Renaissance: Awakening of Mind and Spirit
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Science Social Studies | |
| Author | Joanna Smith
Barbara Scofield Mary Humphreys | |
| Description | An interdisciplinary high school level
unit focusing on changes in attitudes and philosophy as reflected in literature and the scientific community. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | computer lab with internet access | |
| Grade Level | K 10 11 12 | |
| National Standards | Hitory:
Understands how European society experienced political, economical, and cultural transformation in an an age of global intercommunication between 1450 and 1750. Language Arts: Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts. Physical Science: Understands the nature of scientific knowledge. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry. Understands the nature of scientific enterprise. | |
| Career Clusters | Science and Natural Resources | |
| Keywords | Renaissance
Da Vinci Sonnet Alchemy Shakespeare | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Lesson 1: The Renaissance, Background
Lesson 2: The Renaissance Person: Composing An Extented Definition Essay Lesson 3: The Sonnet: Renaissance Representative Lesson 4: History of Chemistry, The Alchemists Lesson 5: Leonardo de Vinci: Artist, Scientist, Inventor | |
| English IGO or CSO | 10.53, 10.39, 10.83, 10.84 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 10.84, 10.85, 10.86, B.34, B.35, B.36, C.19, C.20 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 10.17, 10.44, 10.45 | |