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Renaissance Web quest A Web Quest for 7th Grade Social Studies Designed by James F. Kolessar
Kolessarj@PawlingSchools.org Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Introduction You are a Middle School Student living in Pawling in 2009. As you are riding your bike to school you have an accident. When you wake up, you find yourself in a small peasant’s cottage in rural England, at the beginning of the Renaissance. Most of the people around you cannot read or write. They have lived in the same place their entire lives and more than likely are going to be doing the same job their parents have done. Into this way of life are coming thinkers, inventors, artists, sculptors and teachers, who are beginning to challenge their way of life. All of a sudden “new technology”, new ways of living, and thinking, are popping up all over the place. For example, people are being given the opportunity to learn how to read and write which will change their way of life. They are marveling at how a new cathedral reaches toward the sky and is filled with large stained glass windows, due to improvements in architectural engineering. Today we live in a world where “new technology” changes almost daily, thanks to people who have been influenced by those who lived during the Renaissance. Imagine what would have happened if the inventors, thinkers and artists of the Renaissance had been suppressed by the people in charge? Your task is to get back to the present by meeting, talking too and writing about some famous people, inventions, and theories of the Renaissance. Question: Why do we consider the Renaissance to be one of the most influential time periods in our history?
The Task - Create a timeline, listing 12 forms of “new technology” during the Renaissance.
- Create a map of Europe, showing the towns/places and the names of the inventors/creators of the 12 forms of “new technology” from the last task.
- Interview a famous person from the Renaissance.
- Explain how “new technology” will help you find your way home.
- Describe life in Europe between 1350 and 1550, has affected your life today.
- Compare and contrast the “new technology” of the Renaissance with the “new technology” of today.
- Create a poster explaining which inventions of the Renaissance had the most impact on your life?
- Explain why we consider the Renaissance to be one of the most influential time periods in our history.
The Process 1. Randomly choose a partner to help you accomplish your tasks. One of you will be the English peasant and trhe other will be the Pawling Midle School Student. 2. Both of you should begin by reviewing the websites listed below. Some are about people and inventions, specific to the Renaissance, while some are more general. "During the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance (1350-1450) the bubonic plague, also called the "Black Death," devastated one half of the population of ..." "You can click on the image to see a MUCH larger version of the map. Renaissance map. Map provided courtesy of the University of Texas ..." "Renaissance Timeline - Timeline of the Renaissance.
europeanhistory.about.com/od/therenaissance/.../rentimeline.htm" Religious Objections to Copernicus
Jan 2, 2005 ... I get asked about this a great deal, in large measure because the common lore is that the Catholic Church immediately condemned Copernicus ... Renaissance Scientists & Inventors
"Renaissance Scientists & Inventors. RenaissancePeople - Art - Exploration & Discovery - Government - Literature - Religion - Science & Inventors ..." "Inventions of the Renaissance. clock.gif (1035 bytes) Clocks The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300's." "Discusses devices that are supposedly created in this period of time, such as clocks and the printing press." "An ambitious Grade 8 Project about Renaissance musicians, sculptors, explorers, scientists, architects, politicians, scholars, patrons, and artists." 3. Create a timeline, on which you list the dates when 12 forms of “new technology” of the Renaissance, were created, and explain how they affect your way of life. Renaissance Timeline - Timeline of the Renaissance. 4. Create a map of Europe, listing the names of inventors and the names of the citites( towns) were the 12 forms of “new technology” identified in the the last task, were created You can click on the image to see a MUCH larger version of the map. Renaissance map. Map provided courtesy of the University of Texas ...  5. Interview a famous person from the Renaissance, and explain how they and their form of “new technology” changed the life of people living during the Reanissance.
An ambitious grade 8 project about Renaissance musicians, scultors, explorers, scientists, architects, politicians, scholars, patrons, and artists. 6. Describe what life in Europe would have been like, between 1350 and 1550, if the people in charge, had suppressed the “new technology” of the Renaissance. Religious Objections to Copernicus
"Jan 2, 2005 ... I get asked about this a great deal, in large measure because the common lore is that the Catholic Church immediately condemned Copernicus ..." Inventions of the Renaissance
Inventions of the Renaissance. clock.gif (1035 bytes) Clocks The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300's. With this invention time began to ...
