Lesson 6: The Renaissance
Duration of Days: 3.5
Lesson Objective
Why do periods of increased contact often spark intellectual change?
How do ideas challenge existing power structures?
Who controls knowledge, and why does that matter?
Humanism
Cultural revival
Authority
HIS.9-12.5 Analyze how historical contexts shape perspectives, ideas, and belief systems.
HIS.9-12.10 Analyze the role of ideas, knowledge, and culture in shaping historical change.
Students analyze author intent, argumentation, and rhetorical choices.
Students examine intellectual change as a response to social and economic conditions. Primary DOK level: 3.
Connections to modern cultural movements, media, and education.
Students may see ideas as disconnected from material conditions.
Students may see ideas as disconnected from material conditions.
Guided annotations.
Creative synthesis options.
Written reflection connecting ideas to shifts in power.
Art, texts, primary excerpts.