ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES ABOUT WAR?
HOW ARE THOSE BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES REFLECTED IN THE ART WE PRODUCE?
Click HERE for the TED Talk playlist War Stories.
Choose ONE talk to listen to in its entirety.
War in Ancient Mesopotamia -
Standard of Ur and the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
| the art of war - mesopotamia.pdf |
War in Ancient Egypt -
King Tutankhamen's Painted Chest
| the art of war - egypt.pdf |
War in Ancient Greece -
The Trojan War and Achilles and Ajax Playing A Dice Game
| the art of war - greece.pdf |
The Davids
| the art of war - david and goliath.pdf |
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War in Ancient Rome -
The Colum of Trajan
| narrative_art_of_war.pdf |
Trajan was a Roman Emperor who defeated the Dacians in AD 102. Then again in AD 106. This column is his story
RESOURCE #1 - 360
Click HERE for a 360, interactive view of TRAJAN'S MARKET.
Click HERE for a 360, interactive view of TRAJAN'S FORUM.
Click HERE for a 360. interactive view of TRAJAN'S COLUMN as it sits in the Forum.
Click HERE for a 360, interactive view of TRAJAN'S MARKET.
Click HERE for a 360, interactive view of TRAJAN'S FORUM.
Click HERE for a 360. interactive view of TRAJAN'S COLUMN as it sits in the Forum.
RESOURCE #2 - "BUILDING AN ANCIENT, MYSTERIOUS MONUMENT"
RESOURCE #3 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - "READING AN ANCIENT COMIC STRIP"
CLICK HERE for an INTERACTIVE viewing of the narrative on the column.
RESOURCE #4 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - "A WAR DIARY SOARS OVER ROME"
CLICK HERE for the in-depth story of the column.
CLICK HERE for an INTERACTIVE viewing of the narrative on the column.
RESOURCE #4 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - "A WAR DIARY SOARS OVER ROME"
CLICK HERE for the in-depth story of the column.
RESOURCE #5 - VIDEO FROM KHAN ACADEMY
RESOURCE #6 - FROM "TRAJAN'S COLUMN IN ROME"
CLICK HERE for a scene-by-scene look at the narrative. Click the images on the left for a variety of galleries that take you through the entire narrative. Each slide has an "I" that if hovered over, will provide further information.
This is truly an extensive site covering an amazing work of art.
CLICK HERE for a scene-by-scene look at the narrative. Click the images on the left for a variety of galleries that take you through the entire narrative. Each slide has an "I" that if hovered over, will provide further information.
This is truly an extensive site covering an amazing work of art.
War in the East -
The Burning of Sanjo Palace
Measuring approximately 16 inches in height and 23 feet long, this hand scroll recounts the Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace during the Heiji Rebellion in 1159 Japan.
War in the Middle Ages -
The Bayeux Tapestry
| bayeux_tapestry.pdf |
The Bayeux Tapestry relates the conquest of England by William the Conqueror, from 1064 to the outcome of the Battle of Hastings.
1064: King Edward of England sends Harold to Normandy. Harold is to advise William that he has been chosen as Edward’s successor on the throne. However, upon the death of Edward in 1066, Harold seizes the throne of England. In response, William and his men fight Harold at the Battle of Hastings. Harold and his army are defeated on 14th October 1066.
1064: King Edward of England sends Harold to Normandy. Harold is to advise William that he has been chosen as Edward’s successor on the throne. However, upon the death of Edward in 1066, Harold seizes the throne of England. In response, William and his men fight Harold at the Battle of Hastings. Harold and his army are defeated on 14th October 1066.
War in the Baroque Era -
Allegory of the Outbreak of War
| allegory_of_the_outbreak_of_war.pdf |
War in the Romantic Era -
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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This poem was written to memorialize a suicidal charge by light cavalry over open terrain by British forces in the Battle of Balaclava (Ukraine) in the Crimean War (1854-56). 247 men of the 637 in the charge were killed or wounded. Britain entered the war, which was fought by Russia against Turkey, Britain and France, because Russia sought to control the Dardanelles. Russian control of the Dardanelles threatened British sea routes.
