Michelangelo & Leonardo-- The not so turtle originals

Objective: The HHG Tributes of 2018 will be able to identify famous Renaissance figures and their work.

Today's focus: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

Do Now: What are some of the achievements from the Renaissance period and why are they awesome/important to who we are today?

Renaissance Figures Project.
Over the next 2 days, you will be researching leading Renaissance figures to learn about their lives and their work. Follow the steps below to complete your project. It is due on Wednesday (you will be researching additional people tomorrow, so plan to be finished with these slides at the end of today-- posts will be checked).



Slide 1: Title slide - Leading Figures of the Renaissance

Slide 2: Leonardo da Vinci (From, Personality and Training)
Slide 3: Leonardo da Vinci (Talents and Achievements)

Slide 4: Michelangelo (From, Personality and Training)
Slide 5: Michelangelo (Talents and Achievements)

Resources:
**You may use any website you would like. Here are a few to get started:
Simple English Wikipedia - Leonardo da Vinci
Wikipedia - Leonardo da Vinci

Simple English Wikipedia - Michelangelo
Wikipedia - Michelangelo

Sample Presentation by another History Teacher at KIPP Bay Area:



Optional Homework for Extra Credit. Read and annotate this passage on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. You may want to mark ideas and facts to add to your presentation. Paper copy only.

Stay Sharp:
Quizlet Review.
Geography Review. Geography of Asia quiz on Monday 5/27.

**If you have not yet mastered European Geography (or any other continent), you have an academic detention and may retake the quiz 24 hours later. 

You should practice online. Then, use a paper print out to practice on paper. Do this over and over until you can fill out the entire worksheet from memory. There are 47 countries. Bodies of water are extra credit.