Day 3

The American Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    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...

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