The Higgins Armory Museum is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. At the museum you can find all types of armor. It all started when a man name John Woodman Higgins started to collected armor from ancient time periods and from there formed the collection into a museum where the public could come and see all the armor. They don’t usually give tours, but you can mostly go through the whole museum and see all the armor. He has the one of the biggest collection in the world. It is quite a place to come and check out.

    Here you can learn all about the different types of armor and the characteristics of all the armor. In the 300s(?) plate armor was used. You would have to make sure your armor fit nicely on you. The size of your armor helped you win in battle. Also there they had Composite armor which was when all the pieces of one armor suit was all together it was a good suit that would last a long time. Back then if you paraded in armor it would show that you were rich.  They went through many helmet styles and most of the helmet styles you could not see anything out of the helmet.

        Looking through all of the exhibits you can see what knights do when they fight on horses even horses have armor. They have to make sure when they are fighting that they throw their spear correctly and that they do not get hit by the other spear.  Sometimes they will practice throwing spears, but it is with a wall so that they do not collided into each other.  Also there they have guns and, and during that time guns went through changes when they were expansive and did not work and then went through changes where they were cheap and worked well, during the time period of 1600.

        At the exhibit mesh was visible and it was interesting to see the undergarments for the armor of the knights. The mesh was used a protective, shield beneath armor; to be worn by knights during battle. The thought was the mesh would protect them against wounds that could be caused during battle. However armor was always indestructible. If a person was to be hit with a club or war hammer the plate armor could be damaged by the force and it could result in the person having broken bones, head trauma or organ hemorrhages.

     At Higgins you are able to experience firsthand what craftsmanship went into the creation of armor and swords. It is amazing to see that mere men would don such clothing and engage one another in fighting. The collection at Higgins is a textbook come alive.   Anyone who likes to look at armor and find at how knights use armor this is the place and come and see. Enjoy your time there and look at every little thing that man collected.

Higgins Museum Essay

Evaluation

3 --  Outstanding     2 -- Ok, but could use some improvement     1-- Needed improvement     0 --- Missing

Introduction

    3           Gave the reader background and general information about the museum ---  set the scene.

     2          Transitions to the body of the essay. (Three things that can be learned by a visit to the museum)

Body

     1          Three topics were addressed, each with its own paragraph

     2          Topics were clearly explained and used researched supporting details & vocabulary

Conclusion

     2          Restated topic --- What can be learned at the museum?

     2          Brought closure to essay (Summed up essay)

Structure

   3            Essay format followed the directions for assignment

    3           Spelling

     3          Capitalization (Used correct capitalization)

Comments: You have good supporting details from the museum visit and good overall format to the essay. Organization of the information is a problem, you jump around in your paragraphs switching topics. Stick to one topic, tell what you know and then go on to the next one. More research vocabulary would have added depth to your explanations. Your conclusion brings closure, but doesn't really sum up the museum and what a person can learn from a visit.