1. Art and History Historical Perspective through Artistic Representation

2. Procedure One way: Provide a variety of art from the Era or event you are studying. Boston Massacre

3. 10 by 10  In small groups of 3 or 4, students will look carefully at the artwork or photo.  They will write down 10 observations of the piece, answering the question, “What do you see?”  They will then write 10 questions that they would want answered about the work.

4. Questions you may Consider Something about:  The event  The perspective or viewpoint  The mood  The people  The era  The weather  The …

5. Gradual Release So, that was the teacher giving the procedure Let’s do one together:  5 observations of the piece, answering the question, “What do you see?”  5 questions that you would want answered about the work.

6. 10 by 10 Painting

7. Processing OK, so what can you say about this painting, solely based on your observations and questions? What can you say about this method for beginning the study of a historical event? Write your ideas to share with a small group…

8. Procuring Where do I get the paintings? Americanart.si.edu/c ollections/search Americanart.si.edu/c ollections/search Americanart.si.edu/c ollections/multimedia Americanart.si.edu/c ollections/multimedia Americanart.si.edu/e xhibitions Americanart.si.edu/e xhibitions Google images(!)