Renaissance Research Project
Welcome!
For this project, you will investigate an event, person, or invention from Renaissance Period. Your goal is to create an informational slide that communicates what you uncovered with others. The following pages contain resources you can use in your research and information about how to cite your sources.
Remember, you must:
find and cite at least one print source.
find and cite at least one digital source.
find and cite a visual that represents your topic.
create an engaging slide that communicates what you uncovered about your topic (Who/What, When, Where, Why).
include a Works Cited slide that credits your sources.
Image: Credit: Bettman-Cirbis reproductions/Public Domain
Image Credit: catalyststuff/Freepik.com
Evaluate Your Resources
Evaluate the information you obtain using the "Think Like A-CRAB" strategy. This includes checking for the following:
A uthority (Who is the author of the content? What organization published the content?)
C urrency (Is this information recent? Do you see a copyright date?)
R elevance (Is the content relevant to the website or resource, and what you are researching?
A ccuracy (What is the purpose of the website or resource? Are any sources credited?
B ias (Is the information presented in a biased way or as an opinion?)
*Adapted from The Meadows School website