1. The Renaissance

2. September 2, 2015

3.  After coming into class quietly, take out your World History materials and turn to the Hey History!  Pass back materials in Pick Up Box Do Now

4.  Topic: Medieval Art vs. Renaissance Art – Compare Hey History

5.  During the Middle Ages, religion wielded great influence over art, government and literature.  Also, the Crusades spurred a revival in trade in western Europe  Towns and cities began to grow, nations formed strong governments, and people started to challenge the authority of the church  Next, we will learn about developments in art, literature, and thought marked European life, as well as new ideas in religion that challenged the moral authority of the church What we just learned/What we will learn

6.  In the Left Column: Using what we know about the Middle Ages, write three or four facts/sentences describing each area of the Middle Ages  Include examples to back up facts  In the Right Column: Next, write a brief prediction for how you believe the Renaissance will be different Describing the Middle Ages

7.  The Roman Catholic Church dominated both spiritual and political areas of life  Art was dominated by religious icons  Feudalism was the main political and social system; Manorialism was the economic system  Society consisted of three major social classes (nobles, serfs, and clergy)  Empires were ruled by emperors or kings who came to power because it was their divine birth right. The Middle Ages

8.  Primary source vs. Secondary source Predicting Life in Renaissance

9.  Articulate what you perceive to be true about life and thinking in the Renaissance, especially those views that were in direct contrast to the major beliefs and practices of the Middle Ages.  Record observations about each area in your Graphic Organizer Predicting Life in the Renaissance

10.  What is a Renaissance?  The Renaissance – or “rebirth” – was both a philosophical and artistic movement and the era when that movement flourished  What are the factors that led to the Italian Renaissance?  Ruins of the Roman Empire a reminder of their glory  Contact with the Byzantines  Knowledge of Arab and African achievements in Sci and Meds  Artistic awakening  Study of Greek and Roman Classics, leading to search for new knowledge How the Renaissance came about…

11.  Which two ancient civilizations influenced the Italian Renaissance the most?  One difference between life in the Middle Ages and life in the Renaissance Closure – Exit Ticket

12.  Using the beginning section of Chapter 6, Sec. 1, Create a Graphic Organizer outlining the nature of thought during the Italian Renaissance  What did the major thinkers believe?  What was considered important knowledge? Homework

13. September 3, 2015

14.  After coming into class quietly, take out your world history materials and turn to the Hey History! Section of your binder  Turn in your homework from last night into the Turn In Box Do Now…

15.  Topic: The Renaissance Man 1)Prediction: what do you think a “Renaissance man” is?  Video 2)Is there anything you would add to your prediction from before? Any modern-day examples you can think of? Hey History!

16.  We do not have an exact year for the beginning and the end of the Italian Renaissance, but we do know it was an age of intellectual and artistic revival centered in the classical antiquity of Greek and Roman literature that began about 1350 A.D. and lasted until 1650 A.D.  Today, you will explain the major aspects that defined this period in the world… Describing the Renaissance…

17.  You will be creating a “slideshow” or “flipbook” describing the Renaissance  Need a Title Slide  Each slide needs a title, content, and some type of illustration  Topics to address:  causes and effects of this historical event  where it began and why  why it was successful  what it accomplished  how it was diffused throughout Europe  what the major differences were between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Europe Renaissance Italian Renaissance “Slideshows”

18.  Quiz Grade – You will be graded on the following criteria:  Required Elements  You have the right number of slides, each slide has the right content  Accurate Content  Information is accurate from a credible source  Text Elements  Text is easy to view, read, and comprehend  Graphics  Pictures accurately relate to slides Grading…

19.  Exit Slips…  3 things you learned about the Renaissance Era today?  1 thing you still would like to inquire about? Closure…

20. No Homework…

21. September 4, 2015

22.  After quietly coming into class, take out your world history materials  Select a group member to go to the back of the room and retrieve your slide show materials from the back table Do Now…

23.  13 minutes… Finish Slide Shows

24.  causes and effects…  Rediscovery of classical Roman and Greek Literature  Interest in the Humanism (focused on the individual) and secularism (separation of church and state)  Wealthy Italian cities  Explosion of knowledge, ideas, art, etc.  where it began and why  Began in Italy in the 1300s after scholars started to take a more critical approach to learning  Works compared – what is more authentic?  why it was successful  Expansion of Greek and Roman dominant cultural identity  Realistic features in art, scientific inquiry, and quest for knowledge Describing the Renaissance…

25.  what it accomplished  New techniques and scientific inquiry led to some of the greatest art  Greek and Roman ideas about education and government permeated Italian culture, literature  how it was diffused throughout Europe  Passageways through the Alps  The Printing Press  what the major differences were between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Europe Renaissance  Rest of western Europe vs. Italy  English Lit. reached peak during NR; artists emulated their Italian predecessors Describing the Renaissance…

26.  Petrarch  Machiavellei Baldassare  CastiglioneGiotto  MasaccioDa Vinci  MichelangeloRaphael  TitianDonatello  Jan van Eyck Brueghel  DürerHolbein  GutenbergErasmus  ShakespeareBotticelli  BrunelleshiBoccacio  Renaissance Personalities Chart and Outline Map Renaissance Personalities

27.  Explain which artists you think had the biggest impact on the era.  Explain which artists you find the most fascinating.  Where do you find most of the artists and writers were located? Why do you think this is true? Further Discussion…

28.  Da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael  Titian Donatello Botticelli  Brunelleshi  Each group gets a Renaissance artist to research.  Each group create a visual display (i.e., PowerPoint ©, poster, collage, storyboard) for its assigned Renaissance artist.  Each group should research the artist’s life, style of art, specific names of artwork, pictures of the artist’s works, and a comparison of the artist’s work with Middle Ages style of art. Major Renaissance Artists

29.  Exit Ticket  3 things I learned  2 things I found interesting  1 thing I must inquire about! Closure…

30.  Think about/Work on Renaissance Personality Visual Homework