Charlemagne Obit Assignment & Links

In class today we were introduced to our next assignment, in case you forgot or are a little confused here is the prompt again, as well as several websites which you can use for your writing. I have also included a few pictures if you would like to copy and paste them into your assignment on Monday when we go to the library feel free, it is after all an obituary and we should see a picture of the deceased.


Using the Internet & Reference Articles/Books, your task is to find out more about Charlemagne’s accomplishments and Character. Then you will need to write a news article obituary showcasing your findings.
Specifics
· 1 pg (No more than 4 Paragraphs)
· 5-7 sentences each paragraph
· 1 Quotation from research, for each section his accomplishments and his Character.
· A picture accompanying the Article.

This assignment is due No Later than Monday Jan. 26, 2009 @ 2:00pm, and is worth 100pts.





Links to Websites (if you decided to search on your own which is recommended then take a word of advice, "if you see something that you haven't seen anywhere else then chances are it's not true." and usually credible (good) websites are linked to schools or encyclopedias etc.





http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/Santiago/histchrl.html

http://historymedren.about.com/od/charlemagnestudyguide/p/sg_biography.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/charlemagne.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/charlemagne.htm

http://familyhistory1.homestead.com/Charlemagne.html

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/einhard.html

http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=205275

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=37817


If you find some cool pics or sites related to Charlemagne feel free to post them, i'd like to see what you are working on.