The American Lesson Plan

Americans in Paris: Part III

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to describe and analyze works of art to develop understanding of cultural exchange between France and the United States

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.6; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

Structure:

As homework the night before, have students read the essay “Americans in Paris, 1860-1900” on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. As a class, review the article and give students a chance to voice any questions that arose while they were reading. Next, you will show a series of image comparisons that...