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September 4 & 8, 2015 Please take out your Baller Sheet, 3-Ring Binder & Something with which to write
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Quote of the Day “Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none.” -William Shakespeare
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Homework Unit 1/Section 2-Renaissance & Reformation Read p. 346-350 p. 350 #3,4 Book next class? No
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Renaissance Important Figures Lorenzo Medici Leonardo da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo Brunelleschi “Peasant” Bruegal William Shakespeare Machiavelli Sir Thomas More Miguel de Cervantes Johann Gutenberg
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Today’s Focusing question How can we see the influence of Renaissance works/ideas in our world today?
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William Shakespeare
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Born in Stratford-upon-Avon (1564) Regarded as greatest playwright of all time Wrote poems too Drew upon the classics for inspiration/plots Master of the English language – More on this later Examined human flaws
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Do you think of this?
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This one?
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This?
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How about this one?
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Hamlet’s Uncle kills his father for the throne. Hamlet does not know to fight his Uncle and to seek his rightful place on the throne until his father’s ghost appears to him in the night.
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He remains culturally relevant…. Twelfth Night Hamlet Othello The Taming of the Shrew
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Grab a Quote Everyone needs a quote What famous modern-day phrase comes from this Shakespeare excerpt? Turn to your table partner and discuss your excerpts Class Share Out
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“Dead as a doornail” From King Henry VI, Part 2 1592
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“(Fight) Fire with fire” From King John 1595
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“Good Riddance” Troilus and Cressida 1606
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“Band of Brothers” Henry V 1598
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“Wild-Goose Chase” Romeo and Juliet 1592
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“I have not slept one wink” Cymbeline 1611
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Warm Up #5 Answer the following in your 3-Ring Binders: Two Paragraphs/Proper Grammar 1.Shakespeare wrote 500 years ago. What works of art (books, movies, tv shows, architecture, etc) from YOUR GENERATION do you think will still matter to people’s lives 500 years from now? 2.Explain why the works you identified in #1 will still matter to people’s lives 500 years from now.
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Grab a Quote #2 Everyone needs a quote Think about what your quote is saying Can you provide an example? Turn to your table partner and discuss your quotes Class Share Out
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Themes/Main Ideas What themes do you see in the quotes? Do you think this is good or bad advice? Who do you think this advice is meant for? Do you recognize the author or book?
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Niccoló Machiavelli The Prince (1513) Takes form of political guidebook How to gain power & keep it Not concerned with what is morally right… …but with what was politically effective The end justifies the means
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Modern Day Machiavelli? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SseGZNMujXs
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Sir Thomas More Utopia (1516) The ideal society Satire What would your ideal society look like?
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Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote (1605) Mocks Medieval ideals of chivalry What is something you would like to mock in today’s society?
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How do these writings spread? http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the- story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story- of-all-of-us-the-printing-pre http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the- story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story- of-all-of-us-the-printing-pre http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the- story-of-all-of-us-the-printing-press?m=512651279ab48
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Johann Gutenberg German craftsman ~1440 developed the printing press Combined existing technology from Asia and Europe Could now produce books quickly and cheaply Rapid spread of new ideas Gutenberg Bible (1455)
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Renaissance Important Figures Lorenzo Medici Leonardo da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo Brunelleschi “Peasant” Bruegal William Shakespeare Machiavelli Sir Thomas More Miguel de Cervantes Johann Gutenberg
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Homework Unit 1/Section 2-Renaissance & Reformation Read p. 346-350 p. 350 #3,4 Book next class? No
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