Renaissance People Meet and Greet Activity World History
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Description
Introduce your students to the most significant people of the Renaissance with this Meet and Greet Activity. It's a fun and engaging way to cover the most influential people of the time period.
Allow students to use the provided biography cards or to research online as they create Biographical Poems for their assigned person before they attend the class meet and greet to interchange information.
Includes the significant artists, contributors, and thinkers of the Renaissance time period. Includes a complete biography of each person with their background, talents, and contributions to the Renaissance highlighted.
People Included
Michelangelo
Dante
Niccolo Machiavelli
Albrecht Durer
Queen Elizabeth I
William Shakespeare
Leonardo Da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Resource Includes
Biography Cards
Student Note-Taking Guide
Activity Instructions
Wrap-up Questions
About this Resource
Print and laminate placards for repeated use!
Also included is the research page and a graphic organizer for students to collect the information and note. Wrap-up questions are provided at the end for individual student or whole-class wrap-up on the lesson.
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Created for use leading into a unit on the Renaissance, and is included in my Renaissance and Reformation Complete Unit.
Would also be a great refresher activity for a European AP class!
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