5th, Unit 5, Lesson 4

Grade 5 | Unit 5: The Renaissance

Lesson 4:
Writing Informational
Texts: Leonardo
da Vinci’s
Ideas and
Accomplishments

Our Learning
Goals

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

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Start of Lesson

Reading

Writing

Language

Take-Home

Material

End of Lesson

What are our learning goals?

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

I can make inferences about how da Vinci’s ideas and
accomplishments represented the spirit of the Renaissance
using evidence from the text.

I can write an informational paragraph about da Vinci’s ideas
and accomplishments by using reasons and evidence related
to the topic.

What are our learning goals?

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

I can recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in
verb tense.

I can use the prefixes im– and in– as clues to
determine the meanings of words.

Vocabulary

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

accomplishments

betrayal

evidence

genius

idea

inappropriate

Vocabulary

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

inference

reason

refinement

restore

spirit

uncharted

Vocabulary

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

visionary

Reading
About It

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Patrons, Artists,
and Scholars

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Start of Lesson

Reading

Writing

Language

Take-Home

Material

End of Lesson

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Reading Chapter 3

“The Spirit of the Renaissance”

Primary Focus

I can make inferences about how da Vinci’s ideas
and accomplishments represented the spirit of the
Renaissance using evidence from the text.

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

The Big
Question

How is the spirit
of the Renaissance
represented in Leonardo
da Vinci’s ideas and
accomplishments?

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Multiple Choice

Carlos says, "If it doesn't work, I'll be history!" What does Carlos mean when he uses this idiom?

• Carlos means that he will become a famous historical figure.

• Carlos means that he will become a professional historian.

• Carlos means that he will disappear into thin air.

• Carlos means that if it doesn't work, he might crash or die.

Multiple Choice

Leonardo shouts-- "Man can do anything he sets his mind to, my faithless friend!" What does the word "faithless" mean?

• confident
• trustworthy
• full of faith
• lacking faith

Open Ended

What evidence from this story supports Leonardo's characterization of Carlo as faithless?

Multiple Choice

Why did Leonardo focus on the arrangement of figures and their faces and expressions when painting The Last Supper?

• To showcase his skills in painting landscapes
• To experiment with different colors

• To capture the moment when the apostles heard Jesus say, "One of you will betray me."

• To highlight the architectural details of the setting

Open Ended

How does perspective reflect the values and characteristics of the Renaissance movement?

​Take out your Informational Paragraph Plan and make notes on how the text evidence related to da Vinci's interest in painting demonstrates how his ideas and accomplishments represent the spirit of the Renaissance.

Open Ended

How did Leonardo show interest in the natural world, a characteristic of the Renaissance movement?

​Take out your Informational Paragraph Plan and make notes on how the text evidence related to da Vinci's interest in the natural world demonstrates how his ideas and accomplishments represent the spirit of the Renaissance.

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

What word are we learning about?

uncharted

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Discussion Activity

uncharted

Uncharted means “unknown or not previously explored or
experienced.”

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Subject-Linking Verb Agreement in the Past

Tense

Subject (Noun or
Pronoun

Agreement for Linking Verbs in the Past Tense

to be

to feel, look, taste, smell, sound

Singular

I

was

felt, looked, smelled, sounded

you

were

felt, looked, smelled, sounded

he, she,
it, the
Medici
family

was

felt, looked, tasted, smelled,
sounded

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Subject (Noun or
Pronoun)

Agreement for Linking Verbs in the Past Tense

to be

to feel, look, taste, smell, sound

Plural

we

were

felt, looked, smelled, sounded

you

were

felt, looked, smelled, sounded

they, the
paintings

were

felt, looked, tasted, smelled,
sounded

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Subject-Linking Verb Agreement in the Past Tense

Subject

Linking Verb

Agreement

I

to be

I was

you

to be

you were

she

to be

she was

the cathedral

to be

the cathedral was

we

to be

we were

they

to be

they were

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Subject

Linking Verb

Agreement

Brunelleschi
and Ghiberti

to be

Brunelleschi and Ghiberti were

he

to feel

he felt

the sculpture

to look

the sculpture looked

the pasta

to taste

the pasta tasted

the air after
the rain

to smell

the air after the rain smelled

the music
from the flute

to sound

the music from the flute sounded

Often, a master artist would paint the main

features of a picture but leave it for an apprentice to
finish the landscape or other smaller figures in the
background. In 1476 CE, Verrocchio is working on a
painting called The Baptism of Christ. Verrocchio
painted one angel, and then asked Leonardo to paint
another. Legend has it that Leonardo’s angel looks so
much better than Verrocchio’s that the old master
never picked up a brush again.

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Morphology

Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments

Prefixes im–, in–

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Unit 5, Lesson 4: Writing Informational Texts: Leonardo da Vinci’s Ideas and Accomplishments