Ireland: The Book of Kells 5 th Grade Lettering Unit
Ireland What do you know? What do you know?
Ireland Facts It is in Europe, just west of Great Britain. It is in Europe, just west of Great Britain. It is smaller than Pennsylvania. It is smaller than Pennsylvania. It has cool summers and mild winters. It has cool summers and mild winters. Population- over 4 million Population- over 4 million English is the official language. English is the official language. Kids go to school until they are 18. Kids go to school until they are 18. Capital- Dublin Capital- Dublin
City of Dublin, Ireland
Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
Blarney Castle
Cliffs of Moher
Killarney, Ireland
Trinity College, home of the Book of Kells
Imagine… What would life be like without a computer? What would life be like without a computer? How about life without a telephone? How about life without a telephone? Think you can survive without a TV? Think you can survive without a TV? How about a radio or CD’s? How about a radio or CD’s?
Enter our art time machine! Destination: Medieval Times, 1200 years ago!
Imagine… None of those things exists… What is life like??? How do we entertain ourselves? How do we learn???
Books?!?!? YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE THEM EITHER!!! Books were rare and difficult to make.
All books would have been hand- written. BookOfDurrowBeginMarkGospel.jpg
Some were plain. a.org/wikipedia/en/3/3 b/Beneventan.jpeg
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Some were REALLY REALLY fancy. ikipedia/commons/1/10/KellsF ol183rEratAutem.jpg
The Book of Kells Written around 800 Written around 800 Written by monks Written by monks Now located in Ireland Now located in Ireland Written in Latin Written in Latin edia/commons/a/ad/KellsFol309rT ext.jpg
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Re-enter our art time machine! Destination: Park Hills Art Room, Today!
Your mission… Choose a letter and an animal that starts with that letter Choose a letter and an animal that starts with that letter “Illuminate” your letter in the style of David McLimans “Illuminate” your letter in the style of David McLimans