Renaissance of the Renaissance

Please Do Now:

1. SHOW NOT TELL: Take the following telling sentence and turn it into a showing paragraph:
2. “Julius Caesar was an evil genius”
3. Add as many supporting details to your paragraph as possible, and try to use imagery in your language.

Today students (actually) will: 

1. View a Powerpoint on the Renaissance, Reformation and the birth of Capitalism
2. Compare and contrast artwork from the Medieval period and Renaissance
3. View a timeline of the Renaissance

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Choose two examples of Medieval / Gothic artwork and two pieces of Renaissance artwork from the website below:
2. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks2.html
3. Describe the artwork in your own words, and compare and contrast both the forms and the themes of Medieval and Renaissance art.