Mirror, Mirror On the Wall...
Who's the Fairest of Them All?
You will be assigned to a group to research the life of one of the nominees for the Apollo Award. Your task will be to convince the audience at the Renaissance Faire who should win the first Apollo at the Academy of Humanist Arts Awards
1- Take notes on your research and share with your group.
2-Play investigator: Copy images, use primary sources, and gather evidence of importance to present as a visual presentation.
3-Use the focus questions to form your convincing argument.
4-Plan a creative and persuasive presentation to convince your audience that your candidate should win the award
5- After your group presentations each of you will write an individual research paper about your influential Renaissance person's ideas. Start your Works Cited page using MLA Style . Use a minimum of 4 sources, including one primary source.
Individual Tasks and Group Work
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Biographer |
Social Scientist |
Philosopher |
| research the lives | research the time period | research the ideas of the time |
| evidence of achievements | evidence of impact on society | evidence of change in ideas |
| Focus Questions | Focus Questions | Focus Questions |
| plan visual and oral project and appoint each group member a task; Works Cited Page must be included in the project | plan visual and oral project and appoint each group member a task; Works Cited Page must be included in the project | plan visual and oral project and appoint each group member a task; Works Cited Page must be included in the project |
| project presentation | project presentation | project presentation |