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American Genre Painting in the Nineteenth Century: Teaching Artistic Interpretation as a Tool for Critically Viewing History Lesson PlanAmerican Genre Painting in the Nineteenth Century: Teaching Artistic Interpretation as a Tool for Critically Viewing History Lesson Plan
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American Genre Painting in the Nineteenth Century: Teaching Artistic Interpretation as a Tool for Critically Viewing History

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High schoolers view a variety of artwork to determine the history and lifestyle of people from New Haven, Connecticut. In groups, they develop their individual hypothesis about why the paintings were created and share them with their group members to create a consensus. They end the instructional activity by creating their own piece of art on a topic they are interested in.

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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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