What if the People of the Reformation Were on Social Media?

Description

What if People of the Reformation Were on Social Media? challenges students to create social media profiles and posts for 18 famous people from the time of the Reformation. They need to use their imagination and independent research to fill out personal information about each individual as well as his or her family, friends, acquaintances, jobs, education, and interests. Then they are challenged to write ten posts the person could have posted and illustrate five of them as though they were shared in image or video format. They can also draw pictures to represent friends and acquaintances. Seven pages are included for each individual. The entire unit can be printed, or you can print only the individuals students are studying. A set of blank worksheets are also included for any individual being studied that is not included. 139 pages total. Ages 11-18.

People of the Reformation in this unit are Katherina von Bora, John Calvin, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Cromwell, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Johannes Gutenberg, Henry VIII, Jan Hus, John Knox, Leo X, Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, Thomas More, Menno Simons, William Tyndale, John Wycliffe, and Huldrych Zwingli.