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Renaissance/Exploration

Renaissance/Exploration Fourth through Seventh April Davenport, Marilyn Mapes, Jodi Nibbelin Linda Wedwick, Carol Weis, Kelly Wojcik Thomas Metcalf Lab School

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Authors’ Note This project was developed for Metcalf Laboratory Schools to provide more universal access to curriculum for all students. The project was completed with collaboration from the following persons from Metcalf Lab School. April Davenport-Social Studies teacher for seventh and eighth grades Marilyn Mapes-Student Support Services Program Jodi Nibbelin-Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Linda Wedwick-Language Arts teacher for seventh and eighth grades Carol Weis-Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Kelly Wojcik-Special Education Resource Teacher This two to three week unit will engage students in the culture of the Renaissance and lead them to the discovery of the new world with explorers from around the world.

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Social Studies Standards

16.A.1a Explain the difference between past, present and future time

16.A.1b Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources).

16.A.1c Describe how people in different times and places viewed the world in different ways.

16.A.2c Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.

16.A.3c Identify the differences between historical fact and interpretation.

16.C.3a (US) Describe economic motivations that attracted Europeans and others to the Americas, 1500-1750.

16.C.3b (W) Describe the economic systems and trade patterns of North America, South America and Mesoamerica before the encounter with the Europeans.

16.C.3c (W) Describe the impact of technology (e.g., weaponry, transportation, printing press, microchips) in different parts of the world, 1500 - present.

English/Language Arts Standards

2.B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.

5. A. Locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems and communicate ideas.

5. B. Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various sources.

5. C. Apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats.

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Planning Pyramid

Some Students will know

The significance of events leading up to exploration. Elements of culture from the Renaissance that are evident

in today’s culture. How politics impacted exploration. How politics impacted the social systems. Technology development and the impact on future

innovations. All the below.

Most Students will know

Many events and/or elements of culture (food, fashion, music, art, language, etc.) that define the Renaissance.

The political systems of the period. Technology development of the time. Geography of the time and important areas in the world. Social classes and implications of that. Cultural differences between that time and current day. Important people, events, and issues of the time period. All the below

All Students will know

The time period covered during the renaissance period. Some events or elements of culture (food, fashion, music,

art, language, etc.) that define the Renaissance. A description of political systems. A description of social classes How to describe the importance of the renaissance.

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Teacher Library Renaissance & Writing Outline - Grade 8 Social Studies Lesson ... - Set As Home Page Features: Lesson Plans Search This Site Search The Net Inspired Teachers Science Projects Math Worksheets Participate ! ! ! Join Mailing List Add Lessons Lesson Plan http://www.LessonPlansPage.com/SSRenaissanceUnitOutline8.htm The Renaissance Files This site was designed for a seventh grade social studies unit on the Renaissance. The key information in the welcome, overview, and glossary is linked to auditory files to assist students... http://www.cr.k12.ia.us/Renaissance Planning a Renaissance Faire A sixth grade teacher (Mrs. Mainzer) provides suggestions for creating an interdisciplinary unit, The Renaissance Faire http://www.wre.liverpool.k12.ny.us/WRE/Featured_Projects/Renaissance%20Faire/six... http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. By pointing to excellent examples and collecting materials developed to communicate the idea, all of us experimenting with WebQuests will be able to learn from each other. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. http://www.france.com/culture/history/renaissance.html Simple webpage which includes time line with major historical events and information about those. http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=00A93000 Website with text information about different aspects of the renaissance. This is more of an encyclopedic view of this topic. http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/Ren/Ren1/Reno.html This is a website containing slides/photo CD’s illustrating maps from the renaissance period 1500-1700. http://www.mrdowling.com/704-magellan.html This site contains teacher background knowledge on a variety of related topics. Examples include humanism and exploration.

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Learner Activities

http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/track_frames.php3?track_id=91861&nocache=1157123671

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Build a character-includes information about clothing, hats, jobs, etc. http://www.renaissance-faire.com/ Language translation-students could translate a letter or passage from current language to language from the renaissance period. http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/ Make a timeline of important events of the renaissance-chronology website. http://orb.rhodes.edu./schriber/chronology.html A site that lists important historical events of the renaissance and reformation period in chronological order.

This site would be valuable to have the students view slide shows or virtual tours. http://www.surfnetkids.com/renaissance.htm This is a website which includes links to an art presentation, animated presentation, and background information. These are presented in slide show format

This site includes background information on the Renaissance, leading into explorers and scientific discoveries.

This is a fairly large website with information divided into topic areas about the renaissance. Topics include food, clothing, jobs, schools, entertainment, money, religion, and social classes. This website also offers links to other sites.

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Assessment

Students will read and analyze poems of the Renaissance, specifically Shakespeare, and write their own poetry. go.hrw.com

http://rubistar.4teachers.org *Create a rubric for writing projects, timelines, multimedia projects, etc. http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/track_frames.php3?track_id=91861&nocache=1157123671 *Guiding questions that can be used to assess students’ understanding of the reading. http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/track_frames.php3?track_id=4913&nocache=1509235668 *Guiding questions to help students assess their understanding of the material. www.funbrain.com

• Teachers can create their own on-line quizzes.

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Modifications Planning for Academic Diversity

For students that cannot read at grade level... Search for electronic text to use with text to speech software.

www.readplease.com free text to speech software www.nextuptech.com/textaloud inexpensive text to speech software www.promo.net/pg/ Project Gutenberg Index of public domain books. www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown On-line children’s literature web guide for digital

text. www.bookshare.org Search engine for copyrighted text

Simplify text for reading. Use Autosummarize feature in Tools Menu in Word.

Text could be read aloud by support staff. Selected text could be highlighted to emphasize important information. For students having difficulty mastering the vocabulary of the unit. Provide vocabulary lists with definitions at the beginning of the unit. Make flashcards with vocabulary terms. Create word webs from vocabulary. This could be done using Kidspirtation which has a free 30-day download version. Do a definition search using vocabulary words. www.visualthesaurus.com/ On-line thesaurus showing graphics of related words. For students having difficulty completing homework. www.ldresources.com This website has a section for homework tips for parents under the education section. Provide timelines for task analysis of homework projects. For students who need additional challenge. Students could conduct additional research and make a power point presentation about material. Students could complete a trackstar activity. For students required to conduct research. http://my.yahoo.com This search engine can be customized to provide condensed news searches or searches for specific topics. www.karnak.com This website will conduct websearches and sort sites according to preference information.