The
Arts
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History
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Reading
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Resources
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Music of Stephen Foster |
Life accomplishments/ History of
Pittsburgh |
Internet resources |
Center for American Music (Univ.
of Pitts.) www.Library
.pitt.edu/libraries/cam/cum.htm |
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Song “Singing In the Rain” |
Discuss life and accomplishments of Gene Kelly/ History of
Pittsburgh |
Internet resources |
Gene Kelly http:/members.aol.com/gene.htm |
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Design and make
quilts |
Discuss Pennsylvania history |
Quilt Story by Tony Johnston |
www.quiltweb.com/quiltkids.htm |
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Jeffersonian
architectural styles |
American
Revolution |
Declaration of Independence |
Videos “1776” “The
Patriot” (fact vs. fiction) |
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Sing a sea chantey |
Discuss Erie,PA maritime history |
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Draw city 2-point perspective |
Events, people and places of Pennsylvania 1800-1850 and
1950-2000 |
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Reading A Building www.cubekc.org/architivities/rab.htm |
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Make mask |
Mummers Museum, Philadelphia |
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www.fieldtrip.com/pa/53363050.html |
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Create historic
village |
Visit Meadowcroft Village, Old Econonmy |
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www.ohwy.com/pa/h/histvill.html |
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Make totem poles,
masks in style of Native Americans |
Discuss history of Iroquois and other Native American
tribes of PA |
“The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush” by Tomie dePaola |
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Teaching guitar |
Compare and contrast PA manufactured Martin guitar with
electrical guitar of today |
Research different guitar artists and their impact on
music history. Give an oral report. |
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Theatre/Music: Shakespeare- Act out scenes from play
“Taming of the Shrew. Learn music from “Kiss Me Kate” |
Discuss history of Shakespeare and history of musicals |
Read scripts from play and libretto from musical |
Video: “Kiss Me
Kate” “The Taming of the Shrew” |
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Dance/Music: Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” ballet |
Discuss history of fairy tales or history of composer |
Fairy Tale genre:
Reading/Compare and contrasting versions of a fairy tale |
Video versions of
“Sleeping Beauty” |
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Art: Drawing
pictures of Civil War |
Civil War units; especially PA Bucktail Regiment Also, Underground Railroad |
Read “Hayfoot, Strawfoot: Bucktail Recruits” by Wm. P
Roberton and David Rimer |
Ken Burns’ PBS series: “The Civil War” |
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Art: Draw or paint pictures of lumber industry or build
models of lumber factories |
Discuss lumber industry in Clarion |
Read: “The Tales
of the Clarion River”, edited by
George P Sheffer |
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Music/Dance: Songs and dances from the coal mining era or ethnic groups
who worked in mines |
Discuss history of coal mines and coal mining in PA;
especially in northeastern PA |
Write and report on coal mining in local history |
Eckley Miners’ Village Homepage: |
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Portraiture: Create a self portrait. Include objects from
life’s culture. |
Compare/ contrast self portraits from the 19th
and 20th centuries |
Using 19th cent. portrait as springboard for
creative writing: e.g. “through their eyes” |
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