Your assignment is to write a news article analyzing if the crusaders succeeded in any of the goals they set out to achieve. As a journalist, your goal is to write a clear concise summary for your readers, and to support your writing with evidence. Analyze the leaders, the battles, and the consequences of this competition for the Holy Land.

Your article should include three complete paragraphs: one about the successes of the Crusades, one about the failures of the Crusades, and the last one declaring your overall position of whether the Crusades were more of a success or more of a failure. Be sure to acknowledge all of the Crusades listed in the lesson to make sure your writing is well supported. You do not need to analyze the Children's Crusade.
Crusades Covered in Lesson
First Crusade (1096-1099)
Second Crusade (1147-1149)
Third Crusade (1187-1192)
Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)
Final Crusades (1217-1272)

Items to include in the three paragraphs:
Details about the events
Key figures
Short- and long-term benefits/consequences
Geographic affects