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Description: This lesson introduces students to the Renaissance by focusing on art history and important innovations in the art world. Students learn to define a variety of art terms associated with the Renaissance and the Middle Ages and engage with the concept of visual symbolism. Students work towards writing a structured, descriptive paragraph outlining their own imagined symbolic Renaissance Portrait. By using writing planners and scaffolds, students write how they use symbolism to represent 5 of their personality traits in their Renaissance-inspired portrait. This lesson was originally designed for use in a Humanities 8 class (with scaffolding for ELL students). This lesson could be adapted for use in a variety of Art, Social Studies, English, and ELL contexts.

Subject: Arts Education; Fine Arts/Visual Arts; Cross-Curricular; English Language Learning (ELL); English Language Arts; Social Studies; History

Keywords: Renaissance; Art history; descriptive paragraph; symbolism; humanities; ELL; paragraph writing

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Description: With heartfelt honesty, Matthew Morin shares his story of overcoming adversity to get in touch with his dream, his inner flame and his resources. Supported by relationships and experiences at school, Matthew’s story of emotional growth is also a story about taking on a physical challenge in a safe environment - in order to learn that “we are stronger than we think we are.”

Keywords: Core Competencies; Social Emotional Learning; Resilience; Confidence

URLs: http://heartmindonline.org/resources/matthew-morin-overcoming-adversity

Learning Standards: Use the video and questions below as a starting point to engage students in reflection and dialogue.

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