Have you ever wished you lived in a castle? After studying about castles during our Middle Ages unit, my students and I sure wished we did. Castles were not only a home to nobles, but a means of protection for its occupants during time of war. They included such things as a moat, drawbridge, gatehouse, portcullis, outer and inner walls, and of course the keep. Below are my student's personal castle designs, drawn on Kid Pix, along with a short, written description. Please take a look and let us know what you think of our work. For more castle information, check out the great web sites we have linked here on our page.

Karen Ritch
kritch@hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu

Ana
The name of my castle is De Pensar. It is in the country of Spain. It was built in 1280. It has a drawbrige that opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 8 a.m. then it opens again at 9 p.m and closes again at 10 p.m.

Angela
My castle is called Silver. It is in the country of France. You are looking at the front view where the drawbridge is at. I live in the castle with my family.

Anna
This is castle Bluebonnet. It is ruled by Lady Anna . You see the front view. There is a moat, drawbridge, and the flag shows that the royal family is at home. It is in the country of Italy.

Chris
This is my castle called Hamelot. It is in Ireland. You are looking at the front view of the castle. It is called Hamelot because the people who live in the castle eat a lot of ham.

Claire
This castle that you are looking at is called Castle Nercando. Lady Ann and Lord Steve live in this beautiful castle with there lovely children. The castle is in the wonderful country of England. You are looking at the front view of the castle. Right now you are looking at the arrow loops, drawbridge, and a lot of trees. There is a very dangerous moat around the castle, so don't try to attack!!

Elizabeth
The name of my castle is Sri. The King and Queen's names are Scott and Susy. You are looking at the front view. It has a portcullis and moat. You will find this castle in Ireland.

Gemma
My castle is called Atocha. It is in the country of Spain. It is about 300 years old. You are looking at the front view. You see the front gate and portcullis. There is a moat,bridge and two flags on each end. There is also two apple trees. Queen Gemma owns the castle today.

Holly
The castle in the picture is called Jacksenstein which in English means Jackson's castle. Jacksenstein is located in Switzerland. The owner of the castle is Jackson Thee Dog. This is a front view looking down on the castle. You can see some trees in the front of the castle, and some pieces of rusted metal in the moat around the castle. Inside the castle you can see the keep, a horse, two sheds, and a man holding a golden goblet.

Ingrid
My castle is called Svensenburg. It is in Sweden. It is owned by King Andrew and Queen Ingrid. You are looking at it from a bird's-eye view. You see the keep, inner bailey, and drawbridge. It is over 400 years old. The king and queen have exactly 150,000,000 dollars and 65 cents.

Jake
This is my castle. The name is Conucanucana. Your looking From the front view. The person who owns it is named Jake Walls. He's the king of All England. It also has walls that are made from the best brick , and has glass in it's moat.

John
This is the castle Tanneboe. It is off the coast of Ireland on a little island. It is over 300 years old. You are looking at the front view. You see the drawbridge, arrow loops, machicolations and two towers. The Duke of Tanneboe , Sir John is the owner.

Kendall

My castle's name is Tamelo. It is in England. You are looking at the front of the castle. You see a portcullis, some arrow loops and flags. The castle is over 200 years old. The owner of the castle is Lord Kendall.

Ritch
My castle is called Scottieshi. It is in the country of Scottland. You are looking at the front view. You can see the arrow loops, moat, and the gatehouse with a portcullis. There is a queen named Dar and a king named Mike. They have two daughters named Jul and Lar.

Ritch
This is my castle called Papair. It is in the country of France. It is 102 years old. It has a drawbridge, arrow loops, flags and a moat. King Robert and his family live there today.

Ross
This is my castle. It is called Oage and is in Austria. Lord Kent, Lady Lisa, Prince Ross and Prince Reed live in the castle. You are looking at the front view of the castle. It has one window and one tree.

Sagan
This is the castle Go-Daire. It is in the country of France. It is about 500 years old. It has arrow loops, a drawbridge, a portcullis, and a moat. Queen Stephanie and King Steve live there with their two children, Sagan and Carson.

Shaina
My castle is called Caseenew. It is in France, and owned by Sir Micah and Lady Shaina. You are looking at the front of the castle. It is over 100 years old. There are arrow loops, drawbridge, portcullis, moat, and a flag. The flag means that the owners are home.

Spenser
Here Ye! Here Ye! This castle is called Hindi de Calio. It is owned by Lord Clancy. You are looking at an aerial view. It is the safest castle yet because it has a moat with crocodiles, broken glass and rusted metal. It is in France.

Wesley
This is my castle. It is called Weirdness and is in Germany. Weird King Al and Weird Queen live in the castle. You are seeing a blueprint of inside the castle. There is a moat around it and a dungeon that is very deep.