Renaissance

Overview: In the Renaissance unit you will explore Objectives: At the end of the Renaissance unit you will be able to (SS & ELA): 1. Identify important artists of the Renaissance period 2. Identify the important inventions of the period. 3. Conduct an online search locating pictures and information on this period and develop an ELA project 4. Explain why the period of time following the Middle Ages was called the Renaissance 5. Explain the significance of Johann Gutenberg's invention. 6. Explain the concept of the Reformation. 7. Identify ,define and use the chapter vocabulary words. 8. Demonstrate your knowledge of the period by passing the chapter test.
Day	Chapter Online	ELA Unit	Textbook Readings	Homework Assignments	Additional Activities
1	Dawn of a New Age Humanism	Vocabulary	Pages 178-183	Homework 1&2 worksheets	Daily: Word of the Day Unit Middle Ages/Renaissance: Quarter:4 Year:2002 Test on Renaissance
2	Gutenberg City States in Italy	Literature excerpts Online search on Gutenberg	Pages 184-189	Homework 3&4 worksheets
3	The Medici's Social Levels	Video presentation "Castle"	Pages 174-178	Homework 5&6 worksheets
4	RenaissanceArt The Renaissance Spreads	Literature excerpts/Online search of artists	Pages 184-189	Homework 7&8 worksheets
5	Machiavelli Exploration	Vocabulary	Pages 184-190	Homework 9&10 worksheets
6	Magellan	Online search tracing voyage of Magellan	Pages 184-190	Homework 11 worksheet
7	Projects & or Quizzes Due : ELA Project on Artists and Inventions of the Renaissance