Program Flyer: Academic Decathlon Art Training: The American Civil War
Content Provider
Amon Carter Museum
Contact Information
Nancy Stricklandnancy.strickland@cartermuseum.org3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.Fort Worth, TX 76107United StatesPhone: (817) 989-5038Fax: (817) 989-5039
Program Type
Individual Program
Program Rating
This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience
Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12, Teacher, Academic Decathloncoach
Primary Disciplines
Fine Arts, Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines
Language Arts/English
Program Description
Get ahead of the competition! Receive supplemental training for coaches and students on the art section of the U.S. Academic Decathlon curriculum. During this broadcast, review artworks featured in the competition and relate them to objects in the Amon Carter Museum’s collection, including Albert Bierstadt’s Sunrise, Yosemite Valley; Alexander Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of the American Civil War; Martin Johnson Heade’s Thunder Storm on Narragansett Bay; Winslow Homer’s The Letter for Home; and John Quincy Adams Ward’s The Freedman. Time is alloted for questions throughout the broadcast.
Program Format
1. Introductions of presenter and participating sites2. Overview of the historical time period of the American Civil War, including a discussion of its literature, music, and visual art3. Discussion of the Academic Decathlon featured artworks4. Discussion of the Amon Carter Museum’s Civil War–related artworks5. Questions accepted throughout the broadcast
Objectives
•Participants will understand the historical context of the American Civil War, including its literature, music, and visual art.•Participants will discover new insights on the artworks featured in the 2007 U.S. Academic Decathlon art curriculum.•Participants will learn about additional Civil War–related artists and artworks in the Amon Carter Museum’s collection.•Participants will be better prepared for the art section of the U.S. Academic Decathlon competition.
National Standards to which this program aligns
NA.VA.9–12.3 Visual Art: Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas:•Students reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture.NA.VA.9–12.4 Visual Art: Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Cultures: •Students differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms of characteristics and purposes of works of art.•Students describe the function and explore the meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times, and places. •Students analyze relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture, justifying conclusions made in the analysis and using such conclusions to inform their own art making. NA.VA.9–12.6 Visual Art: Making Connections between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines:•Students compare characteristics of visual arts within a particular historical period or style with ideas, issues, or themes in the humanities or sciences.NSS.USH.5–12.5 U.S. History: Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850–1877):•Understands the causes of the Civil War.•Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.
State Standards to which this program aligns
Texas Fine Arts 9.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to compare and contrast historical and contemporary styles, identifying general themes and trends.Texas Fine Arts 10.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to study a selected historical period or style of art.Texas Fine Arts 11.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to study a selected period, style, or movement in art.Texas Fine Arts 12.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to identify and illustrate art history as a major source of interpretation.Texas Social Studies 11.20A–E•Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. The student is expected to:o describe how the characteristics and issues of various eras in U.S. history have beenreflected in works of art, music, and literature such as the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, rock and roll, and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath; (A)o describe the impact of significant examplesof cultural movements in art, music, andliterature on American society, including the Harlem Renaissance; (B)o identify examples of American art, music,and literature that transcend Americanculture and convey universal themes; (C)o analyze the relationship between culture and the economy and identify examples such asthe impact of the entertainment industry on the U.S. economy; (D)o identify the impact of popular Americanculture on the rest of the world. (E)
Program Length
This broadcast lasts two hours with approximately one hour and forty minutes for discussion and twen
Dates/Times
Program Date
Program Time
Network Time
Registration Deadline
Notes:
All times below are displayed in Central Daylight Time, as specified by the Content Provider. To view times in your time zone, login or create a profile.
