Montana 1948 Lesson Plan

The Wild West, Part 2

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to describe and analyze nineteenth-century artistic representations of the American West

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.B; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6

Structure:

This lesson will introduce students to a range of nineteenth-century art representing the American West, in a variety of media. This lesson will help students build skills in visual description and analysis. Ultimately, students will be able to evaluate theses artists' visual strategies for representing the American West and compare their representations to Watson's written descriptions and the film...