Reliving the Renaissance

This Friday with Friends study correlates with Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 6 History.  

This post has the lesson plan and resources that I will use with the Journeyman and Masters level students (outside of community day) so you can use these resources too.   I will add another post after we complete the study so you can see how our event turned out. 

We will start with a Renaissance quest to find information.  I will use this Renaissance quest packet from Teachers Pay Teachers.  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Renaissance-Webquest-An-Art-Exploration-Da-Vinci-Michelangelo-1368431                                                                                                         The student's will gather information by using QR code scanners on phones.

We will discuss Shakespeare by reviewing his life in a comic strip and playing a Shakespearean insult memory game.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/An-Introduction-to-Shakespeare-Shakespeare-Comics-1929671

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shakespearean-Insults-Activity-Cards-Vocabulary-With-Definitions-2019878

     Last we will Discuss Leonardo da Vinci's ideas for flying machines, and create our own out of straws, chop sticks, and coffee filters.  

Here are two resources to help you present information about da Vinci's inventions.  The first is from Teachers Pay Teachers, the second is a free website.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-for-Kids-Paper-Flying-Machines-Inspired-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci-430457

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/leonardo-da-vinci-creative-genius#sect-activities