Monks, Friars, & Nuns Questions HOMEWORK Monks, Friars, & Nuns Questions Poem Project Due 5/9 DO NOW: Fill out the third row of your Churches and Crusades Scales Have your homework out to be checked

Monks & The Monastic Way of Life Monks were men who joined monasteries, communities devoted to prayer and service to fellow Christians. Men became monks for several reasons: Refuge from war, sickness, or sinfulness Studies with a quiet life of prayer and service.

Monks & The Monastic Way of Life Monks attended eight church services every day. Other duties included caring for the poor and sick, teaching, and copying religious texts. Monks also farmed their land, tended their gardens, raised livestock, and sewed clothing

Nuns Monastic life was one of the few opportunities open to medieval women who did not wish to marry. Women who became nuns lived in convents. These communities were run in the same way as monasteries. Nuns did most of the same types of work that monks performed.

Friars Friars were people wanted to live a religious life without the seclusion of the monastery. Friars traveled among ordinary people to preach and to care for the poor and sick. They lived in complete poverty and had to work or beg for food for themselves and the poor.

Ladder Poem Assignment This is where you write the lines of your poem Here you must use a series of vocabulary words too Everything must relate to Churches in Medieval Times Can you use any letters other than these to start? NO How about pictures? 4 are required – Drawing ONLY Under no circumstances are you allowed to plagiarize Rhyming is not mandatory for your poems Can you go longer than 1 line per letter? YES Have fun with this assignment and good luck!