Yesterday, the class split into five groups for a scavenger hunt. We were to find QR codes around the first floor of the high school. Each QR code was linked to a clue about a battle. Each group then used class resources to find which battle the clue described as well as the date. My group was the first to finish. Then, we had a few minutes to review our notes for the upcoming test.
Today, we discussed art of the American Revolution, including works by John Trumbull, John Singleton Copley, Emanuel Leutze, and Grant Wood. It surprised me how many inaccuracies were in each painting. Instead of historical representations, the works were more like pieces of propaganda. My favorite painting was the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, because I could see how it related to the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with Paul Revere racing through the towns yelling the news that the troops were approaching. Both the poem and the painting are inaccurate. This presentation of Revolutionary art will hopefully expand my knowledge of the time period during the war.
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