Field Placement Project: Holt High School

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Field Placement Project:Holt High SchoolBy: Kris Thompson, Chris Vens, Kaitlyn Stalk, Stefanie Howard & Andrea Pearson

•MR. TRUNK (HE’S THE MAN)•10TH GRADE•WORLD HISTORY CLASS•STARTING NEW TRIMESTER•MOST STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT

TEACHERS•JUST FINISHED THE CLASSICAL

AND ISLAMIC ERAS•STARTED WORKING ON THE

RENAISSANCE

+Lesson Overview

Standard: Western Europe to 1500 Standard 4.3.5: Explain the workings of feudalism, manoralism, and the

growth of centralized monarchies and city-states in Europe as well as the cultural and social impact of the Renaissance on Western and Northern Europe.

Overview: We are trying to educate our students on the development, composition, and techniques used in creating Renaissance art. We want them to be able to take that knowledge and be able to apply it to other art forms and social developments

Essential Question: How did humanism develop throughout the Renaissance period and what were some of the social implications of it?

Goal: To have students understand the importance of the progression of artwork and how it affected society.

+Learning Objectives and Goals

Lesson Objectives: 1) Learn about famous artwork from the Renaissance era 2) Discuss technical aspects of Renaissance Art (depth,

lighting, shading, etc.) 3) Analyzing social implications of the Renaissance artwork.

Assessment Tools: PowerPoint/Discussion with Teacher Group and class activity (self assessment)

+Hook YouTube video focusing on Renaissance artists and

thinkers (3min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CRX_mqpzdU

+Teacher and Student Activities

Teacher Presenting PowerPoint to students Discussion within the class about the impact of the Renaissance

Student Tableau competition Groups assigned an aspect of Renaissance art to portray

Conclusion Mr. Trunk has a chat to check for understanding Class discussion

Sample Slides from PowerPoint

+ Humanism

Timeline

Beginnings: 1340-1450 -experimentationHeight: 1450-1517 - creation of a new societyNorthern Renaissance: 1517-1700 - diffusion of

Renaissance ideals throughout

Renaissance Ideals

Individualism Growing secularism Materialism Sprezzatura: with ease Wider horizons Expectation of a better

life in this world for future generations

Humans have powerFrom Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook

Renaissance techniques

Sfumato: allowing tones and colors to shade into one another

Chirascurro: light and shadow

NaturalismMathematical

perspective

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Raphael:School of Athens

Draws your eyes to a place in the painting.

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+Tableau Activity

A group of motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history (i.e. civic virtue/dignity) Perspective Naturalism/Power of individual Beauty of human mind and body Liberal arts education Wealth

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Analysis

+What Happened? Saw lesson taught two times in a row Being introduced to new students and new class Got through a few slides and video Put Renaissance in context of their course so far Used our slides as concept formation of humanism,

See: Instruction Strategies, The Learner; Chapter 4, pp. 89-110 Instructional Strategies, Concept Formation; Chapter 7; pp.

151-166

+Learning Outcomes Realized prior knowledge

Shakespeare, da Vinci, Ninja Turtles, Video games, Harlem Renaissance

Learned about when the Renaissance was Made connections to prior knowledge Students surprised/uncomfortable with the arts nudity

+Keys to Learning

Students learn best with visuals and humor Working close with Mr. Trunk was important! Technology article: students respond better to

technology Time management is essential Covering a reasonable amount of material on first

day of a unit

+Take Away Points

Reasonable content amount In the future, manage our expectations Brush up more on the material and background We would make it a two day lesson plan