Tour of Florence during the Rinascimento

Rinascimento? Yes, that's the Italian word for Renaissance (the French word for "rebirth")!

For another look at the city of Florence during the time of the Medicis in the Renaissance, check out this interactive tour at the PBS website. We will be using the program about the Medici family as the springboard for our café experience.

Some other interesting sites:
http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/VirtualRen.html
http://www.open2.net/renaissance2/
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
http://www.mcm.edu/academic/galileo/ars/arshtml/arstoc.html
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/
http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/

Foldables Instructions

Choose one of the three options to do for each tab in the Renaissance ch.7 Foldable:

1. Textbook - Section Review questions #1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2. Non-textbook - Take notes on Section 1. What are the most important parts of this section? (5-10 items)

3. Non-textbook - Illustrated notes. Create a description/caption for the pictures. This could be separate images, comic book format, clip art, or another art form.

Café Albero Rosso

Now accepting donations for Café Albero Rosso! (a.k.a. Cafe Redwood!)

Coinciding with our study of the Italian Renaissance, we will be participating in a simulation of a tour of Florence and other Italian city-states. To enhance our experience, we are asking for donations of food items that would have been enjoyed by visitors to Italy in the 1500s. Such items might include:

Hot chocolate (a new import from the Americas)
Tea/Coffee
Biscotti & other cookies
Cannoli & other dessert snacks
Focaccia
Italian cheeses, salami

Napkins, spoons, and plates are also appreciated.

Cafes:
Cafe Reggio in NYC

Starbucks Spelling Bee??

Check out this link at the Starbucks website. They are promoting a movie entitled Akeelah and the Bee about an eleven-year-old girl who has a knack for spelling. The link takes you to a cool Flash movie that rotates through many words from winning rounds of the National Spelling Bee.

If you don't have Macromedia Flash, you may have to open the file in Internet Explorer to view.