Lesson Name: Lenses – Multiple Perspectives on Historical Events
Primary Museum Pedagogy: Narrativity
Course Title and Description: A lower level history course that covers one event or theme, ie. the Civil War or Industrialization.
Lesson Overview: Students will write a story based on a painting or image and rooted in historical fact that details how one individual or group viewed an event in contrast to another. To do so, students will synthesis readings and primary source material from a single unit, identifying the multiple perspectives surrounding a historical event or theme. This activity serves to nuance their understanding the historical moment and bring un/derrepresented voices into the narrative.
