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School Level: Grades 9-12 High School Standard: Diverse Perspectives
Discuss how one or more of the unit's ceramics reflects a particular culture's stage of social, economic, and technological development.
Research and write a report on legal and ethical issues related to excavating, selling, and displaying artifacts that have spiritual significance to Native Americans.
High School Standard: Human Geography
Listen to presentations or read online information about the historical and cultural context, physical properties, design elements, construction technique(s), and function of each of the unit's 12 ceramic objects, and demonstrate comprehension of the material by responding to questions relating to description, interpretation, and association. (See the "Look" and "Think" questions about each object.)
Use the unit's online maps to identify where the ceramics were created and to determine geographical relationships among cultures.
Consider how the function and design elements of the unit's ceramics are inspired by and reflect the natural environment.
Do the online activity "Who Knows," which interprets and discusses the unit's ceramics from the perspectives of an archaeologist, an art historian, and an artist.
Understand how and why people of various world cultures created or still create ceramics.
Listen to the unit's online audio stories based on myths or folktales relating to specific ceramics within the unit, and draw conclusions about the cultural and historical contexts in which the objects were created.
High School Standard: Institutions and Traditions in Society
Investigate the belief systems and social customs of various peoples by viewing and discussing the unit's 12 ceramics, which represent diverse cultures.
To complement study of the Hydria, research and present an oral report on the Olympic Games. Consider their significance in Greek mythology and history as well as their development and importance in the modern world.
Research and write a report on legal and ethical issues related to excavating, selling, and displaying artifacts that have spiritual significance to Native Americans.
Do writing assignments based on various Úquot;ThinkÚquot; questions that complement study of the unit's ceramics and relate to societal concepts:
- Herakles was a hero to the ancient Greeks because of his superhuman qualities. Does a person have to be physically strong to be a hero? In what other ways can a person be strong? Who would you call a hero, and why is that person a hero to you?
- Tomb figures such as the Earth Spirits were very expensive to make and a symbol of status in T'ang dynasty China. How do people display wealth and status in our culture today?
- Scarification on the face of the Shrine Head represents a way of marking a person's identity, status, and beauty in the Yoruba culture. Body decoration also was important to the Nayarit people since the Standing Figure wears ear spools and nose rings. How do people decorate and dress their bodies to show identity, status, and beauty in our culture?
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