Lesson Overview
This is an arts integrated lesson with Social Studies and Visual Arts. After learning about Manifest Destiny and the subgroups affected with expanding west, students will create a painting of John Nast's "American Progress" from the perspective of their selected subgroup.
Essential Question
How can you use space and symbols to represent Manifest Destiny from the perspective of a subgroup affected by settlement of the west?
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5
Chromebooks to access digital resources.
Acrylic or watercolor paint
Paintbrushes
11 x14 white paper
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