Goals & Objectives
Students will distinguish the ideological shift, from religion to humanism, during the Renaissance Era, as well as, recognize the growing notion of individuals and the natural world.
California State Content Standards
7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.
7.8.1. Describe the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new interest in humanism (i.e., a balance between intellect and religious faith).
7.11.4. Explain how the main ideas of the Enlightenment can be traced back to such movements as the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution and to the Greeks, Romans, and Christianity.
7.8.1. Describe the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new interest in humanism (i.e., a balance between intellect and religious faith).
7.11.4. Explain how the main ideas of the Enlightenment can be traced back to such movements as the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution and to the Greeks, Romans, and Christianity.
Lesson Introduction
At the beginning of class, the teacher will display the, "Be a Patron of the Arts" segment of the Interaction Activity on the overhead screen. The teacher will read to the class, all; comments, statements and text, provided in the Interaction Activity, with enthusiasm. When the Interaction Activity presents itself with a decision making choice, the teacher will use name cards to randomly pick a student to come up and make the choice for the class.
Vocabulary
Key terms will be covered during the content delivery segment of the lesson. When the key term appears in the Rocketslide presentation, the teacher will break from the lesson and read to the class the definition. Students will be required to write down the key terms and definitions in their notes so that they may be used for later reference.
-chronological: events arranged in the order in which they occurred.
-egg tempera: colored pigments, ground into powder, and mixed with egg yolks to create paint.
-halo: a ring or circle of light around the head of a saint in a religious painting.
-hieratic scale: representing the sizes of things according to their importance, rather than how they would appear in the real world.
-humanist: A scholar of the Renaissance who pursued the study and understanding of the ancient Greek and Roman empires. A person with a strong concern for human interests, values, and dignity.
-landscape: natural scenery, such as trees, rocks, rivers, lakes, mountains, sky and clouds.
-oil paint: Paint that is created by mixing oil with colored pigments that are ground into powder.
-perspective: A variety of techniques used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat surface such as a painting or drawing.
-chronological: events arranged in the order in which they occurred.
-egg tempera: colored pigments, ground into powder, and mixed with egg yolks to create paint.
-halo: a ring or circle of light around the head of a saint in a religious painting.
-hieratic scale: representing the sizes of things according to their importance, rather than how they would appear in the real world.
-humanist: A scholar of the Renaissance who pursued the study and understanding of the ancient Greek and Roman empires. A person with a strong concern for human interests, values, and dignity.
-landscape: natural scenery, such as trees, rocks, rivers, lakes, mountains, sky and clouds.
-oil paint: Paint that is created by mixing oil with colored pigments that are ground into powder.
-perspective: A variety of techniques used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat surface such as a painting or drawing.
Content Delivery
The teacher will provide the students with a lecture on Renaissance art. The lecture will include a Sliderocket presentation. During the lecture, the teacher will show different paintings pertaining to the Renaissance Era, in chronological order. Here, the teacher will have students compare and contrast different art pieces which depict the radical ideological shift in the interest of humanism, over time. Correspondingly, the teacher will have the theme music from the "Be a Patron of the Arts" Interactive Activity playing softly in the background, throughout the lecture.
Student Engagement
During the Lesson Introduction, students will participate as a class in the "Be a Patron of the Arts" Interactive activity. Students will have the opportunity to pretend that they are an artist, during the Renaissance Era. This will include making choices and participating in the Interactive Activity. Students will listen, as the teacher reads out loud to the class, the choices and decisions they make, as it plays out.
During the Content Delivery of the lesson, students will listen and follow along to the teachers lecture and Sliderocket presentation. Students will be randomly called to answer questions by the teacher and to participate in class discussion. Students will also take notes and write down key terms and definitions, which will be read to them out loud by the teacher.
During the Content Delivery of the lesson, students will listen and follow along to the teachers lecture and Sliderocket presentation. Students will be randomly called to answer questions by the teacher and to participate in class discussion. Students will also take notes and write down key terms and definitions, which will be read to them out loud by the teacher.
Lesson Closure
The teacher will toss a "squishy ball" to a random student and ask the student to share with the class one comment associated with; what they learned from the lesson, what they liked or found interesting about the lesson or, if they have a question about the lesson. After the first student's response, that student will then toss the "squish ball" to another student of their choosing. This student will follow up with their comment. The Lesson Closure will carry on until there are no further responses, or the bell is about to ring.
Assessment
Entry Level:
-Class Discussion and questions and answers will serve as a survey tool for the teacher to assess which students are learning from the lesson.
-The Lesson Closure "squishy ball" activity will assess what the students have learned or what concepts and ideas the students are still struggling with.
-Class Discussion and questions and answers will serve as a survey tool for the teacher to assess which students are learning from the lesson.
-The Lesson Closure "squishy ball" activity will assess what the students have learned or what concepts and ideas the students are still struggling with.
Accommodations for English Learners, Striving Readers and Students with Special Needs
-The teacher will pass out key term and definition handouts.
-The teacher will provide students with a graphic organizer illustrating the art pieces from the lecture, with guided notes and in chronological order.
-Class Discussion will help students obtain the content material in a social setting.
-The Interactive Activity will help to engage students with class discussion.
-The teacher will provide students with a graphic organizer illustrating the art pieces from the lecture, with guided notes and in chronological order.
-Class Discussion will help students obtain the content material in a social setting.
-The Interactive Activity will help to engage students with class discussion.
Lesson Resources
Interactive Activity
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
Lesson Plan Resources
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/lesson_social_humanismFLASH.html
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
Lesson Plan Resources
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/lesson_social_humanismFLASH.html