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Women's History: Glass Windows; Glass Ceilings Lesson PlanWomen's History: Glass Windows; Glass Ceilings Lesson Plan
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PBS
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Women's History: Glass Windows; Glass Ceilings

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Discover stories about women's history in beautiful stained glass windows. The second in a three-part series teaches scholars about a famous artistic style of stained glass windows and the influential women that used art to impact history. Activities include viewing the art, watching a video, creating profiles through research of famous women artists, and even collaboratively creating window designs.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

stained glass, women's history, women's rights, women's history month, women's movements, art appreciation, art analysis

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have advanced readers write an analysis about art's influence on the women's movement
  • Flip the classroom by assigning the video portion as homework 

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider working with the art department 
  • This content requires Adobe Flash to view

Pros

  • Implements subjects of art, art history, United States history, and sociology
  • Builds research skills
  • Your class learns the link between society and culture

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.9 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.9

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