Understanding History and Society through Images, 1776-1914

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 14.01.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Objectives
  3. Rationale/Background
  4. The Revolutionary War and Timeline of Events
  5. Artists and Art depicting the Revolutionary War
  6. Strategies
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Annotated Bibliography
  9. Appendix
  10. Notes

Perspectives on Life during the Revolutionary War through the Lens of Art and Literature

Kristie Reid

Published September 2014

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Objectives

In this unit students will examine and discuss both art and historical fiction from the Revolutionary War. Students will compare and contrast art and literature as a basis for their student led inquiry based discussions. The students will examine quotations from historical figures during the time period and connect them to specific works of art. Throughout the unit, students will write from the perspectives of individuals contained in works of art while incorporating imagery and figurative language. Within their writing, the students will make emotional connections with the events and people the artists and writers are portraying. To culminate their work, students will write an argument essay aligned with the common core standards about whether the perspectives of individuals in regard to race, class and gender during the Revolutionary War still exist today.

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