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For Independent Activity (working alone)	For Pairs or Group Activity
You should follow and complete the tasks in order.	If working in groups you could assign a different task item to each group member. You should as a group think, pair, and share your work, except the assessment/exam which should be completed individually.

Complete research for your explorer by answering the questions in the workpacket below.
Age of Discovery Workpacket
Here is a quick guide;for Questions 6A, 6B, and 6C Bloom's Taxonomy / Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Quick Guide

You must cite the sources where you have found your information. You may NOT use Wikipedia as a source, but can use Wikipedia for obtaining the original source.

Activity

Explorers

Christopher Columbus	Francisco Pizarro	Prince Henry the Navigator	Ferndinand Magellan
Henry Hudson	Hernan Cortes	Bartolomeu Dias	Vasco da Gama

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-A. GATHERING INFORMATION
+[[file:renaissancewebquest.jpg|center|500px|]]
-. Take notes on the person's accomplishments and impact. Be sure to get copies of art, diagrams, books, summaries of ideas, etc. that reflect this person's contributions.
- explains the accomplishments of this person
+{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"
- describes the impact of the individual
+|-
- answers the focus questions posed for your topic.
+| style="width: 50%; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt;">'''For Independent Activity (working alone)'''</span>
- uses at least 3 sources
+| style="width: 50%; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt;">'''For Pairs or Group Activity'''</span>
- includes a bibliography with your paper.
+|-
-B. ROLE PLAYING
+| style="width: 50%; background-color: rgb(194, 224, 244); border-style: inset;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt;">You should follow and complete the tasks in order.</span>
-. You will participate in a panel presentation as the person you have researched. For example, all Renaissance artists will be interviewed together. Speaking, dressing and acting like your chosen individual is not required, but suggested.
+| style="width: 50%; background-color: rgb(194, 224, 244); border-style: inset;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt;">If working in groups you could assign a different task item to each group member. You should as a group think, pair, and share your work, except the assessment/exam which should be completed individually.</span>
-B. PRESENTATION
+|}
-. The following is required in your presentation:
--2 Minute Summary of individual (Background Information)
+<br>
- Focus Question Discussion
+{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 46px;"
-TOPIC AND FOCUS QUESTIONS
+|- style="background-color: rgb(251, 238, 184); height: 23px;"
-Click on a name below for the "focus questions" & information about the Renaissance person you plan to portray.
+| style="width: 100%; height: 23px;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Complete research for your explorer by answering the questions in the workpacket below.</span>
-Sofonisba Anguissola Roger Bacon Boccaccio Peter Bruegel
+|- style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 199); height: 23px;"
-John Calvin Cervantes Chaucer Christopher Columbus
+| style="width: 100%; height: 23px;" |
-Nicholas Copernicus Leonardo Da Vinci Dante Descartes
+*[https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Global-History-Age-of-Discovery-Webquest-10120961 Age of Discovery Workpacket]
-Lorenzo de Medici Donatello Durer Erasmus
+|- style="background-color: rgb(251, 238, 184);"
-Galileo Galilei Gutenberg Henry VIII Henry The Navigator
+| style="width: 100%;" |
-Kepler Ignatius Loyola Martin Luther Niccolo Machiavelli
+<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Here is a quick guide;for Questions 6A, 6B, and 6C&nbsp;</span> [https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/6/6c/DOK_Guide.pdf Bloom's Taxonomy / Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Quick Guide]
-Michelangelo Thomas More Isaac Newton Petrarch
-Rabelais Raphael Rembrandt William Shakespeare
+|}
-Van Eyck (2 brothers)
+'''You must cite the sources where you have found your information. You may NOT use Wikipedia as a source, but can use Wikipedia for obtaining the original source.'''
-THE PATRON - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
-Lorenzo de Medici
+= Activity =
- What is your advice for philanthropists?
+== Explorers ==
- What role did you play in the Renaissance and why?
+{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"
-~ RESOURCES ABOUT LORENZO de MEDICI ~
+|- style="background-color: rgb(191, 237, 210);"
-IDEAL MAN - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Christopher Columbus]]
- What characterizes the ideal man?
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Francisco Pizarro]]
- How is the Renaissance view different from that of earlier times? Leonardo da Vinci
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Prince Henry the Navigator]]
- ~ RESOURCES ABOUT LEONARDO da VINCI ~
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Ferndinand Magellan]]
+|- style="background-color: rgb(191, 237, 210);"
-ART - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Henry Hudson]]
- What are the characteristics of your art?
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Hernan Cortes]]
- How does your art (painting,sculture, architecture) differ from Medieval art?
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Bartolomeu Dias]]
- Does your work reflect or shape society? Explain.
+| style="width: 25%;" | [[Vasco da Gama]]
+|}
- ~ RESOURCES ABOUT ARTISTS ~
-Sofanisba Anguissola Peter Brugel Donatello Durer
+----
-Michelangelo
+<center>[[Image:previous.jpg|75px|link=First Global Age Webquest]] [[Image:next.jpg|75px|link=Age of Exploration - Evaluation]]</center>
-Raphael Rembrandt Van Eyck
-LITERATURE - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
- What did you write about and why?
- How does your writing differ from Medieval literature?
- ~ RESOURCES ABOUT LITERATURE ~
-Boccaccio Boccaccio Cervantes Chaucer Dante Erasmus Thomas More Petrarch Rabelais Shakespeare
-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
- What was your discovery/invention?
- How original is your work?
- Did a previous discovery contribute to yours?
- How has your scientific discovery changed man's view of the world?
- ~ RESOURCES ABOUT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ~
-Bacon Copernicus Descartes Galileo Gutenberg Kepler Newton
-POLITICAL SCIENCE - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
- How should governments govern?
- ~ BOOKS & WEBSITES ABOUT MACHIEVELLI ~
-RELIGION - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
- What did you view to be wrong with the Catholic Church?
- What did you do to change it?
- What impact did your ideas and action have on history?
- ~ BOOKS & WEBSITES ABOUT RELIGION ~
-Calvin Henry VIII Ignatius Loyola Luther
-COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION AND EXPLORATION - FOCUS QUESTIONS:
-Prince Henry the Navigator: What was your role in the Age of Exploration?
-Columbus: Who was this man of many faces - hero, villain, lucky adventurer, greedy exploiter of Indians?
- ~ BOOKS & WEBSITES ABOUT COMMERCE AND EXPLORATION ~
-Christopher Columbus Prince Henry the Navigator
-RESOURCES
-CLICK HERE TO LOCATE ALL RESOURCES
-CONCLUSION
-We hope that this activity will not only give you an understanding of this exciting period of history, but will also inspire you to develop your own creativity and imagination. Have fun!