Coat+of+Arms+Assignment

The pictures on a coat-of-arms helped someone recognize the nobility and status of that particular family. Each coat-of-arms usually contains a symbol and a motto for each family. The oldest son of a family carries on that particular coat-of-arms, and younger brothers would add slight differences to the coat-of-arms to distinguish them from the head of the family. Kings used a royal coat-of-arms to distinguish each kingdom, as opposed to each family. ** Your job is to create your own family crest. **
 * A Coat-of-Arms is a symbol that helps a family be recognizable to other families. **
 * Your crest must contain the following pieces: **

1. Use a full size piece of poster board (any color). (You may cut this into any shape you wish.) 2. Come up with no less than three (3) symbols to use that help distinguish who you are. 3. Come up with a motto that tells about the kind of person you are. (Song lyrics and quotes are a great place to start!) 4. Make sure your coat-of-arms is colorful and interesting to look at. 5. On a separate piece of paper, **__type__** explanations of each of your symbols. Each explanation must include: · What the symbol is · How this symbol is an explanation of who __you__ are · (If you use one from the list above, be sure to also include what it means in heraldry.) · How the motto is an example of who you are · (Be sure to give the person or band credit if it came from someplace other than your head.) **Spelling and Grammar count for explanations** If your family already has a family seal, you may use that. You will have to draw it again and explain what all the different pieces mean in your family. ** DO NOT PAY TO GET YOUR COAT-OF-ARMS OFF THE INTERNET! ** Check out these links to help you find ideas:

In Search of Shakespeare: http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/events/event125.html Coat-of-Arms Store: http://www.4crests.com/whdopaofcoof.html Fleur-de-lis Designs The Meanings Behind the Symbols: http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm Coat of Arms Origins, Locations, and Meanings: [|http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jkmacmul/namemeanings-coatofarms/coatofarms.html] All Family Crests: http://www.allfamilycrests.com/ Symbols on Coats of Arms and Family Crests: http://www.oshel.com/symbols.htm The Quotations Page http://www.quotationspage.com/ The Quotations Homepage http://www.theotherpages.org/quote.html Dictionary of Quotations http://www.quotationreference.com/ Bartlett’s Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/100/ [|Scottish Heraldry]

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