Gutenburg and the Writers of the Renaissance

Welcome to the First Day of Block Scheduling!

Since we have two hours together, we're mixing two lessons into one. So, there are two main ideas, 10 WWK and... I know you're already grumbling. :)

Daily Objectives:

• Journal: click here for journal
• Notes and MME
• Dante's Inferno
• Review
• GAME PROJECT

GUTENBERG AND HIS BIBLE

MAIN IDEA: Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which made books easy to print. Books and the ideas in them spread through Europe and got everyone thinking about different ideas.

• Moveable Type:  invented in China, later came to Europe.  One block has a raised symbol on it that can be combined with others on a frame to create a page of text.  The symbol can then be reused on another page.

• Printing Press:  1455, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, allowed for the quick spread of the written word and ideas.  Without the printing press, there could have been no renaissance or reformation.

• By 1500, there were printing presses in 250 European cities, and in just 45 years, more than 9 million books had been printed.  Before, every book had to be printing by hand, one letter at a time.
• Vernacular: written in the local language
• Petrarch: father of humanism and poet who was Italian
• Dante: wrote the Divine Comedy about a journey through the afterlife - Italian
• Machiavelli: wrote The Prince about how rulers should be feared, not loved - Italian
• Chaucer: wrote The Canterbury Tales about people on a pilgrimage - English
• Cervantes: wrote Don Quixote about a man who thought he was a knight - Spanish

LEFT SIDE: activity on the vernacular - see me in class.

If you're gone, watch the video:

Gutenberg and the Printing Press 14 minutes.

Arete: Becoming a Renaissance Person

Daily Objectives:

• Quiz - moved due to number of absences
• Journal (click here for journal)
• MME and Notes 
• MR. MORRIS TEACHING TODAY  - Mrs. Donnelly administering quiz!

If you are an Honors student: you need to see Mr. Morris about your writing assignment ASAP!!!

Main idea: A Renaissance man (or woman!) is some one who excels at all thins. Such a person is literally one in millions. However, that doesn't mean we can't all attempt to become one. 

WWK:

Renaissance Man or Woman: a person who excels (does good at) all things.

Arete: (think back to first trimester) Greek belief in living up to one's full potential.

Ideal: (Plato's Allegory of the Cave) theory of forms. For everything on Earth, there is an ieal or perfect form. All others are reflections. 

Humanism: using reason, man can unlock the secrets of the universe.

Leonardo da Vinci: the ultimate Renaissance Man - good at everything.

Polymath: a person who knows many areas of knowledge and can combine these to solve difficult problems. Note: this is the original term for Renaissance man.

Watch these videos: 

10 min. video on Leonardo da Vinci

Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Need a song? HistoryTeachers has their version of "Renaissance Man" in a music video!

Coat of Arms Project

DUE DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 3.

Rubric for Coat of Arms:
 Total possible:   50 points

•  Shield (5 points)
•  Helmet/Headgear (5 points)
• Wreath  (5 points)
• Crest/Plume  (5 points)
• Mantle  (5 points)
• Supports (2)  (5 points)
• Base  (5 points)
• War Cry  (5 points)
• Neatness (5 points)
• Color  (5 points)

Rubric for Writing Portion of Project: Using descriptive language, explain your coat of arms. 

  Total possible: 25 points

(This is for all students, not just honors!)

• Descriptive Writing: using the five senses to describe what you are writing!
• Select five components from your coat of arms.
• One or two sentences per item: explain what they are and why you chose them. Use as many details as possible (this is what I'm looking for in this assignment).

Example: For my helmet, I chose a bright red, large apple with a green leaf. I picked an apple because rather than a soldier, I am a teacher and the apple is a symbol of education and in Medieval heraldry, the apple is a symbol of peace.

Watch this video if you are gone:  Coats of Arms: Origins
For symbolic meanings of colors, shapes, animals, and objects, click here or here.