Today’s Walking classroom podcast focuses on Joan of Arc, the famous French soldier. In the early 1400s, when she was twelve, Joan of Arc saw visions of the Saints who told her that it was her responsibility to save France from England. After disguising herself as a boy, Joan of Arc went on to win many battles for France until she was captured by a French Duke and sold to the British. She never gave up, even when she was wounded and tortured. Years after she was burned at the stake, the Catholic Church recognized her as a Saint.
Character Value: Perseverance
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
Supplemental Resource Links and Downloads
Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
Joan of Arc Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Joan of Arc Slide Deck
Features BBC News clips about the first women to graduate from U.S. Army ranger school.
Take a virtual tour of Joan of Arc’s hometown with this drone video.
Write a paragraph (or a short essay) and make a collage about the life of Joan of Arc in this project.
Search for terms relating to Joan of Arc.
Pretend to interview Joan of Arc in this Study.com activity.
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