Welcome to your 

Virtual Renaissance TownTour Activity Quest….

        You will travel with Renaissance guides who will instruct you in the right way to dress, talk, eat and partake of a banquet in a Renaissance town. If you listen to your guides courteously, you should be able to complete this Quest. (Scroll to the end of this parchment to Judge your Effort on Tasks.)

        To dress yourself in the fashion, you must know women’s and men’s clothing styles. Please click here.

 

1. Do both women and men wear a ruff? Yes .  No.

2. Do both men and women wear hose?   Yes .  No.

3. Would men be clean-shaven?              Yes .  No.

        From what you have read, design one item of clothing in the space, using Microsoft Paint.  Name your garment in a text box, then copy/paste it below..

Your Personal                                                               Heraldry:

        Your herald wears your old castoff surcoat, displaying your family’s blazonry. To view and select your symbol, click here.

Copy and paste your family symbol on this surcoat:

 

 

           An Example:                          Your Blazoned Surcoat                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

       

       

 

 

       Prithee, to thine own self be true… and meet your next guide below!               

               

 Now you’re looking fit, you need to learn to…

       talk properly!

 

        As a Renaissance schoolmaster, I don't recognize o'er half the words you're saying, I'd better give you a lesson in vocabulary. I've been able to figure out that your never is our ne'r. I've also noticed a few other changes: Until later, or see ya' is anon.. Fare-thee-well is another common closing to a conversation, literally translated into bye or goodbye. Day is morrow. Good morrow is a common greeting in place of your 'hi' or 'hello'. As you would find in your courts, nay s used as a negative, most commonly instead of no. Aye or yea are used to answer positively, translated as yes .

There are other ways to answer a question. When the answer is unclear mayhap, perchance, or belike , are used as maybe or sure, whatever . To ask "why?” wherefore is used. Oft is often, and enow translates into enough. As you can see, these words are shorter now, than in your future times. Aroint means away . Verily can be translated to very or truly. Prithee or pray translates to please and should be used when talking to any elder, and is recommended for polite conversation. Grammarcy is also a good idea to use when speaking to elders, because it means thank you. . Definitely not to be used when talking to a respectable person, or a polite, formal conversation is the word fie , which translates to some very bad curses. In other words, please don't use this.

 

          Enow! Aroint with all that! Prithee, speak ye the right word for…

 

“why”	“wherefore”	“windershins”
“away”	“enow”	“aroint”
“maybe”	“anon”	“belike”
“Hello”	“Good Morrow”	“G’Day”
“Yes”	“Aye”	“Yea”

         

      Ah!...but anon! It is tyme for you to prepare for a Renaissance feast!

 

                   Look on, friend, so you may act fit, as time requireth!

 

For good advice on table manners, prithee click the link below:

         

www.southwestschools.org/webpages/renaissance.htm

 

Scroll down to “Manners,” just below the Mona Lisa. Read the advice and remember these rules for your own Renaissance banquet!

 

1.Copy/paste your favorite rule below.  2. Tell why you chose it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you are ready to meet someone at a Renaissance Banquet. Who will it be? Choose wisely, as such banquets are known to last for hours.

Copy/Paste the portrait and name of your person below. Give two reasons why this person is worthy of your time and interest.

Name/Portrait   Reason #1:       Reason #2:   Now write two significant questions you would really like to have your Renaissance Person answer:   1.       2.

 

Judge ye your own Effort on Task with these Principles of Performance:

Task	Fair	Good	Superior	Score
Clothing 25 points	Some correct answers.  Garment  and label partially completed.	Correct answers. Garment complete and labeled.	All correct answers. Garment is detailed, is complete, and is correctly labelled, &  is appropriate to/ fits the time period.
Surcoat 15 points	Design is fairly complete.	Design is complete & detailed.	Detailed Design is complete and appropriate to the time period.
Talk Properly 10 points	At least two answers correct.	Four answers correct.	All answers correct.
Manners 10 points	Some rule is referred to, but  answer &/or reason unclear.	Rule is complete, and reason is stated but weak.	Rule is complete. Reason is complete and compelling.
Presenting Favorite Renaissance Person and why. 40 Points	Partial portrait paste/label Partial reasons and questions.	Complete paste of person/label. Complete reasons and weak questions.	Portrait, label, reasons and questions complete, worthwhile, and strong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations! You have finished your Renaissance Webquest!

 

May you enjoy your Renaissance Banquet, and converse to your heart’s delight!

 

Teacher Sources:

 

Herald, Renaissance, the Elizabethan World: http://www.renaissance.dm.net/.

 

 

Virtual Renaissance: Clothing Shop, School Yard:

http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/town/town.html

 

Surcoat with cross: House of Anoria,  http://www.houseofanoria.com/

 

Manners:  www.southwestschools.org/webpages/renaissance.htm