Chapter 3 Assessment
Completion requirements
Unit 1
Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview
Chapter 3 Assessment
Shifting Ideas and Worldview
You will submit this assessment to your teacher on the next page. It will allow you to show that you understand the question for the chapter: How can a shift in ideas change a society's worldview?
Choose one of the following options.
Pretend you are Mona Lisa (from Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting) or Michelangelo's David. After you become famous because of the painting or sculpture, you are asked to speak at a convention about the new ideas of the age.
In your speech, have Mona or David tell us in his or her own words about the changing ideas of his of her time.
Use
Vocaroo to record your speech.
Figure 3.1 Mona
Figure 3.2 David
In his or her (your) speech, Mona or David (you) will
- identify the four main humanist beliefs
- explain how the new beliefs changed people's worldviews
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Figure 3.3 "Organizer"
Pretend that you are a Renaissance Man (or Woman). Write a short composition (2 to 4 paragraphs) in which you identify the four values and
beliefs of humanism that you support and explain how each of these
influences your worldview.
In your composition, you will
- identify four major values or beliefs of humanism in which a Renaissance Man (Woman) believed
- explain how each of these beliefs and values influenced his or her worldview
You may want to use the organizer in Figure 3.4 to organize your thoughts.
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Figure 3.4 "Organizer"
Be sure you have addressed
the following in your final product.
- Identify the four main beliefs or values of humanism.
- Explain how the values or beliefs of humanism affected worldviews.
Remember to read through the Chapter 3 Assessment Rubric no matter which option you choose.