Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Fashionista
Prove: The styles and materials for Renaissance clothing were dependent on
resources and purpose.
Product: A coffee table book.
Study the fashion and jewelry of the Renaissance.
Make full-colour, visual illustrations.
State the fabrics and jewel types and explain why those materials were used.
Design an original piece of jewelry and custom dress to be presented to a
queen.
Explain your choice in design and materials.
To Be or Not to Be
Prove: Shakespeare had the greatest influence on Western writing.
Product: A story board.
Study Shakespeares influence on the world.
Read a synopsis or a play written by him.
Be prepared to story-tell the play in your own words.
Create a storyboard to follow the plot.
Then defend or argue the following statements:
o Shakespeare is considered to be a phenomenal writer today.
o Shakespeare was viewed as a phenomenal writer in his time.
Musical Wonders
Prove: Music in the Renaissance had a specific purpose and it greatly affected
society.
Product: Make a digital collage of Renaissance instruments with corresponding audio
tracks.
Listen to a piece of music written during the Renaissance.
Use an on-line story-writing program to write and illustrate a story to
accompany the music.
Present the story and explain the purpose of music during the Renaissance
and the effect it had on society.
Leo: A Brilliant Mind
Prove: Leonardo Da Vincis sketchbook greatly influenced Renaissance society as
well as modern society.
Product: A digital scrapbook of a collection of sketches that are found in Da Vincis
sketchbook.
Write a detailed explanation of the sketch.
Explain its impact on Renaissance society.
Explain its impact on modern society.
Amazing Art
Prove: Renaissance art had a strong impact on art throughout the western world,
and is still seen as an important influence today.
Product: A guide map to an art museum focussing on Renaissance art.
Which questions do you REALLY need to answer to prove that your statement is true? Select those
questions and use the graphic organizer for taking notes.
Fill in a graphic organizer for each question you research.
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Social Studies 8
Criteria
Developing
Competent
Exemplary