Ava Foreman

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Hunter Mountain, Twilight
Ava Foreman Smyser School Social Studies 8th Grade
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Sanford Robinson Gifford Hunter Mountain,
Twilight, 1866 Oil on Canvas Terra Foundation For
American Art Can be viewed at the Art Institute
of Chicago
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Key Ideas About the Artwork That Informed the
Lesson

• Life after the Civil War
• Development of Americas West
• Destruction of the natural wilderness

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• I Wanted the Students To
• Begin developing an art vocabulary
• Be able to read a painting to gather insight
  into the work and the artist
• ? Be exposed to art and develop an appreciation
  for it

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• A Few Major Learning Activities
• Do a close read of the painting
• Complete an outline
• Answer a questionnaire
• Read handouts about the artist, painting, and
  the historical context
• Organize the information
• Write a prose poem
• Create a landscape similar to Giffords Hunter
  Mountain, Twilight

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Outline of Painting
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Questionnaire
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Triangular Organizer
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Prose Poem
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Student Created Landscape

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• What My Students Learned
• Art is a reflection of history and society
• Artists create mood through their use of color
• Artists present their viewpoints in their work
• How to go about doing a close read
• Some have begun to develop a better appreciation
  for art

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• What I learned
• Students are receptive to art
• Students can gather meaning and understanding
  from works of art with guided direction and
  background knowledge
• I learned that incorporating works of art into
  my curriculum enhances content material of a
  subject