Year 8A & Year 8B

Today you are going to…

• get test feedback
• contemplate the film study
• look at the legacy of the Renaissance

Follow the instructions step by step:

1.

First, look at your test result (Homework-9) and also see where you have perhaps lost marks:

2.

Cinderella film – answers. (4:35 minutes long)

3.

Give very brief answers to the questions about the film (p.22-23).

4.

Now, let’s see why the Renaissance is important – how does it affect us today? What is the legacy of the Renaissance?

The Legacy of the Renaissance. (1:51 minutes long)

5.

Stick the worksheet on “What has the Renaissance given us?” into your purple book.

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Then copy the definition of “legacy” onto the table:

7.

Now, for each of the boxes / categories (on the table above) write a sentence of your own to explain the legacy of the Renaissance. Page 26 in your Workbook may help…

In addition, you may need to do a bit of research to complete the last two boxes…

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SOLUTION:

9.

Make sure you know these words well enough to explain their meanings… (This is on p.27 in your workbook.)

10.

Finally, complete the Mood-O-Metre on The Renaissance, on p.27.

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Year 8A & Year 8B

Today you are going to watch the final “episode” of the film about the real Cinderella…

Follow the instructions step by step:

1.

Here is a reminder of the events in the previous episode:

Danielle and the prince were attacked by the gypsies and then joined their camp for a party. The next day, Danielle attacked Marguerite because she stole Danielle’s late mother’s dress and shoes for the ball. Marguerite forced Danielle to surrender her mother’s glass slippers, and also burnt Danielle’s precious book! Moreover, Rodmilla had Danielle whipped. Fortunately, Jacqueline tended to Danielle’s wounds.

Later, everyone excepts Danielle got ready for the ball. This is because Danielle was locked in the pantry as she refused to tell Rodmilla and Marguerite where she had hidden the gown and shoes. Fortunately, Leonardo freed Danielle and made her a pair of wings to wear, with her mother’s dress and slippers, to the ball. There, Danielle tried again to tell Henry the truth, but Rodmilla exposed her fraud and Henry rejected her. Humiliated, Danielle ran away, leaving a slipper behind…

2.

Here are a few interesting bits of information about the film:

Trivia (from Part 3)

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Despite being stepsisters of the same ages as adults in this movie, this is untrue for Danielle and Marguerite in real life. In fact, in real life Megan Dodds who plays Marguerite is 5 years and 7 days older then her co-star, Drew Barrymore, who plays Danielle.

3.

Here are a few interesting factual errors…

Goofs

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The ages of King Francis I and Prince Henry and references to Jacques Cartier’s voyages to America, set the movie in about 1540, when Prince Henry was 21. However, the movie also depicts Leonardo da Vinci coming to France at the invitation of King Francis. Da Vinci came to France in 1516 and died there in 1519, the same year Prince Henry was born, and 15 years before Cartier first sailed to North America.

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The University of Paris, the first university in France, was fully established by 1200, not the late 1500s. (This building was designed in the 1700’s.)

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King Francis is depicted as being elderly. However, he was only around 25 when Leonardo da Vinci passed away.

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Anachronisms

And a few interesting anachronisms…

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All the shoes have a left foot and a right foot. That practice was invented by King George IV of England, who ruled from 1820 until 1830, much later than the movie is set.

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Throughout the film, Rodmilla mentions Jacqueline’s weight as if it is bad. However, in that time period, curvy women were considered more beautiful, as it showed they didn’t need to work.

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Throughout the film, Leonardo da Vinci is referred to as “Signor da Vinci,” and “da Vinci.” While referring to the artist as “da Vinci” has become acceptable in modern vernacular, the term means “From Vinci,” and is not a surname. Da Vinci would not have been used alone to refer to Leonardo during his lifetime; he would have been called simply “Leonardo” or “Leonardo da Vinci.”

5.

In the next part of the film (Episode IV) Henry resigns himself to marrying Gabriella, but realizes she also loves someone else… So, he searches for Danielle, but she is no longer at her father’s manor… Eventually he finds her and they all live happily ever after. Or do they?

Now, watch “Episode 4” by accessing it in Schoology Materials. (This final “episode” is 25:49 minutes long.)

1. IMPORTANT: First make sure that you are logged into your School Gmail account.
2. Then open Schoology to access the link to the film.

Remember to look out for anything that relates to what you have learnt about the Renaissance!

If, for some reason, it does not work, click on the square (at the top right) in the schoology page for “Episode 4” – then the video should work. It looks like this:

6.

Here are more interesting bits of information about the film:

Trivia (from Part 4)

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Henry almost marries a Spanish Princess. The real life Prince Henry was related to the Spanish Royals as his step mother Eleanore (his mother Marie in the movie) was the granddaughter of Fernand and Isabella of Spain through her mother Joanna.

