Grade 7 Month 6 The Wonder of The Renaissance
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Students will explore the “rebirth” of art and thinking and how the Renaissance was a bridge between the medieval and modern eras.
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Curriculum Areas/Learning Outcomes
Language Arts: Concept: Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
Connection: Your child will be reading a Renaissance-themed book throughout the unit. They will hear biographies about famous artists of the Renaissance.
Math: Concept: Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with integers and decimals.
Connection: Throughout the unit, your child is gaining skills in pre-algebra, to prepare for the next unit on algebra.
Social Studies: Concept: Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people.
Connection: Your child will gain a deeper understanding of the role that Christianity played throughout the Renaissance, and steps that were taken during that time to create a separation between church and state.
Connection: Your child will be reading a Renaissance-themed book throughout the unit. They will hear biographies about famous artists of the Renaissance.
Math: Concept: Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with integers and decimals.
Connection: Throughout the unit, your child is gaining skills in pre-algebra, to prepare for the next unit on algebra.
Social Studies: Concept: Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people.
Connection: Your child will gain a deeper understanding of the role that Christianity played throughout the Renaissance, and steps that were taken during that time to create a separation between church and state.
Curriculum Overview
Beginning in Grade 5, Daily Wonder curriculum has brought children on a journey through ancient history, highlighting the importance of the great ancient civilizations, with particular emphasis on Greek and Roman contributions. From the great heights of the Greek and Roman times, human history sees a decline in classical thought, with a period known as the Dark Ages. These Dark Ages are also known as the early Middle Ages. During this time, the great advances made by the Greeks and Romans, in the areas of philosophy, science, math and art seemed to be lost. This was a time highlighted by a migration of people across Europe, without any urban centres. The migration was of barbarian tribes. As the Middle Ages progress, there was a very strong connection to superstition and to blind religious beliefs. As the late Middle Ages occur, devastating events like famine and plague become catalysts for an awakening. This leads to a deeper interest in nature, and the reality of the five senses. Renaissance means “Rebirth” in French. It is the historical period following the Middle Ages.
The Renaissance was a cultural, scholarly, and socio-political movement which stressed the rediscovery and application of learning and wisdom from Greek and Roman times. It brought new discoveries in science; new art forms in writing, painting, and sculpture; and state-funded explorations of distant lands. Much of this was driven by humanism, a philosophy that emphasized the ability for humans to act, rather than simply rely on the will of God. Established religious communities experienced both philosophical and bloody battles, leading among other things to the Reformation and the end of Catholic rule in England. Your child will gain a feeling for this rebirth, through studying the changes that took place in art, thought and print. There will be a specific focus on the famous artists of the time, as well as the impact of the printing press.
The Renaissance was a cultural, scholarly, and socio-political movement which stressed the rediscovery and application of learning and wisdom from Greek and Roman times. It brought new discoveries in science; new art forms in writing, painting, and sculpture; and state-funded explorations of distant lands. Much of this was driven by humanism, a philosophy that emphasized the ability for humans to act, rather than simply rely on the will of God. Established religious communities experienced both philosophical and bloody battles, leading among other things to the Reformation and the end of Catholic rule in England. Your child will gain a feeling for this rebirth, through studying the changes that took place in art, thought and print. There will be a specific focus on the famous artists of the time, as well as the impact of the printing press.