WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of: March 5, 2007

Subject: The Renaissance
Topic: The Political and Economic conditions of the Italian Renaissance
Materials: PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, colored pencils and scissors.

Objectives:

1. Describe the political and economic conditions that made northern Italy the birthplace of the Renaissance.
2. Define humanism and describe how the values of humanism differed from the values of the Middle Ages.
3. Assess the influence of humanism on the arts and sciences.



Monday Question/Reflection # 4
Notes: The birthplace of the Renaissance and the ruling class.
Video and crossword

Homework
Bring pictures from home for their in class project.


Tuesday Question/Reflection # 5
The flowering of the arts in Florence
Slides 14-29.
Begin Leonardo da Vinci

Homework
Bring pictures from home for their in class project

Wednesday
Work on their Renaissance Newspaper. Write a front page paper about the events, inventions, and people of the Renaissance.

Homework
Bring pictures from home for their in class project

Thursday
Finish newspaper

Homework

none

Friday Question/Reflection # 6
Leonardo da Vinci PowerPoint slides 30-55
Student guide
Video (21 mins)

Homework
none

Assessment: Periods 1-4 Exam on Monday, March 19th. Periods 5/6 Tuesday March 20th.
Comments: The exam are on different dates due to the special schedule for International Week.