included in your webpage. 

  • What does this excerpt tell us about the events that the speaker witnessed?
  • What does it tell us about Joan’s actions and behavior during these events?
  • What does the testimony tell us about the person giving the evidence?
  • What does the excerpt convey about the speaker’s point of view and motivations? Is this person a supporter or an opponent of Joan?
  • If you did not know which trial this evidence came from, would you think this came from Joan’s trial for heresy or the subsequent nullification trial? Why?
  • What does this excerpt tell us about Joan’s motivations?
  • What can we learn from this excerpt about her goals?
  • What does this testimony tell us about her strengths? Weaknesses?

GROUP TWO

a. Visit the following links which have accounts of Joan's life http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/null03.html

http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/null07.html

http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/null08.html

Now, answer the following questions. The questions and the answers MUST be included in your webpage. 

  • What does this excerpt tell us about the events that the speaker witnessed?
  • What does it tell us about Joan’s actions and behavior during these events?
  • What does the testimony tell us about the person giving the evidence?
  • What does the excerpt convey about the speaker’s point of view and motivations? Is this person a supporter or an opponent of Joan?
  • If you did not know which trial this evidence came from, would you think this came from Joan’s trial for heresy or the subsequent nullification trial? Why?
  • What does this excerpt tell us about Joan’s motivations?
  • What can we learn from this excerpt about her goals?
  • What does this testimony tell us about her strengths? Weaknesses?

 

5. Now you will read a couple of Biographies of Joan of Arc and keep gathering information

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa41 

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08409c.htm  

The following qiestions will serve you as a guide for the reading. Choose two that you can answer in your webpage. 

  • What military strategies did Joan use? Why were they successful?
  • What political strategies did Joan use? In what ways was she successful? In what ways was she unsuccessful?
  • Joan's so-called Condemnation Trial was officially an Inquisition trial questioning Joan's claim to have been guided by the voices of saints. Did Joan's questioners at this trial have a reason to want a specific outcome? What can be inferred about the motivations of her questioners based on the questions that they asked?
  • What can be discerned about the motivations behind Joan's Nullification Trial based on the testimony and the choice of witnesses?
  • Is there sufficient evidence to understand why Charles failed to support Joan during her Condemnation Trial?

 NOW ITS TIME TO CREATE!!!!!!!   You can chosse any provider ( so long as its free) to create the webpage, you can also make a video with all the info in which you answer the questions and make a biography that other students might use for future reference. Use images, videos, be as creative as you can. 

Evaluation

I will be assessing your work based on this criteria 

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/k/kaym/rubric/webpagerubric.html

Make sure you look at the rubric so you knwo what you can aim for :) 

Conclusion

Now, you have completed a series of work, readings and investigations that allowed you to produce a website that other students around the world may use ( HOW COOL IS THAT???) 

Credits