This week in social studies, we have been studying Roman art. We have been looking at it not only as art, but also as propaganda. The emperors often would use the art, not just as something lovely to look at, but also as a form of promotion of the empire and themselves.
We started off on Monday and Tuesday with just a general overview of art in Ancient Rome. This involved a short reading that included identifying influences from other cultures, the Romans' use of art and architecture as propaganda, Roman contributions, and some modern influences. This reading and discussion questions were started as a class, then students finished the rest as homework. The next day we discussed the rest of the reading as well as answered questions students had.
Wednesday and Thursday students were assigned specific area (glassware, mosaics, coinage, the Colosseum, and others) of Roman art to learn in groups of 2 or 3. Thursday afternoon, students presented what they had learned to the rest of the class. Some who were done before others created powerpoint slides for their information.
Here is the powerpoint presentation from the creators of World History For Us All, which is where this lesson came from. Although it does not include the exact information the students presented with, it does include the basic information.
Tomorrow, we will go to the computer lab for students to analyze art by taking a virtual tour of a gallery, selecting a piece of art, and writing a response to the art using some guided questions. Students who finish early will be permitted to create a digital presentation. Students will also be able to finish this project over the weekend should they wish to complete a digital presentation, but do not have time in class.
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