Arts+Integration+and+the+Civil+War


 * Arts Integration and the Civil War**
 * //What if you were a teaching artists asked to work with a teacher who wanted to create a residency themed around the anniversary of the Civil War?// Here are some helpful resources.**


 * __Model Lesson Plans__**

SAMPLE Theatre Arts Integrated Instruction

Civil War through a Child's Eye uses Readers Theatre to explore the Civil War.

@http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/childs-eye/

SAMPLE Theatre Arts Infused Instruction //To Be or Not To Be: The Marriage of Civil War Descendents// Children in role as historical characters explore issues of war, destruction and retaliation as witnesses to the burning of Chambersburg speak out at a wedding. []

SAMPLE Visual Arts Integrated Instruction

Civil War Photojournalism, a lesson in photography and analysis from the American Memory Site

@http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/photojournalism/procedure.html

SAMPLE Film Integrated/Infused Lesson Plan Matthew Broderik, Paul W. Burcha, Ken Burns, Stephen Lang, David McCollough and Sam Waterston are featured in a short film clip performing a dramatic reading of the Gettysburg address as a part of this lesson plan which asks students to create their own Gettysburg address. []

The Civil War and various instructional units are part of the featured content on the SAS website at:

@http://www.pdesas.org/module/content/search/featuredcontent.aspx

Art in Action Residency Planning Forms, Worksheets and Guides http://artinaction.wikispaces.com/Artist-in-Residence


 * RESOURCES**


 * Arts Resources**

National Geographic explores the importance of battlefield artists to capturing news during the Civil War. []

Band Music from the American Civil War

@http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html

Sound files, sheet music, photographs, letters and maps help students better understand the American Civil War through study of the popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

@http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/civil-war-music/

Extensive list of artists who have created paintings of the Civil War []


 * __Historic and First Person Resources__**

Memories of Pennsylvania Soldiers During the Civil War at the American Memory site

@http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/tcreynolds/tcrtime.html

The Battle of Gettysburg from the Explore PA History site

@http://explorepahistory.com/story.php?storyId=1-9-12

Gettysburg National Historic Site

@http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

Tri-state Civil War site

www.civilwar150th.org

A great resource for first person accounts and battle maps:

@http://www.civilwar.com/

The Gettysburg Address in Motion - a stunning media arts piece

@https://vimeo.com/15402603

African American Civil War Memory Museum

@http://afroamcivilwar.org/education-f/programs.html

Civil War Photographs at American Memory (library of congress site)

@http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

Civil War Resources at the American Memory site of the Library of Congress

@http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/civilwar/