Subject: Art
Grade: 9-12
Brief Description
Students will consider whether additional information makes a
difference in their own art or their response to art.
Objectives
Students will gather more information about the World War 11 years.
Students will use that information to create their own response.
Key words
Informed, response, internment, reaction
Lesson Plan
To get more information about events that happened during the war,
do one of the following:
- Talk to your parents and grandparents about what they remember
about the years during the war. What did they know about the
concentration camps?
- Read about internment camps in the United States during the war.
Who was interned? Where were the camps located?
Now create an image or describe your reaction to one of these
words: imprisonment, forced, extermination.
Assessment
Present your image or description to the class and answer any
questions they may have.
Discussion Questions
- Would your image have been different before you talked to your
family or did research?
- How does finding out more about something change the way we think
about it?
