Y8: 1-7. Renaissance Thinking

Year 8A & Year 8B

Today we are going to:

• recap History terminology from the previous lessons
• see how people’s attitudes changed during the Renaissance.

Follow the instructions step by step:

1.

(Depending on your progress, you may be asked to do the following in this lesson…)

Alternatively

(Depending on your progress, you may be asked to do this task in the lesson…)

Test your knowledge of History Terminology by completing the Tarsia Puzzle. (The puzzle pieces will be handed out to you.)

SOLUTION

2.

Look at the following attitude changes during the Renaissance period…

Discuss in pairs how people’s attitudes began to change during the Renaissance. (Each picture gives a clue as to what attitudes might have been like in Medieval times and how it have changed during the Renaissance.)

3.

Would you be able to use each of the pictures to explain how people’s attitudes began to change during the Renaissance? Give it a go!

4.

Now, copy the explanations into your book.

The worksheet is on page 5. Copy the notes into the empty boxes to explain Renaissance thinking according to the pictures.

Fill in the missing words on the notes on p.5.

5.

And now for some serious work… You are going to answer a few questions about the source that we used above!

“The Renaissance way of thinking, p.4.”

TAKE NOTE OF THE MARKS!!

(For example: for 4 marks, you need to write at least 4 sentences explaining your answer!)

Additional Advice:

Lets consider, for example, question 2…

For 4 marks you need to give a detailed answer!

When you have to answer a source question:

1. READ the question very carefully!

2. EXAMINE the source very carefully!

This is how you need to WRITE your answer to the source question:

6.

Let’s recap! See if you can recall what needs to be done when answering a source question! Complete the crossword:

SOLUTION

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