Cranford+option+two

7th grade:

4.03: How do you think intermixing religions works within the culture? I would use a field trip for this question. With the art museum so close, I could take the students there and allow them to look at the art from different regions. I would have the students take notes and critique the art. I would have them compare it with other years and with each other; then they would infer how religion is reflected in the art. They would learn how each culture felt differently about their religion and the importance they placed on it. The students would also learn how to critique art and learn to deconstruct art to learn meanings. I would then “grade” their work by having them write a critique of the art and validate why they preferred one over another.