The Renaissance and the Reformation

Group Project
Objectives:
 To learn the historical and social background of the time of the Renaissance
 To discover the trends in literature and art for each period and make
generalizations about how the social and historical events affected those trends.
 To read and analyze a representative piece of literature

Products:
 A 10-15 minute presentation to the class on the reigning Monarch, the major
historical events, social developments, and major artists of the time period
 A display of art and literature from the period
 A handout summarizing the essential information for the class. This includes a
copy of your pieces of literature and your analysis of them.

Each group will be assigned two Monarchs.

Your presentation on the Monarch should include:
 Important details of that Monarch’s reign
 Biographical information on the Monarch (an overview of interesting and
essential facts, not a lengthy biography!))
 Other key figures of the time -- who they were & what they did
 Social and technological developments during that reign
 Literary and artistic movements during that period, especially anything
exclusive to that time, key figures in the Arts, and images of representative
works of art

Your group will read a piece of literature (most probably a poem) written during the
reign of each of your Monarchs.
 For each piece of literature, you will present a summary and mini analysis to
the class.
 The literature you select should NOT be one from our textbook.

Format:
Your presentations can be in any format, from PowerPoint or multimedia
presentations, to video or live dramatizations, to posters or other types of displays, or
a combination of formats.

Task Responsibility:
Every person in the group must have an assigned role for searching and preparing
information:
Who’s Who Biographer Chronicler
Technologist Social Butterfly
(In cases of 3-member groups, the technology and social roles are combined)

The task of summarizing and analyzing the pieces of literature will be shared by all
group members.

Timing:

Days in the computer lab: _______________________ ____

________________________ _

Selected literature to be brought to class Monday, November 17

Work days in the classroom November 17, 18, 19(1 period) & 21

Presentations will be given on Tues, Nov. 25 and Wed, Nov. 26

You must turn in a printed “handout” version of any Powerpoint or electronic
presentation, a copy of your literature, and a written explanation and analysis of the
literature. Printouts are due the day of your presentation

TUDORS
Henry VII 1485-1509
Henry VIII 1509-1547
Edward VI 1547-1553
Jane Grey (Queen for only 9 days) 1553
Mary I 1553-1558
Elizabeth I 1558-1603
STUARTS
James I 1603-1625
Charles I 1625-1649
COMMONWEALTH
Oliver Cromwell 1649-1658
Richard Cromwell 1658-1659