Famous Scientist Wanted Poster Project

Name ______Period: ______Assigned Famous Person______Due Date ______Famous RENAISSANCE Wanted Poster Project Be on the lookout for this man!

Leonardo DaVinci

WANTED FOR Inventions and Artwork

Your assignment will be to research one of the famous Renaissance intellectuals assigned to you, and answer the designated questions.

Requirements:

1. Poster MUST be on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. 2 points 2. Mug shot - We need to know what they look like! 2 points 3. First, Middle and Last name of your famous person. 3 points 4. Birth Date and Year of Death. 2 points 5. ONE sentence/statement of why they are famous or “wanted”. 3 points 6. What country were they born in and where did they do their work? 3 points 7. What are their accomplishments? 3-5 complete sentences, in your own words, for full credit. 10 points 8. A fact that you found interesting OR a quote by that person. 33 points 9. Your name on the bottom right corner. 2 points

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Internet is NOT always factual! ANYONE can make a web page. Double check your information…use a book!

Your grade will be determined/affected by:  Overall presentation, neatness, and creativity  Spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and accuracy of information  Completeness, all requirements have been met  Handed in on time

1 Name ______Period: ______Assigned Famous Person______Due Date ______

John Calvin Joan of Arc Chaucer Christopher Columbus

Nicholas Copernicus Leonardo Da Vinci Dante Katherine of Aragon

Lorenzo de Medici Donatello Anne Boleyn Mary Tudor

Galileo Galilei Gutenberg Henry VIII Henry The Navigator

Queen Elizabeth Charlemagne Martin Luther Niccolo Machiavelli

Michelangelo Thomas More Isaac Newton Queen Isabella

Marco Polo Raphael Rembrandt William Shakespeare

Be sure to address, but don't limit yourselves to these questions only:

1. What was your person like; their personality, background, education, goals, etc.? 2. Who was opposed to this individual or his efforts, and why? 3. What advancements and accomplishments did this person contribute to the world? 4. Why did he accomplish the things he did, why was he motivated? 5. What impact did these accomplishments have on the people who lived during the Renaissance? 6. What are the lasting effects that impact us today, 500 years later?