Assignments
1. Take main idea notes over the section (to
review
the proper form for taking notes
go to Main
Idea Notes
2. Develop main idea questions- For each topic
sentence
identify the main idea then
develop questions based
upon that idea. At first develop basic who, what, when,
where,
why, and how
questions.
For example, on page 350 of your text under the heading Flemish
painters, the topic sentence
of the first paragraph reads: "Among the many talented artists
of Flanders in the 1400s,
Jan and Hubert van Eyck stand out."
Obvious questions raised
by this statement include:
a. Where
is Flanders?
b. Why
are the van Eyck brothers considered to be talented artists?
Notice it is not
necessary
to ask questions using all of the interrogative pronouns. Just
ask
the questions that are
obviously
raised by the topic sentence. Leave space after each question to
record a response to the
question. After writing the questions read the material and
record
a
response if the information
is available. Sometimes you may ask a question and there may not
be
enough information to record
a complete accurate response.
5. Main idea quiz
6. Reading quiz: The spread of printing.
Students
will read a passage and construct responses to a
series of questions.
7. Exam: The Renaissance, Chapter 14,
Sections
1 and 2
Activities
1. Using the text, The Humanities in Western
Culture,
identify and discuss the differences
between Medieval art and
Renaissance art. When this activity is complete the students
should
be able to distinguish a
Medieval painting from a Renaissance painting.
2. Northern Renaissance Art
a. Review the four types of perspective.
b. Use
the Web Gallery of
Art
to view the works of the following Northern Renaissance
artists. Apply your knowledge of perspective to
analyze
the artists' technique. If asked, be able
to explain the artist's use of perspective.
a. Instructions
b. A
Matter of Perspective
c. Economic
interpretation: An excerpt from Lisa Jardin's Worldly Goods
d. Religious
interpretation: "Meaning through Symbols"
4. Northern Humanism
a.
Read:
1) "Northern Humanists". World History,
pp. 350-351.
2) "Humanists of the Northern Renaissance were
concerned
with religion and
ethics". History and Life, pp. 364-365.
b.
Create
a T-chart. Label the left sideof the T-chart " basic writings and
themes of
Erasmus" and label the right side of the chart "basic writings and
themes
of More".
c. Use information from the text to complete the chart.
5. Students will be given a quote from one of
William
Shakepeare's plays. Using a book
of quotation or other source
the student is to locate the quotation in its play, read the entire
speech or section from which
the quotation is taken, and then write a paragraph discussing
the quotation. The
paragraph should analyze the Renaissance ideas and attitudes expressed
in the quotation.
Click on the following link to go to the quotes: Shakespearean
Quotes
6. Bonus: Students will be
given
the opportunity to watch the film The Agony and the Ecstasy.
The film portrays the
life of Michelangelo Buonarotti at the time of the painting of the
Sistine
Chapel.
Hollywood often takes great
liberties in portraying history. The students' job is to research
several
scenes to determine how
true to historical fact the film was. After conducting the
research
the
student will set up an
appointment
to discuss his/her findings with the instructor.
Sources:
Giorgio
Vasari, Lives of the Artists.
Michelangelo:
Artist
and Aristocrat
Life
and Times of Michelangelo
Vittoria Colonna, Marchesa di Pescara
7. Bonus: One of the reasons Shakespeare
is
still read and performed today is because
of the relevance of the themes
developed in his plays. Read Act
II: Scene 4 of Measure for Measure.
After reading the scene make an
appointment to discuss the theme of the Act and its relevance
to the actions of people
in today's world.
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