Lesson+3+Birth+of+Renaissance

[|Renaissance Art General] [|Renaissance Italian and Northern] [|Leonardo Mona Lisa] [|Michelangelo Sistine Chapel] [|Raphael paintings] [] Mr. Martinson Lesson 3 Birth of the Renaissance World History, 11th Grade Lesson Plan I. Objective: Students will examine the conditions in Italy that gave rise to the Renaissance in order to describe them in a short essay.
 * VOCABULARY:**
 * Renaissance**
 * humanism**
 * secular**
 * patron**
 * vernacular**
 * perspective**

II. Warmup: **HOW DID RENAISSANCE CONTRIBUTE TO DEMOCRACY?**? -Protestant Reformation challenged the authority of Catholic Church -People began reading the Bible and asking questions, praying to God, challenge authority -Printing press created books in different vernaculars, people read, became literate and informed and questioned authority of Church. -individualism grew -Catholic church began to lose credibility and authority. -Other protestant churches gained influence. -Individuals got more authority.

III. Instruction: Read page 37-38. IV. Guided: a)WARMUP period 3A ** What three advantages fostered the Renaissance in Italy? ** 1.looked to Greece and Rome. Interested in Classics.

2.wealthy Patron supports the atist. Merchants dominated politics. (Medici)

3.city states. ideas being exchanged, also trades making the city states wealthy. place where you went to study.

1. Wealthy city-state: overseas trade increased the prosperity, cultural interaction. 2. Wealthy merchant class were able to support the artists. Had time to explore new interests. 3.Got inspiration from Greek and Roman classics.

V. Independent: Read page 38-39 to complete the chart. RENAISSANCE ART GROUP WORK 1. Select a picture. 2. Who is the artist? 3. Write down what you see in the work 4. Write down three emotion words. Why did you choose these words? 5. Write a story about the people in the picture. Library: Research a panel from the Sistine Chapel, find the Biblical story, read it, and write a one page newspaper artcle about the event in the panel. PAGE 38: Describe the Renaissance views of people about religion, life and the afterlife. VI. Assessment: a. Read page 40-41 and 44-45. Select one Renaissance artist and write about or illustrate his accomplishments.
 * b) CREATE Focus on Vocabulary Chart ** ** What are the features of Renaissance art (Why was Renaissance art so revolutionary?) ** ** --Perspective ** ** --Realistic: 3-D, details, body/muscles, expression/emotion, natural postures ** ** --Religious subjects, Roman and Greek classics, secular subjects **

VII. Closure: Share your answers/articles.