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You’re hosting a dinner party. No. You don’t have to cook. You don’t need to serve drinks. You do need to think about your guests though! Your guests are important figures from the Renaissance. My, what an interesting dinner this would be! You will create a dinner table on a poster-board and provide the following
Choose six guests of the Renaissance to invite to your dinner party! Include yourself at the head of the table, and seat your guests next to others at the table on the large paper template provided.
Label the chairs where each guest will sit. Under each guest, provide a three sentence explanation of who they are and their contributions to the Renaissance.
Print a picture of each guest and put it on the seats at the dinner table. The image does not need to be in color, but it is nice to see some color now and again!
Under each guest provide a question you would ask them and explain why you would ask them the questions in one-two sentences.
Provide a one sentence explanation of why each person would sit next to the guests they are seated with.
Dinner Party Essay -- TEST GRADE!
Content - 30 points (5 points each guest) Poster/Template - 10 points - Graded based on neatness & creativity & color. Use colored pencils or markers!
Day 2
In Class: The Renaissance Dinner Party! Renaissance Dinner Party due by the end of Day 3 for Ms. Jordan -- Due by end of Day 2 class for Mr. Barry
Day 3
In Class: The Renaissance Dinner Party due! -- Introduce the World Religions unit
HW: None!
Day 4
In Class: World Religions Unit -- Islam <-- Islam document
In Class: The School of Athens is regarded as one of the greatest pieces of artwork in the world. Using the information you learned from the Khan Academy video and the text below about the fresco, you are to answer the following question:
How is Raphael’s School of Athens fresco an excellent demonstration of Renaissance art illustrating classicism and philosophy?
This is an essay that may not be longer than two pages typed, double spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman, one-inch margins. -5 points for any of these rules not followed. The essay will be written in the third person!
The paper will have an introduction of 3-5 sentences that explains to the reader (me) the following information:
Who painted the School of Athens & when was the School of Athens painted?
What was Raphael’s purpose for the painting? & where is the School of Athens fresco physically located?
Thesis statement saying this fresco is a good example of Renaissance art because....
Your essay will have three body paragraphs.
The first body paragraph will define humanism and provide at least one example of how humanism is illustrated in Raphael’s fresco.
The second body paragraph will define classicism and provide at least one example of how classicism is illustrated in Raphael’s fresco.
The third body paragraph will define philosophy and provide at least one example of how philosophy is illustrated in Raphael’s fresco.
You will have a concluding sentence at the end of the third body paragraph...
HW: School of Athens paper due by Day 2 -- Please print it, do not share it via email
Day 2 & 3
In Class & HW if not finished:
Answer the following Q in your Renaissance Guided Notes packet or have the answer typed/handwritten on a separate sheet of paper. These answers are based on the readings and videos of Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli from the Renaissance Doc and the videos above:
The term “Renaissance man” comes from the type of man Leonardo da Vinci was. He was everything the Renaissance was. A Renaissance man is defined as: a person with many talents or areas of knowledge. Explain how Leonardo da Vinci is THE Renaissance man.
Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian thinker and politician who wrote about how government should function. How could you best sum up Machiavelli’s beliefs/ideas based on the reading?
HW: Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli HW Q's due at the beginning class!
Day 4
In Class: Finish Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli --- Welcome to the Renaissance Dinner Party!
Now that we’ve read about some leaders of the Renaissance, we’re now going to see who YOU think are the best, coolest, most funnest, whatever!
William ShakespeareJohannes GuttenburgRaphael MichelangeloTitianAlbrecht Durer Andreas VesaliusNicholaus Copernicus Queen Isabella of Spain Queen Elizabeth I of EnglandMiguel CervantesLeonardo da Vinci Nicolo Machiavelli
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You’re hosting a dinner party. No. You don’t have to cook. You don’t need to serve drinks. You doneed to think about your guests though! Your guests are important figures from the Renaissance. My, what an interesting dinner this would be! You will create a dinner table on a posterboard and provide the following
Choose six guests of the Renaissance to invite to your dinner party! Include yourself at the head of the table, and seat your guests next to others at the table on the large paper template provided. Label the chairs where each guest will sit. Under each guest, provide a three sentence explanation of who they are and their contributions to the Renaissance.
Print a picture of each guest and put it on the seats at the dinner table. The image does not need to be in color, but it is nice to see some color now and again!
Under each guest provide a question you would ask them and explain why you would ask them the questions in one-two sentences.
Provide a one sentence explanation of why each person would sit next to the guests they are seated with.
Dinner Party Essay -- TEST GRADE!
Content - 30 points (5 points each guest)
Poster/Template - 10 points - Graded based on neatness & creativity & color. Use colored pencils or markers!
