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Subject: American Art History |
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1. Topic-
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How American public art and popular visual media have been used
to express the American spirit throughout its history. |
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2. Content-
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Defining American identity through various media, such as architecture,
painting, sculpture, photography, textile design and use of graphic
designs. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Expand students understanding and appreciation of public art
and popular visual media.
2. Teach students the importance of the many iconic America symbols
we see everyday and their relevance to our daily lives.
3. Introduce fun facts and activities that will interest the students. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will be more knowledgeable on American history and identity.
2. Art as a major theme in American culture will be better understood
and appreciated
3. By the end of the course, students will leave confident in their
knowledge in popular iconic American art history. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Timelines, cross word puzzles, word searches, handouts, maps, diagrams,
graphs,quizzes and study guides will all be provided by the teacher
in paper form.
All paperwork will be provided at the beginning of the term and will
not be replaced if lost.
A 3-inch binder will be required to hold any information given. Be
sure not to lose this!
Bring pen/pencil and a notebook to every class. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Who and what is America? What defines us as a nation? What is the
first thing you think of when you hear "the United States of America"?
Is is the American flag? The Statue of Liberty? Mount Rushmore? or
maybe it's even the idea of freedom that comes to mind. A lot of these
iconic figures that stand out in our minds in terms of American identity
are all related back to art. Art in American society has played an
important role in defining American symbols and images. Over the course
of the semester we will be looking at the many public and popular
art works that have influenced and promoted our nation as one of the
greats! |
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