Standard 6-6.2

6-6.2 Identify key figures of the Renaissance and the Reformation and their contributions (e.g., Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Johannes Gutenberg, John Calvin, and Martin Luther).

Grade(s): 6, 7, 8

Year: 2011

Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

In the novel Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Mama uses Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds as a reference when creating a bird design for a tombstone. Students can use da Vinci’s...