You have been hired to design an action figure and write a biography for the package.
Select one Renaissance figure (person) from the list below. Research the life of that person. The Ed-U-Fun Group wants you to design and present the following items:
- An action figure. The figure must include two items it can hold, one in each hand. These must be detachable.
- An accessory that will come with the figure. This must be displayed in the package. This is one thing the Shakespeare figure does not currently have.
- A 300 word biography of the figure that will go on the back of the packaging. This biography should include these things:
- A brief passage about the overall life of the figure-- childhood, major events in their life, achievements. This should be appropriate for 11 to 14-year-old students. Keep it interesting.
- An explanation of the two items and the accessory. This may not be a bullet list, but should be written in an interesting way.
- A summary of why the figure is important in history and how he or she contributed to the Renaissance.
- The year of your figures birth and death and their birthplace.
- One good quote from your figure; something important or impressive your figure said or wrote.
Begin your project by selecting a figure from the list below. Let Mr. Chester know whom you have selected. The Ed-U-Group wants to see as many Renaissance figure designs as possible.
You will have Tuesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16 to research and prepare your rough drafts. You will have Monday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 23 to type up your paper, create your action figure and prepare your presentation. We will practice presentations on Tuesday, May 29. Presentations are scheduled for Thursday, May 31. There will be no make-ups no late presentations. If you're not going to be in class on Thursday, May 31, make arrangements with Mr. Chester to present your action figure early.
Speeches must be memorized this time. Your action figure and the accessories will be your visuals.
Speeches must be memorized this time. Your action figure and the accessories will be your visuals.
Possible Renaissance figures
List A
- Leonardo da Vinci Jacob Grace Yahir
- Michelangelo Aldo Sloane Kayla
- Galileo Galilei ---- Wolfy Cristal
- Nicolaus Copernicus Matt Revil
- Isabella I of Spain Larika ------------
- Elizabeth I of England Stephanie McCabe Jezzel
- Christopher Columbus Edson Koto Joaquin
- Martin Luther Mikayla Jose Nathan
- King Henry VIII Bryce James
- Vasco da Gama Jordan Diego Hale
- Ferdinand Magellan Joseph Kiana
- Hernan Cortes Salvador Isabella Eduardo
- Isaac Newton Miranda Daniel Teagan
- Titian ---- Mason
- Albrecht Durer ---- ---------
- Andreas Vesalius ----- --------
- William Shakespeare ----- Sneha Jacob
- Miguel Cervantes ------- Miquel Daeshaun
List B
- Catherine de Medici Karen Emma
- Dante Alighieri ------ ------ Kevin
- Filippo Brunelleschi ------- --------
- Sandro Boticelli ------- Josh
- Machiavelli ------- --------
- Sir Walter Raliegh Bryden --------
- Desiderius Erasmus -------- ---------
- Pope Leo X -------- Iman
- John Calvin ------- Patrick
- Anne Bolyn Tati Daisy Samari
- Francisco Pizarro J.J. ----------- Nimsy
- Henry Hudson Emerson Jaden Brady
- Johannes Kepler Michael ------------
- Johannes Gutenberg ------- --------
- Marco Polo Deysi -------- Marquan
List C
- Francisco Petrarch ----------- ----------
- Donatello Mayk Cesar Annadale
- Girolamo Cardano -------- ---------
- Lorenzo de Medici -------- ----------
- Galen ------------- Ashleigh
- Pope Clement V Troy Jace
- Pope Gregory XI ------------- ---------
- John Wycliffe -------- ----------
- Jan Hus ------------- ---------
- Catherine of Siena Lexi -------
- Huldrych Zwingli ------------- ---------
- William Tyndale Juliet -------------
- Queen Mary of England Ailish Valeria
- Ignatius Loyola --------- ---------
- Prince Henry the Navigator --------- -------- Ryan
- Pedro Cabral -------- ------- Jennifer
- John Cabot ---------- ------------ Katie
- Giovanni da Verrazano Hector -----
- Francis Bacon --------- Owen Kyle
- Antoine van Leeuwenhoek -------- ----------
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit --------- ----------
- Artemisia Gentileschi Julia ------------
- Isabella d'Este Rachel Caitlin
- Lucretia Borgia Yasmin ---------
- Ben Johnson ---------- Jorge Nate
- Elisabetti Sirani Elzie -------------
- Raphael (Sanzio) -------- ------------ Karlos
List D
- Other people you can suggest
Grades will be based on three things: Your speech, your written paper, your action figure. Each will be work 1/3 of your overall grade.
This is a 75% assignment.