Download 2000 SLANG DICTIONARY: THE OUTSIDERS

SS 8
Name:____________ HR: 8___
The ABCs of the Renaissance
Instructions:
1. You will create a dictionary with 30 key terms. Your dictionary needs to
include the following 17 words, but the other 13 are your choice.
Renaissance
Bubonic Plague
(Dictionary)
Feudalism
Hierarchy
Medieval
(Dictionary)
Crusade
City –State
Humanist
Vernacular
Literacy
(Dictionary)
Astrology
Astronomy
(Dictionary
Definition 1)
Indigenous People
Expansionism
Imperialism
Decolonization
Contact
(Dictionary
Definition 2)
2. Your dictionary will be in alphabetical order .
3. You need to include:
- guide words at the top of each page
- entry word
- definition (Use the textbook when possible)
4. You will include at least five illustrations in the book. (detailed and coloured,
no computer!)
5. Create your dictionary on 8 ½’ * 11 blank pieces of paper folded in half. You
may staple or tie your pages together.
6. Colour and illustrate the front page of your dictionary. You can name it
whatever you choose, but “The ABCs of Renaissance” is particularly funny
and cheesy. Make sure your name and homeroom are on the front page.
7. Your dictionary is due _________________________________.