| Wednesday, June 4, 2008 |
| Renaissance Project Reflection |
For this project, we needed to learn about a famous Renaissance figure. We chose a famous Renaissance figure and studied their life and accomplishments. At the end of this project, we had a "Renaissance Ball" which we came as the person we studied. I chose to be Marguerite de Navarre. We were supposed to dress up for the ball, and also even learn a dance, called The Pavan.
I learned who Marguerite de Navarre was, and what she did in her life. I learned that she was a woman that was an outstanding figure in Renaissance; she also achieved many things that most women didn't get to do. For example, she joined her brother, who was King Francis I, in court and often traveled with them. Her brother got captured in a war, and she helped release him as a prisoner. Marguerite also was a religous activist and a queen. She also wrote several plays and poems, as well as a collection of stories, The Heptameron. In this project, I also learned more about Europe. I learned more about the Black Plague and the city of Florence.
I think that this was a good project and I learned many things about the Renaissance. I think that I could've been ahead in the project if I chose the person I wanted to study about faster. It took me a while to think of someone, and it kind of wasted time, though I wanted to choose carefully of who I wanted to learn about. |
posted by charisse @ 10:14 AM  |
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