Here is your Graphic Novel Workshop #1 homework due Tuesday October 4th. Please work on this over the weekend. Note assessment rubric at the end.
Supporting resources:
- Our Worldviews textbook
- Medici’s: Godfathers of the Renaissance (PBS Documentary)
- Renaissance Digital Resource Link (Collection of videos relevant for the Renaissance; Inquiry tasks p. 3; starts p. 4)
- Sophie's World: The History of Philosophy
- Leonardo da Vinci Parts 1/10 History Channel Documentary
Graphic Novel Workshop #1
In this first graphic novel workshop, you are asked to respond to the question: What was the Italian Renaissance? To do this you will use Pixton to make your very first comic strip. Because the Renaissance is a big concept that can be understood in a number of different ways, you will be working in groups of five and will each be responsible for exploring one of the following elements that make-up or led to the Italian Renaissance. To do this, in graphic novel form, show how one of the following themes led to the Italian Renaissance:
· A period of rebuilding after the devastation and destruction of the 14th century (P. 4-5 Renaissance Digital Textbook-including videos, p. 25-28 in Our Worldviews)
· A period of rebirth of Greek and Roman thought and styles (Medici video, Sophie's World p. middle 194; bottom 196-198, on-line research)
· The rise of Humanism (P. 4-5 Renaissance Digital Textbook-including video on Humanism, p. 55-59 in the text, Sophie's World: p. middle 194; bottom 196-198)
· An explosion of creative artistic activity (Medici video, p. 62-68 in the text, on-line search)
· A spirit of new discovery and scientific inquiry into the world (Medici video; p. 69-75 in textbook; Leonardo da Vinci video)
Your comic should involve a dialogue between multiple characters, responding and discussing how your area was part of the Italian Renaissance. Feel free to be creative with your characters. Use the following rubric to guide your writing:
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3
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Story:
Clear and Effective
Dialogue
Examples and
Specific
support
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Dialogue and captions clearly and concisely communicates central elements and themes related to your topic in a way that leaves the reader with a strong understanding of how this area relates to and led to the Renaissance.
Multiple examples drawn from the documentaries and other sources show and support how these elements and developments played out in the Renaissance.
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Dialogue and captions clearly and concisely communicates most central elements and themes related to your topic in a way that leaves the reader with a solid understanding of how this area relates to and led to the Renaissance.
1 or 2 examples drawn from the documentaries and other sources show and support how these elements and developments played out in the Renaissance.
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Dialogue and captions lack clarity and conciseness in communicating central elements and themes related to your topic in a way that leaves the reader with a strong understanding of how this area relates to and led to the Renaissance.
A lack of key examples drawn from the documentaries and other sources show and support how these elements and developments played out in the Renaissance.
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Dialogue and captions do not clearly and concisely communicate central elements and themes related to your topic in a way that leaves the reader with a strong understanding of how this area relates to and led to the Renaissance.
No examples drawn from the documentaries and other sources show and support how these elements and developments played out in the Renaissance.
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Images and Layout
/12
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Multiple powerful vivid images highlight key elements, events, and developments of the Renaissance you wish to communicate to the reader.
Multiple panel shapes and sizes create visual interest for the reader.
Multiple points of view including pan shots, long shots, medium shots, and extreme close-ups create visual interest for the reader.
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1 or 2 powerful vivid images highlight key elements, events, and developments of the Renaissance you wish to communicate to the reader.
2-3 panel shapes and sizes create visual interest for the reader.
2-3 different points of view including pan shots, long shots, medium shots, and extreme close-ups create visual interest for the reader.
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A lack of vivid images highlights key elements, events, and developments of the Renaissance you wish to communicate to the reader.
Panel shapes and sizes are all the same and create little visual interest for the reader.
Only 1 or 2 points of view (i.e. medium shots) create little visual interest for the reader.
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No vivid images highlights key elements, events, and developments of the Renaissance you wish to communicate to the reader.
Panel shapes and sizes are all the same and create little visual interest for the reader.
Only 1 point of view (i.e. medium shots) creates little visual interest for the reader.
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Attention to Detail (Conventions
Production Quality)
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There are no distracting errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation to distract the reader.
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1 or 2 distracting errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation are present but don’t tremendously distract the reader.
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3-4 distracting errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation distract the reader.
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Multiple distracting errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation distract the reader.
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