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Danielle’s portrait, which Leonardo da Vinci paints in the film, is actually modeled after another da Vinci work, “La Scapigliata” (also known as “Testa di fanciulla detta la scapigliata”). In English the portrait is known as Head of a Woman.

It is an unfinished work by Leonardo da Vinci, dating from around 1508. Its Italian name, La Scapigliata, literally means “The lady of the dishevelled hair”. It is therefore fitting that this painting is the “portrait” of the fierce, adventurous Danielle.

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In the original Grimm version, the stepmother/daughter had their eyes pecked out by birds. In this version stepmother/daughter are forced to work in a laundry type of place. Usually these places use lye as soap and after prolonged use, would cause blindness in the laundresses.

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And a few interesting factual errors…

Goofs (from Part 4)

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In the film, Prince Henry marries Danielle. In real life, he married Catherine de Medici of Italy, a noblewoman from Florence, in 1533. They were both 14, and had 10 children. Henry II also had 3 illegitimate children.

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In real life, Henry II of France was the 2nd son of King Francis I. He became heir to the throne in 1536, when his older brother, Francis, died.

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At the end the Grande Dame refers to her “great-great-grandmother’s portrait”. Given the approximately 250-year gap between Danielle and the Grande Dame, that comes out to about 62 years between generations. It’s barely possible, and highly unlikely, that there would be that few generations between them.

8.

Some great quotes from this film:

9.

Now, complete the film review on Cinderella.

Also show how many stars you give this film, by coloring in the number of stars that you think the film deserves.

Here are some ideas for your film review:

• Say what you liked (and why).
• Say what you did not like (and why).
• Say if you learnt anything (and what).
• Would you recommend it to future students learning about the Renaissance?

10.

Renaissance references:

In the scene where Danielle is getting ready to dress up as a courtier for the first time, she is with Gustave and appears to be in his studio. On his easel you can see a painting of an older lady wearing the dress Danielle is about to put on as part of her guise. This would suggest that Danielle is “borrowing” this dress from Gustave’s rich patron.

What other Renaissance references can you point out…?

IDEAS:

• inventions (like kites and flying machines);
• improvements in paintings: realism;
• portrait paintings made for the rich;
• encouraged learning for all (the prince wanted to build a library for all to access);
• women learning: Danielle could read;
• spread of ideas by means of the printing press producing mass numbers of books

11.

“Ever After – a Cinderella story” – Historical context.

While the story is fictional, it involves several historical figures, places and events. The film is set in the 16th and 19th centuries and features the presences of Francis I, King Henry (later Henry II of France), Leonardo da Vinci, The Brothers Grimm, as well as allusions to the explorer Jacques Cartier, fairy tale collector Charles Perrault, the French colonies in the New World, and the French Revolution.

Though the main portion of the film takes place in early 1500s France, the royals shown are most likely not meant to be the historical figures for which they are named. King Francis I summoned Leonardo da Vinci to his court around 1516, 3 years before King Henry II was born; neither of King Francis I’s wives were named Marie (the first was named Claude and the second Eleanor).

(Taken from 3d character artist Curtis Durane’s website: https://curtisdurane.artstation.com/projects/Ka9nlB)

King Henry II was married to Catherine de’ Medici at the age of 14, and had no known children with Diane de Poitiers, a French noblewoman of great influence and the historical figure most likely represented by Danielle. The characters are not meant to be historically accurate figures themselves, but perhaps instead to inspire curiosity about their historical counterparts.

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Year 8A & Year 8B

Today you are going to continue with the film about the real Cinderella…

Follow the instructions step by step:

1.

Here is a reminder of the events in the previous episode:

We learnt that King Francis was organising a masquerade ball, where Henry must choose a bride by midnight or marry Gabriella, a Spanish princess, in an arranged marriage. Rodmilla desperately tried to get Henry to choose Marguerite as his bride. In the meantime, Danielle’s friend, Gustave, told Prince Henry where the “Comtesse de Lancret” lived. This is, of course, the name used by Danielle. So, she was forced to run home and change clothes in time for Henry’s arrival. She accompanied him and they visited a Franciscan monastery’s library where they discussed books and society in general… As Henry and Danielle spent time together they realized that they had a lot in common.

2.

Here are a few interesting bits of information about the film:

Trivia (from Part 2)

(If not discussed in the previous lesson…)

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At one point Queen Marie tells Henry to choose a wife wisely, because “divorce is only something they do in England.” This is a reference to Henry VIII of England, who caused a huge scandal when he divorced Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn in the early 16th century.

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When Danielle is swimming in the lake, she is using the inverted breaststroke. It was popular in medieval and Renaissance Europe, and is still commonly taught as a survival stroke.

3.

