The Renaissance Monarch Project

The Renaissance and the Reformation Group Project Objectives:  To learn the historical and social background of the time of the Renaissance  To discover the trends in literature and art for each period and make generalizations about how the social and historical events affected those trends.  To read and analyze a representative piece of literature

Products:

 A 10-15 minute presentation to the class on the reigning Monarch, the major

historical events, social developments, and major artists of the time period  A display of art and literature from the period  A handout summarizing the essential information for the class. This includes a copy of your pieces of literature and your analysis of them.

Each group will be assigned two Monarchs. Your presentation on the Monarch should include:  Important details of that Monarch’s reign  Biographical information on the Monarch (an overview of interesting and essential facts, not a lengthy biography!))  Other key figures of the time -- who they were & what they did  Social and technological developments during that reign  Literary and artistic movements during that period, especially anything exclusive to that time, key figures in the Arts, and images of representative works of art Your group will read a piece of literature (most probably a poem) written during the reign of each of your Monarchs.  For each piece of literature, you will present a summary and mini analysis to the class.  The literature you select should NOT be one from our textbook.

Format:

Your presentations can be in any format, from PowerPoint or multimedia presentations, to video or live dramatizations, to posters or other types of displays, or a combination of formats.

Task Responsibility: Every person in the group must have an assigned role for searching and preparing information: Who’s Who Biographer Chronicler Technologist Social Butterfly (In cases of 3-member groups, the technology and social roles are combined) The task of summarizing and analyzing the pieces of literature will be shared by all group members.

Timing: Days in the computer lab:

Selected literature to be brought to class Work days in the classroom

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Monday, November 17 November 17, 18, 19(1 period) & 21

Presentations will be given on Tues, Nov. 25 and Wed, Nov. 26

You must turn in a printed “handout” version of any Powerpoint or electronic presentation, a copy of your literature, and a written explanation and analysis of the literature. Printouts are due the day of your presentation TUDORS Henry VII

1485-1509

Henry VIII

1509-1547

Edward VI Jane Grey

1547-1553 (Queen for only 9 days)

1553

Mary I

1553-1558

Elizabeth I

1558-1603 STUARTS

James I

1603-1625

Charles I

1625-1649 COMMONWEALTH

Oliver Cromwell

1649-1658

Richard Cromwell

1658-1659