Miss
Adler-Colvin’s Global History 2 Web quest
Did The Policy
Of The Catholic Church Towards Galileo In The 17th Century Give Us
Insight To Dealing With Religious Conflicts Today?
“Creativity
in presenting history”
Introduction
Gardner’s theory of Multiple
Intelligences states that people learn and are intelligent in many different
ways. In this WebQuest you will review
the life of someone who went against accepted public policy during the
Renaissance. The social problem was one
of heresy against the religious views of the day; the man was Galileo. The time
was the early 17th century in
Task
Meeting in groups of three, you will research the nature of conflicts between Galileo and the Roman Catholic Church policy during the Renaissance period. You will look at various sources develop a report and presentation. You should also consider how these policies are like those employed today in various parts of the world affecting religious conflicts.
You are to choose a medium in which you will produce a presentation that will explain the historical context of this social policy . Your medium can be:
-a dance
-a movie
-a power point presentation
-a poem
-a painting, drawing, diorama
Remember you are
researching a person and how they were affected by the public policy; i.e.
Galileo was prosecuted because the policy of harshly dealing with heresy was in
effect at the time (speaking against the church and the teachings of the Bible)
Process
Step 1-You will use the worksheets described in the GHPPA website to record your research concerning the policy of the Roman Catholic Church towards Galileo’s research and findings. These worksheets can be found using the links below and are to be used to complete your project.
Use the following guidelines to prepare your project:
v research the websites
v -gather your information from the websites, your textbooks, class notes and handouts.
Step 2: In preparing your project you will identify information on the following worksheets:
You are expected to submit your completed worksheets
along with your presentation.
Step 3 Present your findings through your chosen medium.
Resources: (Be sure to consider the nature of each of these sources for bias)
Specific Web Sites
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06342b.htm
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/people/ren_epoch/galilei.html&edu=high
http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/galileo_timeline.html#1610
http://www.iep.utm.edu/g/galileo.htm
Search Engines and
Reference Sources
www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips
Conclusion
By working on this project you will have learned
1. to evaluate the impact of this policy
2. to describe the role played by this policy in history
3. to assess the effectiveness of this policy in terms of dealing with the problems of the era.
4. To understand the history and background of this problem and the policy as a solution to the problem as seen by those in power.
5. To
analyze the effectiveness of the use of a similar policy to deal with
challenges to religious authority in the world today (examples may include
conflicts in
Evaluation
Your grade will be based according to
this rubric
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Standards
Social
Studies: Standard 2
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The student will use a variety of intellectual skills to
demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments and
turning points in world history, and examine the broad sweep of history from a
variety of perspectives.
Social
Studies: Standard 3
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The student will use a variety of intellectual skills to
demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in
which we live- local, national, and global- including the distribution of
people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface.
English
Language Arts: Standard 1
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Students
will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
English Language Arts: Standard 4
·
Students
will read, write, listen, and speak for
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social
interaction
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