CHOICE BOARD: The Renaissance

Choice Board : The Italian RenaissanceClick the button

Read "florence during the Renaissance"

Answer the questions

Review Renaissance Art

and questions

Watch the Video and write a summary

History Channel Renaissance

Watch the Video and Write a Summary

Reocrd a podcast or video story

Create a poster or Infographic on the Renaissance

Create a Song, Poem or Rap about the Renaissance

Directions

How the Renaissance led to the Reformation- Read and answer the question in a google doc - How did the Renaissance challenge the church and start a Reformation? Use four examples

Open the Links for each set of questions by clicking on an artist name and reading then click and watch the video. Finally copy the questions to a google doc and answer then add to your folder. Leonardo Da Vinci and watch the video 1.Why was Leonardo Da Vinci a renaissance man? 2. Click on 3 of the inventions shown and fill out the following on each a. Invention #1 ______________________________ What do you think it was used for?________________ b. Invention #2 ______________________________ What do you think it was used for?________________ c. Invention #3 ______________________________ What do you think it was used for?________________ Michelangelo and watch the video 3. Who was Michelangelo? 4. Name 3 pieces of art he is responsible for. 5. Why was he important to the Renaissance? Machiavelli and watch the video 6. Who was the most famous writer of the Renaissance? 7. Why would writing in the vernacular make him so popular during his time in England? 8. Niccolo Machiavelli was the most important political writer of the Renaissance. What was Machiavelli’s The Prince all about? Raphael and watch the video 9. Name 3 pieces of art he is responsible for. 10. Why was he important to the Renaissance?

Open History.com and Read about the Renaissance. Then answer the questions on a google doc Read the “Background” paragraph. 1. What time period did the Renaissance come after? 2. What were 3 areas in which Renaissance achievements were made? Read the “Humanism” paragraph. 3. How was the focus during the Renaissance different than during the Middle Ages? 4. Which ancient classical civilizations did the humanists study? 5. Humanists also stressed the importance of the Read the “Artists” paragraph. 6. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci?

Record a podcast or Video newscast on the Renaissance - Include an explanation of the changes bought by Humanism and the changes during the Renaissance - Include an overview of 3 artists and their major works during the Renaissance - Finish with an overview of the importance of the Renaissance - Minimum 3 minutes long

Create a poster or Infographic on the Renaissance - Include an explanation of the changes bought by Humanism and the changes during the Renaissance - Include an overview of 3 artists and their major works during the Renaissance - Finish with an overview of the importance of the Renaissance

Write a song, poem or rap about the Renaissance - Include an explanation of the changes bought by Humanism and the changes during the Renaissance - Include an overview of 3 artists and their major works during the Renaissance - Finish with an overview of the importance of the Renaissance

Your Choice: Start in the middle with the How the Renaissance influenced the Reformation activity- MANDATORY Choose any other task Choose 1 Product in the 3rd row Put all assignments into a folder in google and submit to Canvas