On September 4th, Mrs. Bias's first block English 12 students completed a poster board project on the Renaissance age. These projects were based on pieces they read during their study of British Renaissance literature. The Renaissance was a period of time that lasted from approximately the15th century to the early 17th century, in which a lot of famous art and poetry was created.Some of the pieces they read included Shakespeare's "Sonnet #18" and "Sonnet #29," as well as an excerpt from Milton's "Paradise Lost."
During this project, each English 12 student was assigned to select a piece from Renaissance literature which was covered during class. Each student had to create a poster board based on their piece. The students had to summarize their poem in four or fewer lines. They also had to select an important quote and include imagery from the poem on their poster board. Mrs. Bias said her favorite posters were by Zack Fletcher and Ryan Hensley. Both projects were on "Paradise Lost," a poem written by John Milton. These projects were only a few of the of the posters on display in Mrs. Bias's room.
Mrs. Bias said, "I was pleased with the final outcome of this project and will do more in the future. The students have definitely met my expectations on this project." The students had one week to complete this assignment. The best were hung up in her room. This project was a great way to let the students show their creativity while displaying an understanding of the works of literary greats from the Renaissance.
