Laetatus Sum

Johann Michael Haydn

A web quest for Carmike High School Students

Introduction

To Whom May Find This Letter,

Something has gone terrible wrong! I was working on my futuristic time traveling car and had just the right coordinates set. I was going to travel to the year 5571 and see what amazing advancements have taken place. But somehow the numbers were reversed and I was taken back to the year 1755! The car won’t start back up and all I have is this little letter transporter, that’s how you found this letter. To make things worse I landed in some really old Catholic church in Salzburg. I don’t know where Salzburg is! I keep hearing voices talking about lent, I checked my jeans pockets and I don’t have any! What am I supposed to do? I don’t know anything about this time period. I need your help in finding out what it was like to live in 1755. If you can send me some hints then maybe I can try to fit in until I can fix my car. Here’s hoping that found this letter.

Desperately In Need of Help,

S.T. Uckintime

PROCEED TO YOUR TASK

Task

Your mission is to advise S.T. Uckntime as to the best way to fit in during the year 1755. To do that, you must describe the situation that S.T. Uckntime has found himself in. Describe to him where Salzburg is, what he should wear, what musical events he can attend, what Lent really is, and what he should eat or should not eat during Lent. Hopefully the information you provide him will give him enough time to “fit” in while he his working on his car. Let’s hope that he can do without until you have researched the information.

In a nut shell:

Describe where and what Salzburg is.
Describe what kind of clothes S.T. Uckntime would have to wear to “fit in” in 1755.
Describe what musical events S.T. Uckntime could attend inside and outside of the Catholic church.
Describe in general what the season of Lent is about.

CLICK HERE FOR SOME HELPFUL RESOURCES

Resources

Use these resources to help find the information you need to give to S.T. Uckntime.

http://www.kencollins.com/holy-04.htm · Contains helpful information about Lent

http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/lent.htm · Another great source to use when teaching S.T. Uckntime about Lent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg · Looking for information about Salzburg? Look no farther!

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9902E5D61638F931A35756C0A964948260 · Well it wouldn’t hurt to look here about Salzburg either.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10648a.htm

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10001a.htm · Want to know about music in the church? Here you go!

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10657a.htm · Look about ¾ down the page for music in the church around the time 1755

http://www.englishcountrydancing.org/clothing2.html · See what people in the 1700’s wore for clothes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1650-1700_in_fashion · Another great resource for clothing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_Music · A great source for music during this time.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR RESOURCES

CHECK OUT THE PROCESS YOU NEED TO FOLLOW!

The Process

1. Utilizing the given web resources (above), compile information about the items listed under your task.

2. Using that information, write a 3-4 page paper detailing Salzburg, the clothing in 1755, Lent, and the music in and outside of the church in 1700’s. Make sure you proofread your paper!

3. Create a checklist of items and a to-do list that S.T. Uckntime can use to make sure he will “fit in.”

The assignment is due on March 16^th 2007.

SEE HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

Evaluation

Rubric for the evaluation of the web quest project

CATEGORY	3	2	1	0
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 4 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 4 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 2 sentences about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.
Organization	Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.	Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.	The information appears to be disorganized.
Checklist	A checklist was provided and all necessary information was given.	A checklist was provided and almost all necessary information was given.	A checklist was provided but little or no relative information was given.	No checklist was provided.
Procedures	All procedures were followed.	Almost all procedures were followed.	Only one procedure was followed.	No procedures were followed.

Total Points for the Project: 12

DID S.T. UCKNTIME MAKE IT THROUGH ALIVE?

Conclusion

To The Wonderful People Who Helped Me Out,

Thanks to your research and help, I was able to successfully “fit in.” I felt like a regular with the community. Except for the fact they were speak German and I don’t. But that is a minor detail. I really enjoyed my stay here in Austria. I finally fixed my car; it took awhile because no one had a compact laser for sell. Can you believe those people? Talk about living in the Baroque Times. Anyway, I am finally heading to the year 5517, let’s just hope I don’t have to send any more letters.

Thanks for the help again,

S.T. Uckntime

The research that you completed was a tool to help you understand the conditions that Johann Michael Haydn was living in when he wrote Laetatus Sum. This information should be an excellent tool for you to remember when we study more in-depth about this piece.