Medieval fair: The research journey

The road is long and winding when your assignment is to research and write a paper and then create a poster board for a Medieval Fair. But 7th-graders at Burns took that research journey and reached their goal on September 30, 2013, when their work went on display.

The word “journey” comes from the Middle English word journey, which means a day’s travel, but this journey took more than a day. It began for their teachers long before the beginning of the school year. Burns Junior/ Senior High School English Instructor Natasha Archer and Librarian Sarah Smith mapped the route, paved the way, and...