Process

Stage 1> Renaissance & Reformation Research. Mind map. You will work individually to answer the following questions to support your learning of the lessons provided by your teacher. Create a mind map in Mindmeister naming it “8hums- R&R- your name” to record your notes. Share it with your teacher. Remember to record the bibliographical information for each Web site and book you use.

|Renaissance|

• • What was the Renaissance?

  • What factors lead to it occurring?

  • Where did it start? Why?

  • Who were the Medicis? How did they influence their community?

  • What was the role of trade and business in the Renaissance?

  • How does the Renaissance affect our world today? What is the legacy?

  • How do we use the term “renaissance” in or language today?

|Humanism & Philosophy|

• • What was the meaning of this term during the Renaissance?

  • How do we define the term today?

  • How did classical thinkers (Greece & Rome) influence humanist thinkers?

  • What was the scientific revolution and how was it influenced by humanism?

  • What was the influence of humanism during the Renaissance?

  • Who was Nicolo Machiavelli? What were some of the main points of his book The Prince?

|The Protestant Reformation|

• • Who was Martin Luther?

  • How did he start the Protestant Reformation? What were his concerns about the practices of the Catholic Church?

  • Research the Ninety Five Theses and fully describe at least 5 of them in terms of how Luther was showing questionable practices by members of the Catholic Church.

  • Define the term “Protestant Reformation”. Explain how it changed the western world.

  • Who was John Calvin? What was his role in the Protestant Reformation?

  • Was Martin Luther a revolutionary? Start by finding out what it means to be “revolutionary”.

  • What was the Catholic Church’s reaction to the Reformation? What was it called and how did the Church change?

|The Arts, Science and Technology|

• • What were the factors leading to such growth in the visual arts during the Renaissance?

  • What was the role of patrons of the arts in furthering and expanding art during the Renaissance?

  • How did some of the art reflect the influence of the Catholic Church?

  • How did some of the art reflect the influence of the Humanism?

  • What was the role of science and technology in the Renaissance? (An example is the printing press.)

  • What were some of the major inventions between 1300 and 1700? How did they affect the lives of the people?

What questions do have about the Renaissance and the Reformation? Add these questions to your mind maps and answer them.

*Your teacher will share a series of art history lessons using the SmartHistory Web site videos.

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Stage 2> Why the Renaissance? Flowchart. Add a new section/node to your mind map where you add nodes listing the factors leading to the start (i.e. why it started in the first place) and expansion (i.e. why it kept growing) of the Renaissance. You will work individually to brainstorm the causes and the connections that lead to the expansion of the arts, the Reformation, and the growth of humanism. Use Lovely Charts to create a flowchart that shows the factors leading to the creativity and burst of new ideas of the Renaissance and the questioning that led to the Protestant Reformation. Continue your flowchart to list the factors that kept the ideals of the Renaissance expanding through to the 1600’s. Use the flowchart rubric (attached at bottom of the page) to guide your efforts.

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Stage 3> Renaissance Persons. Biography of two individuals. Working individually, you are to choose from the following list to do further research and to write a biography for one of these important individuals from the time of the Renaissance. You also are to choose a person from the past 50 years who you see as a modern day renaissance or polymath person to include in your biography. Add two nodes to your mind map: the name of the person from the Renaissance and the present day person who you are researching. Add nodes listing major ideas about each person as you record your research using the note tool. Remember to record bibliographical information. Use the biography rubric (attached at bottom of the page) to guide your writing of the biography.

• • Galileo Galilei

  • Leonardo da Vinci

  • Leon Battista Alberti

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Stage 4> Action Plan for Modern Day Renaissance: You will work with a partner to review your research focusing on what was in place for such growth of creativity and new ideas during the Renaissance. You will will research what action needs to happen today to provide for a modern day renaissance of creativity and new ideas to help American society overcome its problems. Use the provided action plan template (attached at bottom of the page) to describe to President Obama how best to have a modern day renaissance in the United States. Start with the books and databases shared to you by the librarian. Then turn to the links provided on the Resource page. Download the template to write your action plan.

Answer the following questions in your research to provide ideas for your action plan:

• 1. How do the arts influence culture and culture influence the arts?

  2. How to foster creativity? What needs must be met?

  3. How far can we excel individually and collaboratively?

  4. Why question authority?

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