OCHS HUMANITIES
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  • The Humanities
  • What is Art?
    • Why Art?
  • Artistic Literacy
  • Historical Units of Study
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Greece - IN PROGRESS
  • Thematic Units of Study
    • Fiber Arts
    • The Art of Terror >
      • Storytelling
    • The Art of Gratitude >
      • Extra Credit - StoryCorps
    • Faith and Spirituality >
      • Sacred Spaces
      • The Symbols
      • The Stories
      • Death and the Afterlife
      • The Holy Books
      • God Incarnate
    • Family
    • Wisdom of Wall-e
    • The Most Powerful
    • The Art of Portraiture >
      • Critical Vocab - Portraiture
      • Humans of New York
      • The Book of Bruce Springsteen
    • Social Commentary >
      • Social Commentary - Project
      • Critical Vocab - Social Commentary
      • Documentary Film
    • Art and the Environment
    • The 'Ideal' - IN PROGRESS
    • Mother and Child - IN PROGRESS
    • The Art of War >
      • "Saving Private Ryan" Discussion
    • Death and Dying
    • The Art of PEACE - IN PROGRESS
    • Judaism
Let's take a close look at these military documents - one written by General Eisenhower the other two written by Adolf Hitler - to see how these two men (representing two organizations) VALUE art.
military_orders_-_original_and_transcriptions.pdf
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ASSESSMENT - 
Using our knowledge of the Monuments Men and our new understanding of the value of art to think more deeply about the events of the world today.
1. Carefully READ the article below, "How Isis Is Destroying Ancient Art in Iraq and Syria"
2. IDENTIFY (through highlight) no less than THREE strong comparisons to the events depicted in The Monuments Men and/or to the information presented in Eisenhower's memo/Hitler's decree. EXPLAIN (through annotations) those strong comparisons
3. IDENTIFY (through highlight) no less than THREE significant differences to the events depicted in The Monuments Men and/or to the information presented in Eisenhower's memo/Hitler's decree. EXPLAIN (through annotations) those significant differences.
4. COMPOSE a tweet (140 characters or less) that works to convince the public of the importance of this event; in other words, persuade them to care!
5. TURN IN your work through google classroom. (You will need to first move your Notability Note to google drive - come get 1/2 sheet from round table for directions on how to do this)

how_isis_is_destroying_ancient_art_in_iraq_and_syria.pdf
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