<p>In this lesson, students will explore editorial cartoons as portraits and how the satirical art of cartoonists is reflective of their perspectives and time in American history. By comparing two National Portrait Gallery collection portraits, (<a href="https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.72.2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Richard Nixon</em></a> by Norman Rockwell, <a href="https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.78.TC178?destination=edan-search/default_search%3Fedan_local%3D1%26edan_q%3Dwatergate%252Bbreaks%252Bwide%252Bopen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Watergate Breaks Wide Open</em></a> by Jack Davis) students will discover similarities and differences in how political figures are portrayed. Students will also have the opportunity to listen to the perspectives of art historians and contemporary editorial cartoonists and explore the applications of satirical art past and present. </p> <p>This lesson plan was written by NPG Teacher Advisory Board Member Christoper Evans ALM, M.ED, who works as a Social Studies Teacher at Basha High School in Chandler, AZ.<br></p> <p></p>

<p>In this lesson, students will analyze portraits included on American money, explore American symbolism and learn more about the time in which the currency was created.  Students will also have the opportunity to listen to the perspectives of art historians and former Treasurers, and explore the applications portrait in American money past, present, and future.</p> <p>This lesson plan was written by NPG Teacher Advisory Board Member Tom Bober who works as the District Library Coordinator + Library Media Specialist at the School District of Clayton in Clayton, Missouri.<br></p> <p></p>

<p>How do we teach a balanced, comprehensive, and complex history of the United States? In this collection, explore themes of civil rights, American imperialism, Native histories, the ethics of medicine, and more. Through document analysis and reading portraiture strategies, uncover previously unknown stories and consider the pressures and motivations that shaped historical controversies. <br></p> <p>This Learning Lab collection has been created in conjunction with the Teaching Difficult Histories Through Portraiture and Primary Sources professional development workshop, co-hosted by the National Portrait Gallery and the National Archives and Records Administration, in August 2023.<strong></strong><strong></strong></p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, group portraits are used an entry points to teach about the the constitution, amendments, and branches of government. Throughout this collection, students will examine not only the portrait subjects but will also gain insight into the larger historical time period in which the subjects lived and how they made change in American government.<br></p> <p>This collection contains three lessons that highlight activists: "Reading Portraiture: Values, Identities, Actions," "Engaging History: Picturing Amendments," and "Connections to the Present: Three Branches of Government."</p> <p>Review Reading Portraiture 101 before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, portraits are used entry point to teach about citizens and residents of the United States. Throughout this collection, students will examine not only the portrait subjects but will also gain insight into the larger historical time period in which the subjects lived and how they made change in their communities and the United States.</p> <p>This collection contains three lessons that highlight the many people, ideas, and cultures of the United States: "Reading Portraiture:</p> <p>Same, Different, Connect, Engage," "Engaging History: Expanding Democracy," and "Connections to the Present: Reading Election Posters."</p> <p>Review Reading Portraiture 101 before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy</p>

<p>This Learning Lab complements, "Educating for American Democracy" a roadmap for excellence in history and civics featuring portraits from 1600 to today. The portraits are used as entry points to teach about the history of the United States and civic values. This collection serves as a home base, organizing the following components:  (1) Background Essay and Timeline; (1) About Educating for American Democracy; (2) Reading Portraiture 101; (3) Seven Themes: Lesson Plan; (4) Design Challenges: Artmaking Prompts.</p> <p>Throughout these Learning Lab collections, students will examine not only the portraits’ subjects and artists but will also gain insight into the larger historical time period in which the subjects lived. By studying the portraits, students will be able to understand how the sitters in these portraits exercised agency and explored civic themes. </p> <p>Educators will come to this Learning Lab collection from a wide range of disciplines and grade levels and can use the activities and resources as they see fit. The materials have been developed toward middle school social studies classes to allow teachers to scaffold lessons and add extension activities as needed. This Learning Lab collection was designed to be integrated with flexibility. It can be used in order, as single-time activities, or in various combinations to support existing topics in the curriculum.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this collection students will learn how to research and document their communities through photographs and oral histories. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts of their own communities and develop important research, communication, and critical thinking skills.</p> <p>This collection, was created project collaborators from the following Smithsonian museums: Smithsonian American Art Museum (Elizabeth Dale-Deines), National Museum of American History (Orlando Serrano, Eden Cho), and National Portrait Gallery, (Briana Zavadil White, Jocelyn Kho).</p>

<p>What is our relationship to the rest of the natural world, and what are our responsibilities toward it? How do scientific, political, social, economic, aesthetic, and moral considerations factor into our decisions? In this collection learn about key people—scientists, politicians, activists, writers, and artists—whose work has influenced attitudes toward the environment in the United States.</p> <p>This collection includes portraits from <a href="https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/forces-nature-voices-shaped-environmentalism-0"></a><em><a href="https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/forces-nature-voices-shaped-environmentalism-0">Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism</a></em> on view at the National Portrait Gallery October 20, 2023 - September 2, 2024.</p>

<p>In this lesson, students will analyze the power of perspective, reflect on "drawn journalism" as portraits, and engage in meaning making around objects in their lives using portraits by artist Wendy McNaughton.<br></p> <p>This lesson plan was written by NPG Teen Programs Specialist, Sahtiya H. Hammell.</p>

<p>Meet the Arab Americans who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America from 1900-present. Use this collection to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month and embrace Arab American voices in your classroom year-round!</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Learn about Queen Lili'uokalani​ and decorate sheet music of "Aloha Oe" with Hawaiian flowers. </p> <p>This lesson was created by National Portrait Gallery educators Beth Evans and Irina Rubenstein.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this lesson, students will analyze historical contexts through the exploration of portraiture, discuss the artistic choices that portrait artists make and consider how such decisions can reveal the artists’ viewpoints and influence the viewers’ understanding of the sitters’ identity. </p> <p>This lesson was written by Asia Stanislaus, a member of the National Portrait Gallery's Teacher Advisory Board, who teaches at MS 447 in Brooklyn, New York.</p>