Topics/2006
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The curricular theme for 2005–2006 will be The European Renaissance. Following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
Super Quiz
The Super Quiz topic will focus on the European Renaissance from a social science perspective. The Super Quiz Resource Guide will include readings on such topics as the Italian Renaissance, the diffusion of humanism, the Renaissance in northern Europe, and the Protestant Reformation.
Art
The art curriculum topic will be Renaissance art, and the curriculum will include eighteen selected works by Renaissance artists. Twelve of the selected artworks are from the collections of the National Gallery of Art, three of the artworks are works of architecture, and three of the artworks are works located in Italy.
Pieces
Early to Mid Fifteenth-Century Italian
- St. Mark by Donatello
- Ospedale degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital) by Filippo Brunelleschi
- The Holy Trinity by Masaccio
- The Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi
Mid to Late Fifteenth-Century Italian
- Giuliano de' Medici by Andrea del Verrocchio
- The Nativity by Luca della Robbia
- Sant' Andrea by Leon Battista Alberti
- Adoration of the Magi by Sandro Botticelli
Sixteenth-Century Italian
- David by Michelangelo
- Palazzo Farnese by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
- Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo da Vinci
- The Small Cowper Madonna by Raphael
- The Holy Family by Bronzino
- Venus with a Mirror by Titian
Renaissance Outside of Italy
- The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck
- Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer
- Sir Brian Tuke by Hans Holbein the Younger
- Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and St. Agnes by El Greco
Economics
The economics curriculum will focus on fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics and international trade and global economic development. The economics curriculum will also include a thematic section focused on the European economy during the Renaissance.
Language & Literature
The language and literature curriculum will include critical reading, two plays, five poems, and one essay. The featured plays will be William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleoptra and Much Ado About Nothing.
Shorter Selections
- They Flee from Me That Sometime Did Me Seek by Sir Thomas Wyatt
- Sonnet LIIII by Edmund Spenser
- The Passionate Shepherd to his Love by Christopher Marlowe
- Sonnet 30 by William Shakespeare
- The Sun Rising by John Donne
- Of Travel by Francis Bacon
Math
The math curriculum will cover topics in the fields of general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus.
Music
The music curriculum will focus on the music of the Renaissance. The Music Resource Guide will cover such topics as the role of music in Renaissance society, general characteristics of Renaissance musical style, sacred and secular vocal music of the Renaissance, and instrumental Renaissance music. The music curriculum will also introduce students to some of the most noteworthy composers and works of the period. The curriculum will include a companion CD, featuring fourteen listening selections.
Songs
Music in the Early Renaissance ( c. 1450–1520 CE)
- Quam pulcra es (Motet) by John Dunstaple
- Gloria from Missa Se la face ay pale (Mass) by Guillaume Dufay
- Absalon, fili mi (Motet) by Josquin des Prez
- Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys (Chanson) by Guillaume Dufay
- Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen (Lied) by Heinrich Isaac
- El grillo (Frottola) by Josquin des Prez
Music in the High Renaissance ( c. 1520–1600 CE)
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chorale) by Johann Walter
- Agnus Dei from Missa Papae Marcelli (Mass) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Sing Joyfully Unto God (Anthem) by William Byrd
- O magnum mysterium (Motet) by Tomás Luis de Victoria
- Tant que vivray (Parisian Chanson) by Claudin de Sermisy
- Solo e pensoso (Italian Madrigal) by Luca Marenzio
- Now is the Month of Maying (English Madrigal) by Thomas Morley
- Come Heavy Sleep (Lute Song) by John Dowland
Science
The science curriculum will provide students with an introduction to the study of anatomy and physiology, a field of study that received increased attention during the Renaissance. The Science Resource Guide will include sections on the skeletal and muscle systems, the nervous system, and the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and endocrine systems. The science curriculum will also include a discussion of medical imaging techniques as well as brief historical overviews of significant scientists and advancements in the field of anatomy.
