Renaissance “Baseball Card” Project



Renaissance “Baseball Card” ProjectRenaissance means “revival” or “rebirth”. The Renaissance is considered the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the Modern Era. (1300-1600)In this project, students will analyze major figures of the Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance and create “baseball cards” with the vital statistics of each person on their team. They will be explaining the impact of each person on the Renaissance. 1. Choose a minimum of 5 people from the chart (there must be at least on person from each group).2. Research the 5 W’s and the H – on each card, students will need to report a. Who each person isb. What are some things each is famous for (titles of books, painting, sculptures, etc)c. When each was born and diedd. Where each lived/traveled e. Why each is still important todayf. How each impacted Europe during the Renaissanceg. Quote from or about the individual 3. Include a picture of the person and any relevant pictures (their famous paintings, sculptures, etc.)ArtistsScientistsPoliticians/PatronsScholars/WritersExplorers/InventorsBotticelliGalileoMedici FamilyDante AlighieriColumbusLeonardo da VinciCopernicusBorgia FamilyCastiglioneMagellanDonatelloMercatorElizabeth IBoccaccioGutenbergMichelangeloDescartesFrancis IPetrarchMarco PoloRaphaelTycho BraheMachiavelliThomas MoreFrancis DrakeHans HolbeinKeplerHenry VIIIShakespeareFrancisco PizarroJan Van EyckHarveyJohn CalvinPetrarchCortesDürerVesaliusJohn KnoxErasmusVasco de GamaRabelaisMartin LutherRubric for Renaissance ProjectInformationCreativityGrammar/SpellingIllustrationsCompletion20 pointsStudent has all of the required information20 pointsStudent work is very creative20 pointsStudent work shows correct grammar and spelling20 pointsStudent has many relevant pictures 20 pointsStudent completed all steps15 pointsStudent has most of the required info15 pointsStudent work iscreative15 pointsStudent work has one or two errors15 pointsStudent has some pictures15 pointsStudent completed most steps10 pointsStudent has ? the required info.10 pointsStudent work is somewhat creative.10 pointsStudent work has few errors10 pointsStudent has a couple of pictures10 pointsStudent completed some steps5 pointsStudent has little of the required info5 pointsStudent work shows little creativity5 pointsStudent work has some errors.5 pointsStudent has one picture5 pointsStudent completed few steps0Student has little required info0Student shows no creativity0Student work has lots of errors/is unreadable0Student has no pictures0Student completed none of the steps ................
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