Classroom Internet Library
New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
The Legacy Project 
Exploring the impact of historical tragedies of the 20th century though art and scholarship is the foundation of this site. Virtual exhibits include: Frank Stella, The Polish Village Series, Echoes of Guernica, and 49 of 2870 - A Memory of September 11. There is also a visual arts library with contemporary works from artists around the world searchable by artist, world event, decade, artist's country of origin, and theme. The site also features a searchable filmography curated by Josh Siegel of the The Museum of Modern Art, a searchable Literary Sampler with writings from around the world, and a Virtual Symposium with ongoing discussions of remembrance issues in cultures around the world.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Social Studies: History
Curriculum Standard 16
Students will demonstrate the ability to employ historical analysis, interpretation, and comprehension to make reasoned judgments and to gain an understanding, perspective, and appreciation of history and its uses in contemporary situations.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding that people, artifacts, and documents represent links to the past and that they are sources of data from which historical accounts are constructed.
- Display historical perspective by describing the past through the eyes and experiences of those who were there, as related through their memories, literature, diaries, letters, debates, arts, maps, and artifacts.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Analyze historical documents, artifacts, and other materials for credibility, relevance, and point of view.
- Examine historical materials relating to a particular region, society, or theme; analyze change over time; and make logical inferences concerning cause and effect.
- Perceive past events and issues as they were experienced by the people at the time to avoid viewing, analyzing, and evaluating the past only in terms of the present (present-mindedness).
Curriculum Standard 17
Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significance of the unfolding story of America including the history of their community, New Hampshire, and the United States.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of major topics in the study of the 1920s: A Decade of Prosperity and Problems (1920-1930) including economic changes and their ramifications; progress and conflict in the social and cultural scene; domestic politics; and foreign relations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of major topics in the study of the Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941) including the origins of the Great Depression and its effects on people and society; the major approaches and programs of the New Deal; and the continuing debate over the successes and failures of the New Deal.
- Demonstrate an understanding of major topics in the study of World War II and the Cold War (1939-1961) including the causes, conduct, course, and aftermath of World War II; effects of the war on the homefront; the emergence of the United States as a superpower; the origins of the Cold War; and postwar political developments at home and abroad.
- Demonstrate an understanding of major topics in the study of the Recent United States (1949-present) including the Civil Rights and women's movements; new immigration policies; foreign policy developments; the Cold War; post-World War II conflicts; technological and economic change; expanding religious diversity and the growth of religious evangelicalism; and the United States in the contemporary world.
Curriculum Standard 18
Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significant developments of world history including the study of ancient, medieval, and modern Europe (Western civilization) with particular emphasis on those developments that have shaped the experience of the entire globe over the last 500 years and those ideas, institutions, and cultural legacies that have directly influenced American thought, culture, and politics.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the causes and worldwide consequences of World War I, the Russian Revolutions, World War II, the Chinese Revolution, the Cold War, and post-World War II conflicts.
- Discuss the significance of major cultural, economic, and political developments in the 20th century including the development and internationalization of art, music, and literature; the worldwide quest for democracy, political freedom, and human rights; the making of the European community of nations; the growth of international trade; and new approaches to worldwide cooperation and interdependence.
The Arts: Visual Art
Curriculum Standard 4
Students will be able to analyze the visual arts in relation to history and culture
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade four students will be able to:
- Know that the visual arts have both a history and a specific relationship to various cultures.
- Identify specific works of art in particular cultures, times, and places.
- Describe how history, culture, and visual arts influence each other.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade eight in addition to the above, students will be able to:
- Compare the characteristics of works of art representing various cultures, historical periods, and artists.
- Describe and place a variety of art objects by style and artist, and by historical and cultural contexts.
- Describe how a given work of art can be interpreted differently in various cultures and time.
- Analyze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.
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