1. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages

2. Medieval Historical Fiction – Other Titles by the Same Authors

3. Medieval History

4. Seminar Rules Each student must speak at least once. Comments must be thought provoking and substantial. “I agree” or “yes” does not count. Each student must speak at least once. Comments must be thought provoking and substantial. “I agree” or “yes” does not count. If you have more than one question you would like to ask, try to find the point in the discussion where your question would best fit. If you think of a question that ties in with the discussion as it goes along, feel free to ask it. If you have more than one question you would like to ask, try to find the point in the discussion where your question would best fit. If you think of a question that ties in with the discussion as it goes along, feel free to ask it. Give only answers that are mature and based in the book. Give only answers that are mature and based in the book. The more you contribute, the better. You will also enjoy the discussion more! The more you contribute, the better. You will also enjoy the discussion more! Be respectful of your classmates. Everyone has an opinion; it may not be the same as yours, but that is why it is his / her opinion! Be respectful of your classmates. Everyone has an opinion; it may not be the same as yours, but that is why it is his / her opinion!

5. Seminar Rules One person speaks at a time. Do not interrupt when someone else is speaking. If they are talking for a significant amount of time, I will motion to them that they need to wrap up. One person speaks at a time. Do not interrupt when someone else is speaking. If they are talking for a significant amount of time, I will motion to them that they need to wrap up. Don't raise hands; take turns speaking. Don't raise hands; take turns speaking. Talk to each other, not just to Mrs. Bogle or your teacher. Talk to each other, not just to Mrs. Bogle or your teacher. Be a respectful listener. Be a respectful listener. Speak loudly. Speak loudly. Have fun! This is your chance to talk about the book! Have fun! This is your chance to talk about the book!

6. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages What was one of your favorite scenes from your book? Describe it and tell us why you liked it. What was one of your favorite scenes from your book? Describe it and tell us why you liked it.

7. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages What was one interesting fact that you learned about the Middle Ages from the book that was not in your other classroom lessons on the Middle Ages? What was one interesting fact that you learned about the Middle Ages from the book that was not in your other classroom lessons on the Middle Ages?

8. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages What are some of the villagers' beliefs and superstitions? From where do you think they got these ideas? What are some of the villagers' beliefs and superstitions? From where do you think they got these ideas?

9. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages What was your favorite “medical treatment” in your book? Why? What was your favorite “medical treatment” in your book? Why?

10. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages How is life different for teenagers of the Middle Ages than it is for teenagers now? (Boys and girls) How is life different for teenagers of the Middle Ages than it is for teenagers now? (Boys and girls) How is it similar? How is it similar?

11. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages How do adults and young people in the books learn to appreciate and accept one another's strengths and weaknesses? How do adults and young people in the books learn to appreciate and accept one another's strengths and weaknesses?

12. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages Marjorie, Crispin, Catherine, Alyce, and Matilda all come from medieval England, but their social circumstances are vastly different. Marjorie, Crispin, Catherine, Alyce, and Matilda all come from medieval England, but their social circumstances are vastly different. What parts of their experiences are the same? How do they differ? What parts of their experiences are the same? How do they differ?

13. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages What might the main characters in the different books think of one another? What might the main characters in the different books think of one another? What could they learn from one another? What could they learn from one another?

14. Historical Fiction – The Middle Ages What does your book’s main character think of people who belong to a different social class than him/herself? What does your book’s main character think of people who belong to a different social class than him/herself? Do you think that her beliefs are typical of others in his/her social class? Do you think that her beliefs are typical of others in his/her social class?