And here are a few interesting factual errors…

Goofs (from Part 2)

(If not discussed in the previous lesson…)

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When Danielle returns Maurice to his wife, we can see a watch tan line on one female peasant’s arm.

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When Danielle walks into the room where her step mother and sisters were playing games, after Maurice was bought back, Marguerite says “somebody’s in trouble” with the tune of “ring-around-the-rosie”. That song/tune was not even around until the 1700’s – so she would not have known about the tune yet.

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Prince Henry gave Marguerite chocolate after the tennis game. However, solid, edible chocolate pieces did not exist then. The Spanish brought cocoa from Mexico, but the French only started using it, as a drink, in the 1800s.

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At one point, Paulette tells Danielle that “the only throne she wants Marguerite sitting on is the one she has to clean every day”. While modern toilets are jokingly referred to as “thrones”, they did not exist in the 16th century, and many people used small chamber pots.

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In the market scene, Marguerite introduced their servants to the prince and he replied that he’d love to meet them, and then greeted them by saying “good day ladies”. A noblewoman would never think to introduce her servants to a prince and a prince would never refer to them as “ladies,” since the term was used only for nobility and not for any women, as nowadays.

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Francis and Marie are seen in a coach leaving the town church. Medieval castles and palaces had their own chapels for the royal family. Francis and Marie would not usually have worshiped in a public church.

4.

In the next part of the film (Episode III) Danielle and the Prince are on their way home after their visit to the Franciscan monastery. Unfortunately their carraige broke and they are attacked by gypsies…

The next day, Danielle defies Rodmilla and Marguerite as they upset her greatly with their actions… Danielle gets so upset that she attacks Marguerite… and suffers the consequences thereof!

In this episode Rodmilla also discovers that Danielle is the mysterious courtier Henry is pursuing. Rodmilla therefore lies to Queen Marie that the “Comtesse” is engaged.

Then, Danielle again meets with Henry. She tries to confess her identity, but he interrupts and tells her that she has given his life new purpose. So, she is unable to tell him the truth…

Later in this episode, everyone gets ready for the ball; that is everyone, excepts Danielle… Fortunately, everyone eventually makes it to the ball where, Danielle tries again to tell Henry the truth…

Remember to look out for anything that relates to what you have learnt about the Renaissance!

5.

Now, watch “Episode 3” by accessing it in Schoology Materials. (This “episode” is 30:57 minutes long.)

1. IMPORTANT: First make sure that you are logged into your School Gmail account.
2. Then open Schoology to access the link to the film.

Remember to look out for anything that relates to what you have learnt about the Renaissance!

If, for some reason, it does not work, click on the square (at the top right) in the schoology page for “Episode 3” – then the video should work. It looks like this:

6.

Here are a few interesting bits of information about the film:

Trivia (from Part 2)

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In the movie, Danielle rescues the prince from gypsies by carrying him on her back. According to legend, when King Conrad III defeated the Duke of Welf (in the year 1140, Germany) and placed Weinsberg under siege, the wives of the besieged castle negotiated a surrender which granted them the right to leave with whatever they could carry on their shoulders. The king allowed them that much. Leaving everything else aside, each woman took her own husband on her shoulders and carried him out. When the king’s people saw what was happening, many of them said that that was not what had been meant and wanted to put a stop to it. But the king laughed and accepted the women’s clever trick. “A king” he said, “should always stand by his word.”

7.

And here are a few interesting anachronisms…

Goofs (from Part 3)

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At the gypsy camp Henry tells Danielle that “it is your mouth that has me hypnotized”. The term “hypnotized” was not coined until around 1841 by Scottish surgeon James Braid.

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When Henry and Danielle are riding the horse – returning from the gypsy camp to the manor house, Danielle is seen riding “astride” (with one leg on each side of the horse).

The socially correct manor for Danielle to ride a horse – especially as a “Comtesse” would have had been for Danielle to sit “aside” (with both of her legs off to one side of the horse) in front of Henry.

In Europe, cultural norms held that it was unbecoming for a lady to straddle a horse while riding. From the 1300’s until the early 20th century women rode “aside”.

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Henry invites Danielle to the ruins at Amboise that, according to him, used to be a royal residence. However, while Leonardo da Vinci was in France King Francis I was living in the Chateau d’Amboise. The Château d’Amboise was abandoned as royal residence. It was a royal residence until 1560.

During the French Wars of Religion between French Catholics and French Protestants, in the middle of the 16th century, 1200 Protestants were (possibly) hung from the walls of the Château d’Amboise.

The smell became so bad that the Court soon abandoned the Château and it was left to fall into ruin.

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Prince Henry mother told him that Rodmilla said that Danielle is marrying a Belgian. However, Belgium was only established in 1830 – before 1830, the area was only a collection of villages that were repeatedly occupied by various European kingdoms.

6.

Favourite quotes from this “episode”:

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