Teacher: Lisa Molina Date: October 10, 2017

Subject: U.S history

Grade Level: 8th -12th

OUT, TDS or SAC: TDS

Title: American History through the arts

(25) Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times
during which they were created. The student is expected to:

(A) describe how the characteristics and issues in U.S. history have been reflected in
various genres of art, music, film, and literature;

(20) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and
use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic
TEKS: technology. The student is expected to:

(A) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect

relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making
generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

(B) create a product on a contemporary government issue or topic using critical

methods of inquiry;

Students will analyze different forms of art that have risen from a prominent social,
Learning Objectives:
political, or economic period of time.

What various genres of art, music, and literature are symbolic of American History eras?
Essential Question(s):

Essential Vocabulary: Civil disobedience, 1st amendment, protest, sit-ins,

PowerPoint ,ISN, video, electronic device

Resources/Materials:

Hook: Listen to American Idiot.

Discuss the time period in which it first was recorded. What was the meaning
Procedure: Time: 5
behind the song in response to? What was going on in the United States at
minutes
that time?
 Short lecture. Time:
5 minutes

Time: 3
Discuss pictures on PowerPoint of various historical elements of art examples. minutes

Time:
Students will get into groups of four and research for a specific piece of art,
12
music, film, and literature and report back to the class on it.
minutes

Assessment: Students will fill out short exit ticket: Time:

What interesting thing did I learn today? 5 minutes
How what I learned today is connected to my previous knowledge?
How is what I learned today useful to me?