Explorers often had difficulty finding financial support for their expeditions.  Take the role of either Columbus or Magellan and write a 1 page persuasive letter to a monarch asking for support for your voyage.

In your letter, explain why the voyage is important and how it will benefit the monarch.  Be sure to use a respectful tone.

Homework:  Write a 1-page persuasive essay.  Due Wednesday 5/20/09

Renaissance Travel, Trade & Exploration

 Video focus questions

Directions:  Answer all questions by re-stating the question in your answer.  All responses should be well thought out and well-written and posted on your blog as a Word attachment. Due Tues. 5/19/09

1.                Name some of the important explorers of the Renaissance.

2.                What kinds of navigational instruments did Renaissance explorers use?

3.                What were the explorers trying to gain by making their journeys?

4.                List some of the hardships that crewmen had to endure while on than expedition.

5.                What were some of the negative outcomes of journeys to the New World?

6.                Why were many of the explorer’s voyages considered failures?

7.                Under what flag did Columbus make his first voyage?

8.                What was Magellan’s fleet the first to do?

9.                What is the connection between the Ottomans and the “Age of Exploration”?

10.           Why were spices so desirable to wealthy people of the Renaissance?

All groups must cite their artwork in the following way.  The citation should be typed and able to fit on a  4″ x 6″ index card.  You may wish to put a border around it, add color etc. but it should be very easy to read the details.  All hung artwork MUST have their work cited card up.

Original Artist’s Full Name

Title of Artwork (in italics)

Date

Medium and Surface

Dimensions in Inches (Height x Width)

____________________________________________________

Re-Created by: group members names in italics

Date

Medium and Surface

Your persuasive presentation will be assessed according to the rubric below.

Rubric Score _________ x 4 =    ____________/20 (TEST GRADE)

 Click here to see an example of what the first page of your essay should look like.  Another example is seen below.

What you need to include when turning in yourpersuasive essay:

1. Essay (must include proper heading and must be double spaced – see guidelines in link above)
2. Graphic Organizer(your pre-writing print-out)
3. Rubric (with marks and comments from 3 other students)
4. Photo page at the end that shows your proposed artwork and proposed location
5. MyAccess printout of your scored essay
6. Professional plastic-covered sleeve (provided by Mr. Cole)

Focus – using transitions effectively in writing

Transitions take the reader from one sentence to the next and from one paragraph to the next. Transition, both words and phrases, provide a coherent framework for the paper. These transitions will help your writing to be easy to understand to a reader.

Transitions in Writing – examples

Whenever you have trouble finding a word, phrase, or sentence to serve as an effective transition, refer to the information in the table for assistance. Look in the left column of the table for the kind of logical relationship you are trying to express. Then look in the right column of the table for examples of words or phrases that express this logical relationship.

Here’s a look at the paintings that will be re-created by 7th graders for their Renaissance art project.

IK Class:

The Creation of Adam by Michaelangelo

(Owen, Brandon, Mathieu, Harry)

School of Athens by Raphael

(Daniel, David, JX and Ryan)

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticeli

(Jessica, Angela, Josephine and Louise)

Cherubini by Raphael

(Paige, Lyle and Hannah)

Here’s a look at the paintings that will be re-created by 7th graders for their Renaissance art project.

HJ Class: 

Pond in the Woods by Albrecht Durer

(Anthony, Emilie, Connie, Luke)

The Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci

(Kate, Rachel, Rachel and Belle)

Vitruvian Man by Leonardo DaVinci

(Ethan, J-Ren, Zachary and Royce)

Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel

(Ryan V., Jonathan, Jeff)

7^th Grade Multi-Discipline Renaissance Art Project

Due Dates:

Persuasive Essay – Wednesday April 29^th (100 pt. Test grade)

Graphic Organizer – turn in with your essay (20 pt. HW grade)

Displayed Art Work – Friday May 8th

Graphic Organizers – Use one of these graphic organizers to help organize your thoughts! (The first five apply to us.)   http://www.region15.org/curriculum/pwp.pdf

Choose one of the graphic organizers and use it to organize your thoughts and arguments for your essay. Your graphic organizer must be turned in with your essay and will be graded as a 20 homework grade. This should be your first step in writing a high-quality persuasive essay.

Renaissance Art Project writeup – click for a detailed breakdown of the project

Presentation guidelines – think of your audience for the persuasive essay (Dr. Roukema, Dr. Rosen, and your teachers). Your persuasive essay should have a professional appearance, be bound in a sleeve with clear plastic cover, and should include an image of the art work your group will be re-creating and the location that you are proposing.

Renaissance Art, Music & Literature

Video focus questions

Directions: Answer all questions by re-stating the question in your answer. All responses should be well thought out and well-written on a Word document and saved to your Blog as an attachment.

1. Name some of the important artists and writers of the Renaissance.

2. What contributed to Renaissance painting being different from the painting of previous periods?

3. What were some of the causes of the artistic boom during the Renaissance?

4. What is the relationship between anatomy, painting and sculpture?

5. Why was the concept of making things look real important to Renaissance artists?

6. How did artists create fresco?

7. Why was Machiavelli nicknamed “Old Nick”?

8. What was the role of the patron during the Renaissance?

9. Describe what it might have been like to have been a commoner attending the Globe Theatre.

10. What made Shakespeare’s plays so popular?

11. What were some of the hardships that Renaissance artists faced?

12. What literary form was used to compose madrigals?

13. What were patrons trying to achieve by commissioning artists?