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Renaissance Unit

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Renaissance Unit

Henry Hudson image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson

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  1. Renaissance Unit Rationale Renaissance Unit Rationale

Lesson 1: The Middle Ages

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clip art from discoveryschool.com
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  1. The Middle Ages Lesson Plan The Middle Ages Lesson Plan
    The Middle Ages lesson was taught on September 5, 2006, at Mountain View Elementary School. Lesson Plan Objectives: 1. Define the Middle Ages. 2.Describe society in the Middle Ages. 3. Explain how the Middle Ages came to an end.

Lesson 2: Renaissance and Reformation

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Martin Luther's image from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
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  1. Renaissance and Reformation Lesson Plan Renaissance and Reformation Lesson Plan
    The Renaissance and Reformation lesson was taught on September 6-7, 2006 at Mountain View Elementary School. Lesson Plan Objectives: 1. Identify the main interests of Renaissance scholars. 2. Explain how people's lives changed during the Renaissance. 3. Describe changes that occurred during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.

Lesson 3: Age of Exploration and Conquest

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Copernicus image from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus

 
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  1. Age of Exploration and Conquest Age of Exploration and Conquest
    The Age of Exploration and Conquest was taught during September 11-12, 2006 at Mountain View Elementary School. Lesson Plan Objectives: 1. Describe the Scientific Revolution 2. Identify factors that triggered the Age of Exploration. 3. Explain how the English monarchy differed from others in Europe. 4. Describe the relationship between England and its American colonies.

Lesson 4: Age of Exploration Review

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Christopher Columbus image from
http://www.columbusnavigation.com/
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  1. Age of Exploration Review Age of Exploration Review
    The Age of Exploration Review was taught on September 20, 2006 at Mountain View Elementary School. The students watched a video on the Age of Exploration using the technology program United Streaming and completed a video quiz.

Renaissance Study Guide

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Leonardo da Vinci image from
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
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  1. Renaissance Study Guide Renaissance Study Guide
    The Renaissance Study Guide was taught on September 21,2006, at Mountain View Elementary School. The students were quizzed on Renaissance material using the game Jeopardy on September 22,2006.

Lesson 5: Meet the Press (People of the Renaissance)

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Edward Jenner image from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Jenner
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  1. Meet the Press Lesson Meet the Press Lesson
    The Meet the Press lesson was taught during the week of September 25, 2006, at Mountain View Elementary School. Students spent a week researching People of the Renaissance and Reformation in the library and computer lab. Lesson Plan Objectives: 1. Students will demonstrate research techniques. 2. Students will create a power point or research paper that answers the Meet the Press questions. 3. Students will demonstrate proper grammar during their oral report.
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  1. Classroom Web Page Classroom Web Page
    This link will provide addition information, including pictures of the students completing research and presenting their reports orally. The web site is password protected, to retrieve the password please e-mail me at s-barker@hotmail.com.

Renaissance People Study Guide

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Ferdinand Magellan image from
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan
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  1. People of the Renaissance Study Guide People of the Renaissance Study Guide
    People of the Renaissance Study Guide was taught on October 10,2006, at Mountain View Elementary School. Students reviewed for the People of the Renaissance test by playing Jeopardy on October 11,2006.
  2. People of the Renaissance Study Guide Answer Key People of the Renaissance Study Guide Answer Key

Renaissance People Test

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek image from
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/leeuwenhoek.html
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  1. People of the Renaissance Test People of the Renaissance Test
    The People of the Renaissance test was given on October 12,2006, at Mountain View Elementary School.
  2. People of the Renaissance Test Answer Key People of the Renaissance Test Answer Key

Renaissance Festival Field Trip

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Miguel de Cervantes image from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes

 

 

To conclude the Renaissance Unit students attended the Renaissance Festival in Davidson County on <st1:date Month="10" Day="17" Year="2006"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">October 17, 2006</SPAN></st1:date>.

 

Web Links:
  1. Renaissance Festival Renaissance Festival
    This web link provides information on the Carolina Renaissance Festival.

Renaissance Unit Reflection

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Sir Isaac Newton image from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
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  1. Reflection Reflection
Author: Summer Barker
Last modified: 5/30/2007 10:57 AM (EST)