Recently, we have been learning about the Vikings, who originated from Scandinavia and lived over 1000 years ago. We read about the lives of Viking men, women and children. We discussed their daily lives, homes, clothes, food and the organisation of their society. The Vikings are known as a violent group of warriors (though not all of them were) and they invaded other lands and settled there. They attacked many monasteries in particular, because the monks were ill-prepared for battle, and monasteries also contained lots of valuables, including gold and silver chalices and precious gems.
We learned about the first attack of the Vikings on Ireland, which took place at the monastic settlement in Lambay Island off the Dublin coast. Having read about the violent raid, we acted out different moments from the story using tableaux (or still images). These are like photographs created with our bodies. Ms. Kirby took photos of each scene and then put them together in the comic strips you can see above. What do you think?
We learned about the first attack of the Vikings on Ireland, which took place at the monastic settlement in Lambay Island off the Dublin coast. Having read about the violent raid, we acted out different moments from the story using tableaux (or still images). These are like photographs created with our bodies. Ms. Kirby took photos of each scene and then put them together in the comic strips you can see above. What do you think?