Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Fine Arts

Today and tomorrow continue with Baroque painting and sculpture. 

World Civ

Today we took a test over WWI.  Tomorrow we will do test corrections. 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Michelangelo Writing

How did Humanism affect Michelangelo?


a) How was he influenced by classical art?

b) How does his work exemplify individual achievement?

c) How does he show individual emotion?

How was he influenced by Science and the Renaissance in general?

How does he mix pagan and Christian themes?

Discuss 3 works that exemplify the above characteristics

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

World Civ Project

For the next few days we will work on a presentation in groups over the Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment.
PowerPoint Slide for each!

1. Define Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution
2. Why was it a "revolution"/What was it a response/reaction to?
3. How did this relate to religion and medieval beliefs?

The following must be completed over your scientist/philosopher
4. Who were they?
5. When did they live?
6. What did they do/theorize? (2 slides)
7. what is their lasting influence?

Make sure you have pictures

List of People:
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Descartes
Fancis Bacon
Newton
Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Wollstonecraft
thomas Paine

Friday, November 2, 2012

Nov 2

World Civ
Yesterday we finished test corrections and began Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Unit.  Not my favorite but we will get through it lol.

Fine Arts
Today finishing up Classical Greece notes. Monday we will examine Classical Art and architecture