7. Choose one famous person from the Renaissance and write a paragraph on how he/she has affected your life today. An ambitious grade 8 project about Renaissance musicians, sculptors, explorers, scientists, architects, politicians, scholars, patrons, and artists.  8. Compare and contrast one form of “new technology” of the Renaissance with one form of “new technology” of today, in a power point slide show.
9. Create a poster where you explain which inventions of the Renaissance had the most impact on your life? Inventions of the Renaissance. The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300's. With this invention time began to ...
10. Overall, what impact did the inventors of the Renaissance have on inventors today?
11. Now that you have made it back to the present, write an essay explaining why you consider the Renaissance to be one of the most influential time periods in our history. 12. Finally, you are going to do a presentation about what you have researched. The presentation should be between 5-10 minutes. In order to engage the class, you may dress up like the famous person and role-play. You may play movie clips or music or show any other information you researched. At the end of your presentation, your classmates will have the opportunity to ask you questions about what you researched.
Evaluation Your performance will be based on the following Rubric. A score of “4” equals 90 – 100, a “3” equals 80-89, a “2” equals 70 -79, and a “1” equals 60-69. | | Beginning 1 | Developing 2 | Accomplished 3 | Exemplary 4 | Score | | Internet Use | Did not use the given Internet links and needed constant help with the link | Used the given Internet links occasionally but needed help to navigate through the websites. | Used the given Internet links with minimal assistance. | Used the given Internet links and other internet links successfully and with complete ease. | | | Written language Accuracy | Many errors in written language usage, including, grammar, punctuation and spelling. | Some errors in written language usage, including grammar, punctuation and spelling. | Written language used was usually correct, including grammar, punctuation and spelling | Written language was always correctly used including, grammar, punctuation and spelling. | | | Content and Presentation | Did not use appropriate visual aids and speaking tools. | Used some appropriate visual aids and speaking tools | Used appropriate visual aids and speaking tools | Completed more than all of the requirements using appropriate visual aids and correct speaking tools | | | Collaboration | Student needed to be prompted to work with others and make contributions. | Student worked with others and made contributions with some prompting | Student worked well with others to complete the basic assignment , with no prompting | Student worked very well with others and gave many productive suggestions which added to the completion of this assignment. | | | Effort | Student fulfilled less than half of the requirements of this task. | Student fulfilled more than half of the requirements of this task. | Student fulfilled all of the requirements of this task. | Student exceeded the requirements of the task and put in great care in the process. | |
Conclusion Students will be able to explain in their own words what the Renaissance was and its importance in our history. Furthermore, they will be able to realize the link between the inventors and free thinkers of the Renaissance and those of modern times. If Bill Gates and Leonardo da Vinci could switch places, would they become as famous, as they are? Would they be creating the same things?
Credits & References During the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance (1350-1450) the bubonic plague, also called the "Black Death," devastated one half of the population of ... You can click on the image to see a MUCH larger version of the map. Renaissance map. Map provided courtesy of the University of Texas ... Renaissance Timeline - Timeline of the Renaissance.
europeanhistory.about.com/od/therenaissance/.../rentimeline.htm Renaissance Scientists & Inventors. RenaissancePeople - Art - Exploration & Discovery - Government - Literature - Religion - Science & Inventors ... Religious Objections to Copernicus Jan 2, 2005 ... I get asked about this a great deal, in large measure because the common lore is that the Catholic Church immediately condemned Copernicus ... Inventions of the Renaissance Inventions of the Renaissance. clock.gif (1035 bytes) Clocks The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300's. Discusses devices that are supposedly created in this period of time, such as clocks and the printing press. An ambitious grade 8 project about Renaissance musicians, sculptors, explorers, scientists, architects, politicians, scholars, patrons, and artists.
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