I/B Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 Work and Pray 1 von 20 Work and Pray Life in a Medieval Monastery. Eine Unterrichtseinheit für den bilingualen Geschichtsunterricht (Klasse 6/7) Astrid Berkefeld, Hamburg Benedict of Nursia Was versteht man unter Tonsur und warum war sie Kennzeichen mittelalterlicher Mönche? Wie sah ein typischer Tag im Leben eines Mönches aus und wieso gibt es Klöster mit einer Brauerei oder einer Schule? Bei ihrer Reise ins Mittelalter gehen die Schülerinnen und Schüler diesen und vielen anderen Fragen auf den Grund. Eine Internetrecherche sowie andere abwechslungsreiche und schüleraktivierende Materialien helfen dabei. Und wer weiß vielleicht macht man ja sogar die Bekanntschaft einer mittelalterlichen Nonne? akg-images Klassenstufe: 6/7 Dauer: 3 Stunden Bereich: Mittelalter, Leben im Kloster
4 von 20 Work and Pray Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 I/B Materialübersicht 1. Stunde: The life of monks M 1 (Im/Bd) A modern monk M 2 (Ab/Fo) The life of a monk M 3 (Ab) A monk s day 2. Stunde Monasteries in the Middle Ages M 4 (Fo) Monks at work M 5 (Ka/Ab) Plan of St. Gall M 6 (Ab) Role play: Living in a monastery 3. Stunde: The life of nuns M 7 (Ab/Fo) Meeting a nun and being a nun Ab: Arbeitsblatt Bd: Bild Fo: Folie Im: Impuls Ka: Karte Tx:Text
I/B Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 Work and Pray 5 von 20 M 1 A modern monk Kapuziner at Bruder-Konrad-Brunnen, Altötting. Fotoagentur VISUM. Tasks 1. Describe the picture as closely as you can. 2. What questions would you like to ask the person in the picture? 3. What do you already know about the life of monks in the Middle Ages?
I/B Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 Work and Pray 7 von 20 M 2 The life of a monk M 7 Benedict of Nursia Meeting a nun and being a nun akg-images Hildegard of Bingen akg-images
8 von 20 Work and Pray Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 I/B M 3 A monk s day 5 The daily life of monks was made up of worship 1 (praying), reading, singing and working. Their lives were centred around the so-called hours.the Book of Hours was the main prayer book which was divided into eight sections (or hours): Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers and Compline. These eight hours were prayer services 2 that were read in the monastery church at specific times of the day. Each prayer service had prayers, psalms, hymns or other readings in them and they were meant to help the monks to find peace for their souls 3. In between the hours monks read, sang, copied religious texts or worked on the monastery land. However, any work that the monks were doing had to stop immediately 4 at these times of daily prayer. During meals and prayers monks were to observe 5 strict silence which means they were not allowed to talk. Annotations 1 worship: Anbetung 2 prayer service: Gottesdienst 3 soul: Seele 4 immediately: sofort 5 to observe: beachten Tasks 1. Have a look at a monk s daily routine and colour it as follows: a) blue: night s rest/sleep b) red: prayers/religious reading c) yellow: studies/work d) green: meals/free time
I/B Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 Work and Pray 9 von 20 2. Now colour and label your own daily routine in the same colours. 3. Compare your own daily routine with that of a monk. What are the main differences? 4. Explain the monks rule ora et labora with the help of their daily routine. 5. Could you imagine living in a monastery for some time? Give reasons for your answer.
16 von 20 Work and Pray Life and Government in the Middle Ages 1 I/B M 7 Meeting a nun and being a nun Good morning, boys and girls, and may God bless you all. My name is Sister Hildegard and I am a nun in the Order of Saint Benedict. So far you have been learning a lot about medieval monks and their lives and daily routines in monasteries but what about us the women? As you already know we are called nuns and we live in nunneries. But how did we live in the Middle Ages? What were our reasons for wanting to become a nun? What did our daily lives look like? Were we as well educated as the monks? What clothes did we wear? A lot of fascinating questions and I am sure you are all dying to learn more about us and our lives as nuns in the Middle Ages. In order to find out all the answers to these questions and to even more interesting facts you might want to do some internet research and visit the following websites: www.middle-ages.org.uk/medieval-nuns.htm www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/people/nuns.htm www.ozedweb.com/history/middle_ages_women_in_religion.htm There are, of course, many more websites on nuns in the Middle Ages you might want to visit. Once you have finished all your research, draw a nun and put yourselves into her shoes imagining you were her. Then describe your life as a medieval nun in as much detail as you can. I am very much looking forward to reading your reports and descriptions. Please make sure, however, that you do not just copy the information from the internet but use your own words. Wishing you all the best for your future, Yours Sister Hildegard akg-images Task Write a letter or report to Sister Hildegard describing your life as a medieval nun.