10/16/2007
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM
10/08/2007
10/29/2007
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM
10/22/2007
Date/Time Notes
This broadcast is designed to prepare students and coaches for the art section of the Academic Decathlon and, therefore, is held prior to the competitions.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $150.00
Premium Members enjoy many additional benefits. Learn more!Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge
Content Provider
Amon Carter Museum
Contact Information
Nancy Stricklandnancy.strickland@cartermuseum.org3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.Fort Worth, TX 76107United StatesPhone: (817) 989-5038Fax: (817) 989-5039
Program Type
Individual Program
Program Rating
This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience
Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12, Teacher, Academic Decathloncoach
Primary Disciplines
Fine Arts, Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines
Language Arts/English
Program Description
Get ahead of the competition! Receive supplemental training for coaches and students on the art section of the U.S. Academic Decathlon curriculum. During this broadcast, review artworks featured in the competition and relate them to objects in the Amon Carter Museum’s collection, including Albert Bierstadt’s Sunrise, Yosemite Valley; Alexander Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of the American Civil War; Martin Johnson Heade’s Thunder Storm on Narragansett Bay; Winslow Homer’s The Letter for Home; and John Quincy Adams Ward’s The Freedman. Time is alloted for questions throughout the broadcast.
Program Format
1. Introductions of presenter and participating sites2. Overview of the historical time period of the American Civil War, including a discussion of its literature, music, and visual art3. Discussion of the Academic Decathlon featured artworks4. Discussion of the Amon Carter Museum’s Civil War–related artworks5. Questions accepted throughout the broadcast
Objectives
•Participants will understand the historical context of the American Civil War, including its literature, music, and visual art.•Participants will discover new insights on the artworks featured in the 2007 U.S. Academic Decathlon art curriculum.•Participants will learn about additional Civil War–related artists and artworks in the Amon Carter Museum’s collection.•Participants will be better prepared for the art section of the U.S. Academic Decathlon competition.
National Standards to which this program aligns
NA.VA.9–12.3 Visual Art: Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas:•Students reflect on how artworks differ visually, spatially, temporally, and functionally, and describe how these are related to history and culture.NA.VA.9–12.4 Visual Art: Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Cultures: •Students differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms of characteristics and purposes of works of art.•Students describe the function and explore the meaning of specific art objects within varied cultures, times, and places. •Students analyze relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture, justifying conclusions made in the analysis and using such conclusions to inform their own art making. NA.VA.9–12.6 Visual Art: Making Connections between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines:•Students compare characteristics of visual arts within a particular historical period or style with ideas, issues, or themes in the humanities or sciences.NSS.USH.5–12.5 U.S. History: Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850–1877):•Understands the causes of the Civil War.•Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.
State Standards to which this program aligns
Texas Fine Arts 9.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to compare and contrast historical and contemporary styles, identifying general themes and trends.Texas Fine Arts 10.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to study a selected historical period or style of art.Texas Fine Arts 11.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to study a selected period, style, or movement in art.Texas Fine Arts 12.3A•Historical/cultural heritage. The student demonstrates an understanding of art history and culture as records of human achievement. The student is expected to identify and illustrate art history as a major source of interpretation.Texas Social Studies 11.20A–E•Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. The student is expected to:o describe how the characteristics and issues of various eras in U.S. history have beenreflected in works of art, music, and literature such as the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, rock and roll, and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath; (A)o describe the impact of significant examplesof cultural movements in art, music, andliterature on American society, including the Harlem Renaissance; (B)o identify examples of American art, music,and literature that transcend Americanculture and convey universal themes; (C)o analyze the relationship between culture and the economy and identify examples such asthe impact of the entertainment industry on the U.S. economy; (D)o identify the impact of popular Americanculture on the rest of the world. (E)
Program Length
This broadcast lasts two hours with approximately one hour and forty minutes for discussion and twen
Dates/Times
Program Date
Program Time
Network Time
Registration Deadline
Notes:
All times below are displayed in Central Daylight Time, as specified by the Content Provider. To view times in your time zone, login or create a profile.
10/16/2007
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM
10/08/2007
10/29/2007
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM
10/22/2007
Date/Time Notes
This broadcast is designed to prepare students and coaches for the art section of the Academic Decathlon and, therefore, is held prior to the competitions.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $150.00
Premium Members enjoy many additional benefits. Learn more!Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge