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This project will give you the opportunity to demonstrate understanding of the key concepts of the
Renaissance and the Reformation in a fun & creative way. You will use the information you have gained in
World History in chapter 13 & 14, plus some additional information gathered from Library & Internet research to complete one of the following:
□ a diary/narrative essay
□ a cartoon/graphic novel
Whichever final product you choose, it will be created in the voice of an important Renaissance/Reformation person of your choosing.
Each final product will convey understanding of the same key concepts and vocabulary from the unit:
□ Explain why the Renaissance was referred to as a time of rebirth and how your important
Renaissance/Reformation person contributed to/was impacted by this time of rebirth and change
□ Explain how Humanism influenced your important Renaissance/Reformation person
□ Explain the reasons for church reform during the Reformation
□ Explain how your important Renaissance/Reformation person was involved in and/or impacted by the changes of the Reformation
□ Incorporate at least 12 vocabulary words from Ch. 13 & 14 Vocabulary Logs.
So, regardless of whether you choose to complete a diary/narrative essay or a cartoon/graphic novel you will incorporate AT LEAST 12 vocabulary words form the unit, and you will explain ALL 4 of the key concepts listed above in the voice of an important Renaissance/Reformation person.
You can choose from the following list of important Renaissance/Reformation people:
□ Lorenzo de Medici
□ Leonardo da Vinci
□ Michelangelo
□ Niccolo Machiavelli
□ Filippo Brunelleschi
□ Shakespeare
□ Johann Gutenberg
□ Pope Leo X
□ Martin Luther
□ Henry VIII
□ Catherine of Aragon
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Mary Tudor
Anne Boleyn
Ignatius Loyola
Or another person of your
choosing WITH APPROVAL

Diary Entry/Narrative Essay
Explain the 4 key concepts in a diary entry and/or narrative essay that is written in the voice of your important Renaissance/Reformation person, and incorporates at least 12 vocabulary words.
 Typed or NEATLY handwritten
 Minimum 2 pages
 Double-spaced
 12 point font
 1 inch margins
 Highlight or underline Vocabulary Terms
 Title and a proper heading (name, date, class period)
 Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
 Due at the beginning of class on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Cartoon/Graphic Novel
Explain the 4 key concepts in a cartoon/graphic novel that is told from the point of view of your important Renaissance/Reformation person, and that incorporates at least 12 vocabulary words.
 Color illustrations
 Legible text
 Minimum 10 frames
 Title
 Heading on the back (name, date, class period)
 Highlight or underline Vocabulary Terms
 Due at the beginning of class on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Vocabulary
Chapter 13 – The Renaissance Chapter 14 – The Reformation
1.
Renaissance
2.
Humanism
3.
Ignorant
4.
Worldly
5.
Patron
6.
Vatican
7.
Criticize
8.
Fresco
9.
Architect
10.
Rebellion
11.
Black Death
12.
Clergy
1. Reformer
2. Heretic
3. Reformation
4. Salvation
5. Indulgence
6. Purgatory
7. 95 Theses
8. Excommunication
9. Protestant
10. Puritan
11. Censor
12. Counter-Reformation