15. Avi. Crispin: At the Edge of the World. Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl. Crossley-Holland, Kevin. At the crossing-places. Thirteen-year-old Arthur, now serving as a squire to Lord Thirteen-year-old Arthur, now serving as a squire to Lord Stephen of Holt Castle, turns his attention to fulfilling Stephen of Holt Castle, turns his attention to fulfilling some of his other dreams, such as meeting his birth mother, some of his other dreams, such as meeting his birth mother, marrying the beautiful Winnie, and most of all, becoming a marrying the beautiful Winnie, and most of all, becoming a Crusader. Crusader. Vande Velde, Vivian. Never trust a dead man. In the medieval village of Penryth, seventeen-year-old Selwyn sets out to find the real killer of Farold, a young man he has been wrongfully convicted of murdering, with Farold himself as his only companion, brought back to life in the form of a bat by a cave-dwelling witch. Medieval Historical Fiction – Other Titles

16. Crossley-Holland, Kevin. The seeing stone. Crossley-Holland, Kevin. The seeing stone. In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own. have many parallels to his own. Yolen, Jane. Sword of the rightful king : a novel of King Arthur. Yolen, Jane. Sword of the rightful king : a novel of King Arthur. Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king of England--pulling a sword from a stone--but trouble arises when someone else removes the sword first. Medieval Historical Fiction – Arthurian Legend

17. Medieval Historical Fiction – Fantasy-based Avi, 1937-. The book without words : a fable of medieval magic. Avi, 1937-. The book without words : a fable of medieval magic. Thorston, an alchemist who has spent his life trying to decipher the secret to immortality contained in the Book Without Words, is on the brink of realizing his dream when he drops dead, leaving Odo, a talking raven, and Sybil, a Thorston, an alchemist who has spent his life trying to decipher the secret to immortality contained in the Book Without Words, is on the brink of realizing his dream when he drops dead, leaving Odo, a talking raven, and Sybil, a servant who was about to be sacrificed to Thorston's plan, to reap the rewards of his work. servant who was about to be sacrificed to Thorston's plan, to reap the rewards of his work. Jakober, Marie. The black chalice. Paul, an aging monk who once served as squire to Crusader knight Karelian of Lys, sets out to write a cautionary Christian story of how Karelian fell to the forces of darkness, but an encounter with the Otherworld enchants his quill, forcing him to tell the truth about Karelian, the pagan witch he loved, and a man who wanted to rule the world. wanted to rule the world.

18. Cadnum, Michael. The book of the lion. Cadnum, Michael. The book of the lion. In twelfth-century England, after his master, a maker of coins for the king, is brutally punished for alleged cheating, seventeen-year-old Edmund finds himself traveling to the Holy Land as squire to a knight crusader on his way to join the forces of Richard Lionheart. Cadnum, Michael. The leopard sword. Cadnum, Michael. The leopard sword. Hubert, a young knight's squire sailing back to England from the Crusades, must take up arms again when infidels attack the ship, and he discovers his fight is not over when he finally reaches home only to find a friend facing execution. Hubert, a young knight's squire sailing back to England from the Crusades, must take up arms again when infidels attack the ship, and he discovers his fight is not over when he finally reaches home only to find a friend facing execution. Grant, K. M. Blood red horse. Grant, K. M. Blood red horse. A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Ivanhoe. Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Ivanhoe. Sir Walter Scott's classic tale in which Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a warrior just returned from the Crusades, embarks on adventures both treacherous and romantic in his quest to foil Prince John's plan to take Richard the Lion-Hearted's throne. from the Crusades, embarks on adventures both treacherous and romantic in his quest to foil Prince John's plan to take Richard the Lion-Hearted's throne. Medieval Historical Fiction – War Themed

19. Cadnum, Michael. Daughter of the wind : a novel. In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home. find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home. Kelly, Eric Philbrook, The trumpeter of Krakow. Kelly, Eric Philbrook, The trumpeter of Krakow. A Polish family in the Middle Ages guards a great secret treasure and a boy's memory of an earlier trumpeter of Krakow makes it possible for him to save his father. Park, Linda Sue. A single shard. Park, Linda Sue. A single shard. Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself. Medieval Historical Fiction – Places Other Than England