Joan+of+Arc+2

=​1. Questions (I wonder...?) = 1. I wonder why the french army listened to her, after all, she was only a 17 year old girl. 2. I wonder what ideas she had to help the army win the Battle of Orleans. 3. I wonder if she left her town against her parents/husbands will or if they were okay with it.

= = =2. Inferences (I think that...because....) = 1. I think that the french army listened to her because they might have thought she had a good idea and decided they had nothing to lose. 2. I think that she had ideas that are really sophisticated, something that i wouldn't understand because i dont know how war works that well. 3. I think that she left the town without telling anyone because she probaly thought no one would let her go, concerned for her safety.

= = =3. Resources = [|Frequently Asked Questions] [|Distinguished Women: Joan of Arc] [|Joan of Arc Museum] [|MSN encarta St Joan of Arc] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: St Joan of Arc] 

= = =4. Summary = While researcing about Joan of Arc, I have learned about her childhood, the voices of Saints she heard and the Battle of Orleans. First of all, i learned that she had an average childhood in the middle ages, nothing out of the ordinary. She was born third of 5 kids and her dad and mom were Jacques D'arc and Isabelle de Vouthon. For example of an ordinary childhood, she grew up attending her fathers heards and learning religion and housekeeping skills from her mother. Next, i learned that she heard voices of Saint Margret, Saint Catherine and Saint Micheal when she was about 12 or 13 years old. Specifically, they told her to it was her mission to free France from the English and that when that time comes, that she has to cut her hair, dress up in mens clothing and pick up the arms. Lastly, i learned about the Battle of Orleans. To illustrate, it started on May 1429, and Joan led her troops to win over the English after a long streak of the English defeating the French. When Joan finnally approached Lord Talbot's army of England, they all knew that they would lose and most of them ran from the battlefield. After the battle, she was given the place of honor beside the new king of France, Charles the Seventh. All in all, Saint Joan of Arc grew up like a normal child in the middle ages, she heard voices of saints that nobody else heard and she helped the French win the Battle of Orleans. There really is something special about a girl who has the guts to run from the safety of her home and help her countrys' army during the time they suffer from loss.

= = =5. References = Bois, Danuta. "Joan of Arc." __Distinguished Women of Past and Present.__ 1999. Accessed November 4, 2009. []

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