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Npr: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks AudioNpr: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks Audio
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NPR: National Public Radio
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9th - 10th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Npr: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks

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National Public Radio takes a look at Edward Hopper and his painting, Nighthawks, focusing on how "An image that most people take for granted in their daily lives has become one of America's most famous pieces of art."

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Concepts

painting

Additional Tags

city subjects, diner painting, famous painting, second story sunlight, urban paintings, greenwich village painting, npr, national public radio, nighthawks, origins of american icons, edward hopper

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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Write a Short Story

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Students compare two paintings, depicting urban life in America in the 1940's, answering a series of questions, then create a short story about the paintings' characters. They compare 'Nighthawks' and 'Nightlife.'
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