America Creates
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Fine Arts Social Studies | |
| Author | Mary Ann Bozeman
Chris Godfrey Sherry Hutchison | |
| Description | A cross curriculum learning unit to introduce and expose students
to the wealth and diversity of American Artists during the depression Era. To see the cultural variety that our nation has been growing in through the 20th century and how these differences have enriched and contributed to our lives. Cooperative learning techniques are incorporated in learner outcomes. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computer, Powerpoint, LCD projector, Word Processor, CD
Player, Microsoft Publisher or other word processing program, printer, scanner | |
| Grade Level | 7 8 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts:
Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts. Demonstrates competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions Demonstrates competence in the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing Gathers and uses information for research purposes United States History Standards: Understands how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state. Understands the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping the U.S. role in world affairs. Understands the changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I Understands how the United States changed between the post-World War I years and the eve of the Great Depression World History Standards: Understands the search for peace and stability throughout the world in the 1920s and 1930s Visual Arts Standards: Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts. Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures Understands the characteristics and merits of one's own artwork and the artwork of others Music Standards: Understands the relationship between music and history and culture Improvises melodies, variations, and accompaniments Composes and arranges music within specified guidelines Sings, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music Knows and applies appropriate criteria to music and music performances | |
| Career Clusters | Fine Arts and Humanities | |
| Keywords | Depression Era, Louis Armstrong, Pearl S. Buck,
Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: America Creates
Lesson 1: Where are We? Lesson 2: America Draws and Paints Lesson 3: America Writes Lesson 4: America Sings Lesson 5: We Create | |
| English IGO or CSO | 7.2, 7.4, 7.9, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19, 7.22, 7.27, 7.30, 7.31, 7.36, 7.53, 7.54, 7.55, 7.56, 7.61, 7.62, 7.65, 8.8, 8.9, 8.11, 8.50, 8.59, 8.63, 8.64, 8.81, 8.82, 8.142, 8.144 | |
| Fine Arts IGO or CSO | 7.16, 7.19, 7.25, 7.26, 7.28, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.20, 8.21, 7.22, 7.24, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.23, 8.24, 8.25 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 7.9, 7.12, 7.52, 8.64, 8.70 | |