Renaissance/ Reformation Sagraves Modern World History
Agenda 9/15/14: Machiavelli: How did humanism lead to new ideas about government in the Renaissance? Activities to accomplish 1. DQ – Quiz 2. Note-taking 3. Machiavelli Introduction and discussion HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 13 section 2, with notes for Wednesday. Objectives By the end of this lesson, you should: 1. Have seen examples of good note-taking forms. 2. Understand the key ideas in Machiavelli’s argument and know where you stand in relationship to these ideas.
Machiavelli
Agenda 9/16/14: What was the Renaissance? Activities to accomplish 1. DQ 2. Machiavelli review 3. Where have we been so far? 4. Paper prompt Homework: Textbook reading and notes. Ch.13 section 2 Objectives By the end of this lesson, you should: 1. Understand the main arguments of Machiavelli and how he fits in with the Renaissance. 2. Be able to review the main concepts we have studied thus far in this unit.
DQ Do you think that the ends sometimes justify the means? In what situations? Is achieving our goals – if these are good goals -- more important than how we get there?
Agenda 9/17/14: What part did the invention of the printing press have in the Renaissance? (and the Reformation too) Activities to accomplish 1. Hook activity (sit anywhere ) 2. Who was Gutenberg? 3. Start work on papers Homework: None! (or….start work on papers…..) Objectives By the end of this lesson, you should: 1. Be able to describe the part played by Gutenberg in the spread of Renaissance (and Reformation) ideas.