Life during the early South Carolina Textile Mill Era through poetry and photography
During this SmartARTS lesson, students will learn what life like during the early South Carolina Textile Mill Era. Students will analyze photographs and close read a poem in order to gain information and use visual literacy skills. Students will also create a metaphor and draft a short informal poem/story. Language arts vocabulary includes setting, character, dialect, line, and metaphor. This lesson provides a strong foundation for research.
Concepts: Visual literacy, Elements of poetry, Textile Mill Era, Writing Process, Research
Lesson Created By: KimberlyGibbs
Lesson Partners: ABC (Arts in Basic Curriculum)
Essential Question
1. What was life like during the early South Carolina Textile Mill Era? (1890 - 1938)
2. How can I close read a photograph?
3. What can I learn from a poem?
4. How can I respond through creative writing?
Grade(s):
- 5
- 8
Subject(s):
Recommended Technology:
An electronic device for viewing photographs and reading poems.
Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
Students will need a pencil and paper.
Lesson Progression
- Introduction
- Brain Break
- Photo analysis: setting
- Textile Mill Era
- Poem
- Photo analysis: character & setting
- Time to write!
Teacher Notes
Please refer to PowerPoint.
Life During the Early South Carolina Textile Mill Era with Kimberly Simms Gibbs | Asynchronous Studio Lessons
Kimberly Simms Gibbs (Director of Art Education and a teaching artist/certified SC teacher for the Metropolitan Arts Council) leads viewers through a lesson on what life was like for those living in...
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View ResourceStandards
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- 5.1.CX Contextualize how the Second Industrial Revolution led to an increased desire for raw materials and the United States involvement in imperialistic efforts and economic expansion.
- 8.4.CO Compare perspectives toward reform that engaged during the Progressive Era.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into how new state and federal Progressive legislation affected individuals and businesses in South Carolina and the US. The indicator was designed to promote inquiry into the new perspectives that emerged regarding social and political change.
- RL.LCS.9 Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, and conventions, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.
Assessments
Students will have notes including brainstorming, answering questions, and an informal writing prompt which can be graded with a checklist.