renaissance/ reformation sagraves modern world history 2014-15

Renaissance/ReformationSagraves Modern World History 2014-15

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.