Renaissance - Intellectual and Cultural Changes

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Aim: Machiavelli and Castiglione, a closer look at the political world.

Do Now: Quiz

Lesson Overview:

Intellectual and Cultural Changes: Humanism, Education, Political Thought, Printing Press, Christian Humanism, Art and Artists, and Early Scientific Thinking

Read excerpts from “The Prince” by Machiavelli (p12, Perry)[CR1b] Analyze using APPARTS Conduct small group discussion considering the following questions:

According to Machiavelli, what is the role of a leader?
What are the potential positive and negative impacts that would be created by a ruler embracing these ideas?

-Historical Thinking Skills: I3, II4-5, IV8 -Learning Objective: SP-2 [CR3]

[CR1b]—The course includes diverse primary sources, including written documents, maps, images, quantitative data (charts, graphs, tables), and works of art

[CR3]—Students are provided opportunities to apply learning objectives in each of the five themes throughout the course

Classwork & Homework

Activity:

Homework: Assignments

Special Education Modifications

Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
- Special Ed Students:
  - Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
  - Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
  - Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
  - Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
  - Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
  - Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
  - Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.