2. Renaissance Unit Plan

UNIT  PLAN 2
TITLE	RENAISSANCE
GROUP3r	3rd ESO
TEACHER	Xavier Marín
CONTENTS	- The humanism
	- Renaissance art, architecture, sculpture and science
	- Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
	- The Renaissance in the rest of Europe
ENGLISH AIMS	-Vocabulary related to different civilizations: Humanism, Renaissance, Antiquity, reason,
	experience, The printing press, Science, style, heliocentric, geocentric, harmony, proportions,
	perspective, beauty, subjects, great artists, architecture, sculpture, painting, anatomical studies,
	portrait sculptures, busts, equestrian statues, genius,
LEARNING	- Learning about humanism
	- Discovering Renaissance art and architecture
	- Analysing the evolution of painting
	- Understanding the effects of the Renaissance in Spain
ACTIVITIES/	- Comparing Renaissance and Gothic architecture and sculpture
COGNITIVE	- Listing charactersitics of humanism and investigating three humanists: Erasmo de Rotterdam,
SKILLS	Johannes Gutenberg and Leonardo da Vinci.
	- Answering questions about Renaissance art, architecture and sculpture
	- Comparing the art and skills of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
	- Finding out about the spread of the Renaissance style to Spain and other parts of Europe
	- Creating a mural about the Renaissance art
RESOURCES	- Virtual visits to archaeological sites
AND	- Presentations with the computer.
MATERIALS	- Internet and Educational films
EDUCATION	- Appreciation of similarities and differences in art and architecture of different ages
VALUES	- Curiosity to learn about a cultural and intellectual movement
	- Curiosity to learn about different theories and discoveries
	- Critical attitude towards religious change and its consequences
KEY	Linguistic communication
COMPETENCES	• Vocabulary related to humanism, science, art and architecture.