Name__________________________________
World History II
Mr. Voldman
Renaissance/Reformation/Scientific Revolution Thinkers - Essay
You will choose a scientist or philosopher who was influential during the Renaissance, Reformation, or
Scientific Revolution. You will be required to find at least FIVE sources that detail the life, career and
important accomplishments of that person.
See attached sheet for choices and sources:
You will be required to write 2-3-page paper, double-spaced (approximately 750-1000 words). Necessary
information includes:
- Introduction: 1 paragraph that includes general overview of paper and your topic. Also
includes nationality, location of birth, and years individual was alive
- Accomplishments (Should include a minimum of two and explain who or what might
have influenced each accomplishment—Suggested length: .5-1 page)
- Historical circumstances of the time period (ie. What influence, if any, did the church have on
his accomplishments, how did society of the time view his work…? Suggested length: 1-1.5
pages)
- Impact on his generation (In what ways did (s)he change the way people think?) Suggested
length: 1/2 to 1 page
- Impact on future generations (Today, how do we see the impact of his accomplishments?)
Suggested length: 1/2 to 1 page
- Conclusion: Summary and analysis of key points. Suggested length: 5-7 sentences.
Your essay must be typed and include MLA parenthetical citations. Attached to your essay, you must
have a bibliography, properly formatted, according to the library MLA style sheet. You also must
include 3 books/print sources. You cannot rely solely on the Internet or Encyclopedia.
In addition to your paper, you must create a poster, PowerPoint, or movie (using I-Movie or
MovieMaker) that summarizes important ideas in your paper. Posters will be hung around the room
and you will analyze each other’s posters to complete necessary information on your table.
Project Deadlines and Due Dates (All MUST be in my classroom or mailbox by 2:05 PM on
respective date to receive credit). Exception is FINAL Project Due Date. FINAL Project must be turned
in at start of class as you will do presentations.
Assignment
Date
Preliminary Source List, properly formatted, including 2-3 print sources Thurs., February 3rd.
5-7 Notecards/note sheets related to topic
Monday, Monday, Feb. 7tht
Typed Outline, with 3-5 details for each indicator
Wednesday, February 9thd.
Rough Copy of Paper (may be handwritten)
Monday, Feb. 14th
FINAL PROJECT DUE (includes paper and presentation)
Thursday, Feb. 17th.
Library Dates:
 Thursday, Feb. 3rd
 Friday, Feb. 4tht
People and List of sites/sources
Francis Bacon
John Calvin
Baldassare Castiglione
Miguel Cervantes
Nicholas Copernicus
Rene Descartes
Donatello
Elizabeth I
Desiderius Erasmus
Galileo Galilei
Johann Gutenberg
Henry VIII
Ignatius of Loyola
Leonardo da Vinci
Martin Luther
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Sir Thomas More
Sir Isaac Newton
Francesco Petrarch
Francois Rabelais
Raphael Sanzio
William Shakespeare
Jan Van Eyck
Pieter Bruegel
Ambroise Pare
Andreas Vesalius
Johannes Kepler
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/bacon/
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/bacon.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/John_Calvin.htm
http://www.island-of-freedom.com/CALVIN.HTM
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/castiglione.html
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/english/index.html
http://www.online-literature.com/cervantes/
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm
http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xcopern.html
http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/descarte.htm
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/desc.htm
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/donatello.html
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/d/donatell/biograph.html
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm
http://www.elizabethi.org/
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/erasmus.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05510b.htm
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Galileo.html
http://galileo.rice.edu/
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07090a.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0822203.html
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tudor.htm
http://tudorhistory.org/henry8/
http://www.luc.edu/jesuit/ignatius.bio.html
http://www.ignatiushistory.info/
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/
http://www.kausal.com/
http://www.educ.msu.edu/homepages/laurence/reformation/Luther/Luther.htm
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/LUTHER.HTM
http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96may/machiavelli.html
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html
http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tmore.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14689c.htm
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newtlife.html
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95dec/newton.html
http://petrarch.petersadlon.com/petrarch.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11778a.htm
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rabela.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12619b.htm
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/raphael/biograph.html
http://artchive.com/artchive/R/raphael.html
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/V/van_eyck.html
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/
artistBiography?artistID=230
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bruegel.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/brue/hd_brue.htm
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi327.htm
http://www.nndb.com/people/561/000096273/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/vesalius_andreas.shtml
http://oz.plymouth.edu/~biology/history/vesalius.html
http://kepler.nasa.gov/johannes/
http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/kepler.html
Generic Sources:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html (Primary Documents related to the Renaissance, Reformation, and
Scientific Revolution