On Tuesday, May 10th all of 8th grade starred in a Renaissance Faire. It was a collaboration between Art, English, Humanities, and Design Technology. In English class we learned parts from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For humanities we have started the Middle Ages and plan to do a unit on the Renaissance. Ms. Moore also organized the costumes. In art we learned about 1-point perspective while drawing the hallway of a museum filled with artwork from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Ms. Jovovic read to us about both of the great artists. In Design Technology we built inventions that da Vinci himself designed. Finally, for Performing Arts we learned to play musical compositions on the recorder from the time.
The Renaissance Faire was a ton of work but in the end it was all worth it. We danced, acted, and played the recorder. My parents really enjoyed it. I think the most difficult was the Shakespeare. It was challenging to memorize all of the complex lines as well as speaking with full volume. If I were to go back and do this project again I would spend more time rehearsing for better facial expressions, projection, and blocking. I do not believe we had enough guidance on the acting. The main focus was the dancing. We learned three dances in total. We were best at dancing. However, the last dance was confusing so we made the most mistakes. Sometimes we would end up without a partner so we would have to dance with someone of the same gender or bow to the center.
In Design Technology Leda and I made a replica helicopter of a design Da Vinci drew. It was meant to fly upwards but our materials were too heavy. It simply twirled while falling. I learned a great deal about Leonardo da Vinci doing this project. His inventions, which were way ahead of his time, fascinate me especially his “robot”. Due to a combination of absenseses and lack of practice our recorder performance was not at its best. Bakic, Anze, and I had to perform one song alone because the rest of the class was not ready. If we were to do this again maybe we could figure out a way to improve. Overall, I really enjoyed the Renaissance Faire, we put it a lot of effort and did a great job.
The Renaissance Faire was a ton of work but in the end it was all worth it. We danced, acted, and played the recorder. My parents really enjoyed it. I think the most difficult was the Shakespeare. It was challenging to memorize all of the complex lines as well as speaking with full volume. If I were to go back and do this project again I would spend more time rehearsing for better facial expressions, projection, and blocking. I do not believe we had enough guidance on the acting. The main focus was the dancing. We learned three dances in total. We were best at dancing. However, the last dance was confusing so we made the most mistakes. Sometimes we would end up without a partner so we would have to dance with someone of the same gender or bow to the center.
In Design Technology Leda and I made a replica helicopter of a design Da Vinci drew. It was meant to fly upwards but our materials were too heavy. It simply twirled while falling. I learned a great deal about Leonardo da Vinci doing this project. His inventions, which were way ahead of his time, fascinate me especially his “robot”. Due to a combination of absenseses and lack of practice our recorder performance was not at its best. Bakic, Anze, and I had to perform one song alone because the rest of the class was not ready. If we were to do this again maybe we could figure out a way to improve. Overall, I really enjoyed the Renaissance Faire, we put it a lot of effort and did a great job.
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