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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Venetian Painting in the Early Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
From this site you can learn a little bit about the Renaissance art movement's beginnings in Venice. You will also view 7 representative works from various artists.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: The Italian Renaissance (1420 1600)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief ibiblio.org article provides an overview of the key painters of the Renaissance in Italy. The artists and their major works are the key focus here and while further links on them are available, but you will not find anything...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance Clothing for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
What did people wear during the Renaissance? Kids learn about clothing and fashion during the Renaissance on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance Food for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
What did they eat during the Renaissance? Kids learn about food and cooking during the Renaissance on this site.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Giorgione and the High Renaissance in Venice

For Students 9th - 10th
7 full-color images from Italian Renaissance artists. Three of the works are from Giorgione. Click on each to find a short explanation and analysis.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance Astronomy for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of astronomy during the Renaissance. Discoveries by Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance Science for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about science achievements during the Renaissance. Explore the inventions and technology of this time in history.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Science Italian Style: Renaissance Machines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate innovative machine designs of the Renaissance, then build a hang glider by following a set of instructions. Modify the design to create a model that can fly longer distances.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Nicholas Hilliard

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Nicholas Hilliard, British artist of portrait miniatures during the Renaissance.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: History of the Violin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the history of the violin. Learn about a family of musical string instruments called the violin on this site. Explore its history and its beginning in the Renaissance period.
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Oswego City School District

Oswego City School District: The Commercial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Read here about the time in European history leading into the Renaissance. It is known as the Commercial Revolution, or the emergence of trade, capitalism and working class parties, and unions.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Women in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the changing role of women in society. Provides lists of famous women of the 1920s.
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Other

Renaissance Dance: Definition

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of the term "Renaissance Dance" along with details and explanation.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance Art for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Renaissance art including painting and sculpture on this site. Explore what makes this art unique like realism and perspective.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Literary Resources Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Delve into the British Renaissance period through this informative site. This site has tons of resources for every type of enthusiast.
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Other

Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of representative art from the Harlem Renaissance.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: T. S. Eliot: Notes on the Blank Verse of Marlowe

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry is based on "Notes on the Blank Verse of Christopher Marlowe" by T.S. Eliot (1888?1965), from The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism (1922).
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Cengage Learning

Gale: Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion: Jessie Redmon Fauset [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biographical notes, a review of Fauset's major works, a portrait, a reprint of a short essay by Fauset from "Some Notes on Color," a collection of essays on her life and work, and an extensive bibliography.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: On "The Weary Blues"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features four different reviews of Langston Hughes' debut award winning volume of poems "Weary Blues". Compiled by the University of Illinois.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Humanism and the Italian Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the foundation of the Italian Renaissance, classical studies, and humanism. This is a comprehensive study tool.
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PBS

Pbs: American Novel: Literary Timeline: Literary Movements: Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Harlem Renaissance, including information on prominent writers of the time period.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Extra! Extra! Harlem Renaissance Tribune

For Teachers 6th - 8th
From writing with Langston Hughes to dancing with Bojangles, explore 1920-30 Harlem and publish a newspaper about the arts and entertainment of this cultural renaissance that brought new energy and sound to the world.
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PBS

Pbs: Masterpiece Theatre: The Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the writers and artistry during the Harlem Renaissance by Masterpiece Theater. With links to Langston Hughes and a teacher's guide to watching the film "Cora Unashamed".
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Other

English Renaissance of Art: Oscar Wilde

For Students 9th - 10th
Reprinted from essays and lectures by Oscar Wilde. Discusses the characteristics of the English Renaissance of Art.

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