Teen+Curators

Description
Teen curators mount a high school museum exhibit on American culture.
 * Objective:**

> exhibit that shows the culture of the times. The exhibit could be > divided into sections such as: >> clippings, film footage, etc. depicting the historical and social >> context of the period. This could be integrated with curriculum >> covered in social studies classes. >> designs) and actual or copied artifacts showing the prevailing >> styles and tastes in architecture, interior design, furniture, >> accessories, clothing, hairstyles, etc. >> popular dance, theatre, music, literature, and visual arts of the era. >> Music of the era recorded by the high school jazz band or >> orchestra, could be played to accompany the exhibit. > mount and display various forms of art and literature. This could be > either a one-time, one-era project or an ongoing, changing exhibition.
 * Activity:**
 * Students select a time period in American history and mount an
 * Events in the U.S./world—Large text explanations, newspaper
 * Events in the home—Photographs (researched or original
 * Events in the arts—Text, visual, and/or recorded samples of the
 * Students involved would need to research and learn how to properly

USE PRIMARY SOURCES!!! http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/social_change.html