Many in the west best know of this war today because of Florence Nightingale, who trained and led nurses aiding the wounded during the war in a manner innovative for those times. The War was also noteworthy as an early example of the work of modern war correspondents. |
| the_charge_of_the_light_brigade.pdf |
Liberty Leading The People by Eugene Delacroix
| liberty_leading_the_people.pdf |
War in the Realist Era
Mathew Brady, Civil War photographer
PART I
The Virginia Military Institute has a large collection of Civil War letters, diaries, and manuscripts. Click HERE to view this collection.
Search through the collection for a letter/diary entry you find interesting. There will be both a PICTURE of the actual letter as well as a typed transcription.
COPY the typed transcription of your letter/diary entry and PASTE it into a Google Doc (Use the name of the author of the letter as the title for your Doc).
PART II
Carefully READ your letter/diary entry, HIGHLIGHTING the strongest imagery.
Carefully READ again, HIGHLIGHTING those words/phrases that convey a strong mood/feeling.
LOOK carefully through the gallery of civil war photos above. Choose THREE that BEST capture the overall feel of your letter/diary entry.
**Paste those THREE photos into your Google Doc**
PART III
Pull everything together using the thinglink app
**Be sure to FIRST create an account (I recommend that you use the same log-in information as your Google drive)
Upload the ONE photograph that you feel BEST captures the overall feel of your letter/diary entry
Annotate your image with THREE direct quotes from your letter/diary entry. Each quote needs an EXPLANATION of how it works with the image.
**the quotes you choose should aid our understanding of what is presented in the photograph.
**Place the tag deliberately
Add ONE 'free choice' tag - an additional quote, a photograph, a connection, a song selection, a video clip, etc.
**Whatever you choose to add must have EXPLANATION and should aid our understanding of what is presented in the photograph.
PART IV - EXTRA CREDIT
You may add one additional tag for extra credit.
Whatever you chooce to add must have an EXPLANATION and should aid our understanding of what is presented in the photograph.
PART V - SUBMIT
Turn in your thinklink through Google Classroom
The Virginia Military Institute has a large collection of Civil War letters, diaries, and manuscripts. Click HERE to view this collection.
Search through the collection for a letter/diary entry you find interesting. There will be both a PICTURE of the actual letter as well as a typed transcription.
COPY the typed transcription of your letter/diary entry and PASTE it into a Google Doc (Use the name of the author of the letter as the title for your Doc).
PART II
Carefully READ your letter/diary entry, HIGHLIGHTING the strongest imagery.
Carefully READ again, HIGHLIGHTING those words/phrases that convey a strong mood/feeling.
LOOK carefully through the gallery of civil war photos above. Choose THREE that BEST capture the overall feel of your letter/diary entry.
**Paste those THREE photos into your Google Doc**
PART III
Pull everything together using the thinglink app
**Be sure to FIRST create an account (I recommend that you use the same log-in information as your Google drive)
Upload the ONE photograph that you feel BEST captures the overall feel of your letter/diary entry
Annotate your image with THREE direct quotes from your letter/diary entry. Each quote needs an EXPLANATION of how it works with the image.
**the quotes you choose should aid our understanding of what is presented in the photograph.
**Place the tag deliberately
Add ONE 'free choice' tag - an additional quote, a photograph, a connection, a song selection, a video clip, etc.
**Whatever you choose to add must have EXPLANATION and should aid our understanding of what is presented in the photograph.
PART IV - EXTRA CREDIT
You may add one additional tag for extra credit.
Whatever you chooce to add must have an EXPLANATION and should aid our understanding of what is presented in the photograph.
PART V - SUBMIT
Turn in your thinklink through Google Classroom
War in the Modern Era
Der Krieg by Otto Dix
| der_kreig.pdf |
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
| guernica.pdf |
Saving Private Ryan directed by Stephen Speilberg
| the_profound_contradiction_of_saving_private_ryan.pdf |
Songs of War
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