EXPLORING LANGUAGES |
PLANNING ACTIVITIES USING BLOOM'S TAXONOMY |
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Guiding Questions |
What is the meaning of the Renaissance? |
Why did the Renaissance occur? |
What were the developments of the Renaissance period? |
What is the legacy of the Renaissance? |
Knowledge |
What language does Renaissance come from and what does the prefix mean? What is the main verb? |
What are the themes of the classical period that reoccurred during the Renaissance period? |
Identify how the Renaissance affected language and culture. |
How did the advent of the printing press affect language development and the spread of information? |
Comprehension |
Explain to your partner what Renaissance means to you. Break down the word for your partner into its parts. |
Summarize the aspects of the period that affected the Renaissance period in an essay. |
Explain how different cultures borrowed from each other in terms of language and culture. |
Explain what the advent of the printing press means to you. |
Application |
Are there any other words where parts of the word Renaissance are seen? |
Relate what you know about the classical period to the architecture and art of the Renaissance. |
Demonstrate how the French, Spanish and English languages have borrowed from Latin. |
Demonstrate your understanding of the effects of the printing press on language development in a collage or drawing. |
Analysis |
Compare and contrast the word rebirth in French, Spanish, Latin and Italian. |
Find evidence of the classical period in the Royal French tapestries. |
Compare and contrast the language borrowing that took place during the Renaissance to our present day English. |
Compare and contrast the advents of the printing press and the computer. |
Synthesis |
If the world today was in the midst of another Renaissance, what language would be used, what word or expression would be chosen, why? |
Design a cartoon of a tapestry of your own that combines two distinct periods of time. |
In a cooperative learning group create a new language. Each group will incorporate or borrow words from all of the other groups. |
Write a conversation between Guttenberg and Bill Gates discussing the effects of the computer on language development and the spread of information. |
Evaluations |
Do you think the French word Renaissance captures the spirit of the Renaissance? Why? |
Do you think aspects of the classical period are present in the Royal French tapestries and why? |
Which language did you like the most and why? |
Do you think that the Internet has affected language and the spread of information? Why? |
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