For the curriculum unit The Diplomacy Challenge. Lesson One. A key role …
For the curriculum unit The Diplomacy Challenge. Lesson One. A key role of diplomats is to gather and analyze intelligence. In this lesson, students acting as diplomats, will prepare a short intelligence briefing on their assigned empire to present to the representatives of the other modern empires.
In this lesson, students are introduced to Tocqueville's argument about the "omnipotent" …
In this lesson, students are introduced to Tocqueville's argument about the "omnipotent" power of the majority in America and its consequences. After an initial statement that the "very essence" of democracy is majority rule, he contrasts the means by which state constitutions artificially increase the power of the majority with the U.S. Constitution, which checks that power.
In Tocqueville's discussion of how the majority in America constrains freedom of …
In Tocqueville's discussion of how the majority in America constrains freedom of thought, he makes some of the most extreme criticisms against democracy. For example, he says "I do not know any country where, in general, less independence of mind and genuine freedom of discussion reign than in America"; and, "there is no freedom of mind in America."
A key role of diplomats is to gather and analyze intelligence. In …
A key role of diplomats is to gather and analyze intelligence. In this lesson, students acting as diplomats will present a short "intelligence briefing" to the representatives of the other Early Modern empires.
In this lesson, students continue their examination of Tocqueville's argument about the …
In this lesson, students continue their examination of Tocqueville's argument about the power of the majority and its consequences. Having suggested previously that the majority can crush a minority without even hearing its screams, he elaborates on the dangers of unchecked and unlimited power in democratic America and how to deal with it.
Students listen to a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., view photographs …
Students listen to a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., view photographs of the March on Washington, and study King's use of imagery and allusion in his "I Have a Dream" speech.
This art history video discussion examines Roy Lichtenstein's "Rouen Cathedral Set V", …
This art history video discussion examines Roy Lichtenstein's "Rouen Cathedral Set V", 1969, oil and magna on canvas, 3 canvases (SFMOMA).
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Trade was critical to Old Babylonia, where many highly prized natural resources …
Trade was critical to Old Babylonia, where many highly prized natural resources were scarce but agricultural goods were in surplus. A vibrant trading system developed, bringing manufactured goods and raw materials from as far as Turkey, and even India, 1500 miles away. Trade became integral to the economy and the culture. In this lesson, students explore the trade industry in Old Babylonia and its far-flung influence.
This is the first of four lessons in the module “Life in …
This is the first of four lessons in the module “Life in a Community”. Students will engage with and explore the painting Summer Street Scene in Harlem by Jacob Lawrence, first in their own classroom and then in person at the Memorial Art Gallery. They will also create another original work of art based on their interpretation of the painting which then will be scanned for inclusion in a CocoCast “cast”. In this first lesson, students will preview a “Sneak Peak” of Summer Street Scene in Harlem in their classroom.
By engaging with and exploring a work of art, first virtually via CocoCast in the classroom, then in person in the art museum, young students are empowered to share their own prior knowledge, use critical thinking skills like prediction, comparison, and sequencing, and better notice, describe, and interpret details of an artwork.
Estimated time required: 1 class period.
Technology required for this lesson: Augmented Reality, Laptop/Desktop.
This is the second of four lessons in the module “Life in …
This is the second of four lessons in the module “Life in a Community”. Students will engage with and explore the painting Summer Street Scene in Harlem by Jacob Lawrence, first in their own classroom and then in person at the Memorial Art Gallery. They will also create an original work of art based on their interpretation of the painting which then will be scanned for inclusion in a CocoCast “cast”. In this second lesson, the class will travel to the Memorial Art Gallery to view the painting in person.
By engaging with and exploring a work of art, first virtually via CocoCast in the classroom, then in person in the art museum, young students are empowered to share their own prior knowledge, use critical thinking skills like prediction, comparison, and sequencing, and better notice, describe, and interpret details of an artwork.
Estimated time required: 1 class period.
Technology required for this lesson: Augmented Reality, Laptop/Desktop.
This is the third of four lessons in the module “Life in …
This is the third of four lessons in the module “Life in a Community”. Students will engage with and explore the painting Summer Street Scene in Harlem by Jacob Lawrence, first in their own classroom and then in person at the Memorial Art Gallery. They will also create an original work of art based on their interpretation of the painting which then will be scanned for inclusion in a CocoCast “cast”. In this third lesson, students will create their own work of art based on their interpretation of the painting Summer Street Scene in Harlem.
By engaging with and exploring a work of art, first virtually via CocoCast in the classroom, then in person in the art museum, young students are empowered to share their own prior knowledge, use critical thinking skills like prediction, comparison, and sequencing, and better notice, describe, and interpret details of an artwork.
Estimated time required: 1 class period.
Technology required for this lesson: Augmented Reality, Laptop/Desktop.
This is the fourth of four lessons in the module “Life in …
This is the fourth of four lessons in the module “Life in a Community”. Students will engage with and explore the painting Summer Street Scene in Harlem by Jacob Lawrence, first in their own classroom and then in person at the Memorial Art Gallery. They will also create an original work of art based on their interpretation of the painting which then will be scanned for inclusion in a CocoCast “cast”. In this fourth lesson, students will display the artwork they have created during the third lesson and digitize it using the app CocoCast.
By engaging with and exploring a work of art, first virtually via CocoCast in the classroom, then in person in the art museum, young students are empowered to share their own prior knowledge, use critical thinking skills like prediction, comparison, and sequencing, and better notice, describe, and interpret details of an artwork.
Estimated time required: 1 class period.
Technology required for this lesson: Augmented Reality, Laptop/Desktop.
More Americans lost their lives in the Civil War than in any …
More Americans lost their lives in the Civil War than in any other conflict. How did the United States arrive at a point at which the South seceded and some families were so fractured that brother fought brother?
The lessons in this unit provide an opportunity for students to learn …
The lessons in this unit provide an opportunity for students to learn about and discuss two U.S. families in which both the father and son became President.
Relive the decisions that led to the attack on Fort Sumter to …
Relive the decisions that led to the attack on Fort Sumter to determine whether Lincoln aimed to preserve peace or provoke the hostilities that led to the Civil War.
This art history video discussion examines Fra Fillippo Lippi's "Portrait of a …
This art history video discussion examines Fra Fillippo Lippi's "Portrait of a Man and Woman at a Casement", tempera on wood, c. 1440 (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
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This art history video lecture examines Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Presentation of Jesus in …
This art history video lecture examines Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Presentation of Jesus in the Temple", 1342, tempera on panel, (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
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