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Consuming and Creating Political Art ActivityConsuming and Creating Political Art Activity
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Teaching Tolerance
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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14 days
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2020
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Consuming and Creating Political Art

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A picture is worth a thousand words, but political art may be worth even more! After examining examples of political cartoons, murals, and other forms of public art, class members create their own pieces to reflect their ideals and concerns. The resource includes reflection questions to stimulate discussion or written reflection. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

satire, political cartoons, editorial cartoons, murals, art analysis, social art, social-emotional learning, casel

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Create pieces of art that comment on current problems in the school or surrounding community
  • Work with administrators to create a gallery opening of pupils' creations

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners need access to examples, as well as materials, to create their own art

Pros

  • Lesson integrates a variety of disciplines 
  • Learning is meaningful and relevant 
  • Examples provide the opportunity to teach content-specific events or ideas

Cons

  • Not all the example links in the resource work

Common Core

RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.5 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.8 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.8 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.10

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