The New Television Set
Artist- Norman Rockwell
"The New Television Set" a Gateway to the Post World War II Era
Author- Phyllis Hayashibara and Naomi Sugimoto
Venice High School.
Essential Questions:
- How did television affect the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual, and artistic life of the U. S. nation from the 1950s? Specifically, how did television shape public opinion with regards to McCarthyism, consumerism, the American family, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and Watergate?
Unit Objectives:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of the effects of television on the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual, and artistic life of the U. S. nation from the 1950s. Specifically, how did television shape public opinion with regards to McCarthyism, consumerism, the American family, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and Watergate?
Unit Culminating Assessment:
- Point of View Triptych
Students will identify one event or issue televised in the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s, including but not limited to McCarthyism, consumerism, televangelism, school desegregation, Vietnam, Watergate, or other TV programming. Students will identify three different points of view regarding that single historical event or issue; illustrate each POV with a photograph, a work of art, or an original illustration; and compose a paragraph of at least eight sentences per POV in the voice of a person depicted in the illustration. Students will mount their illustrations and word processed paragraphs onto three poster boards and assemble the poster boards into a triptych. Students will word process and mount their Works Cited list of at least three primary or literary sources and at least three secondary or historical sources, both in print and online. Students respond in writing and share their responses to this quick-write prompt: How does television affect your life?
Time Allotment:
8 weeks
Grade Level:
11th Grade U.S History and American Lit and Comp/Contemporary Comp
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