The Changing Experience of Colonial Childhood(lesson plan)
Pregunta esencial
What can we learn about childhood in America by analyzing art?
Resumen
Students will learn about early American childhood by studying paintings and readings. They will discuss and write about the ways in which childhood was represented in art and some of the differences in how childhood is regarded today.
By analyzing the paintings and readings, students will gain an understanding of societal changes on children from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Students will use critical thinking skills and the language of the visual arts to collaboratively write about childhood from an historical perspective.
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4. Assign each pair of students to combine their information on the Image Analysis Chart to create the best compilation of information from the interpretation of the paintings and the information from the article.
5. Assign each student pair to write collaboratively a one-page paper explaining how John Singleton Copley’s depiction of children communicates new ideas about childhood emerging at the end of the 18th century.
6. Hold a brief class discussion focused on comparing childhood in the colonial era and the present day.
Escrito por Zoe Voigt, profesora de Humanidades
Evaluaciones
Successful use of the Image Analysis Charts will demonstrate students’ ability to analyze artistic images for meaning, style, and composition.
Completion of an effective collaborative paper will determine students’ understanding of the societal role of children from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Class discussion will demonstrate the student’s analysis of the impact of the societal changes on American children as portrayed in art.
