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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.
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:
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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