Supporting standards comprise 35% of the U. S. History Test 27 (B)
Supporting standards comprise 35% of the U. S. History Test 25 (A)
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Supporting standards comprise 35% of the U. S. History Test
25 (A)
Supporting Standard (25)The student understands the relationship between
the arts and the times during which they were created.The Student is expected to:
(A) Describe how the characteristics & issues in U. S. history have been reflected in
various genres of art, music, film, & literature
Clio’s Web is a Seamless Garment
Clio means “proclaimer” & she is the Greek muse of history. The expression above suggests that the fabric of history is a unified whole in which everything is tied or related to everything else. The historian is left with the dilemma of where to cut into that fabric to tell the
story.Many of the TEA standards on culture, citizenship, government, economics, & geography present that very challenge. The broad, general standards like
the present one present the nigh impossible task of selecting representative examples.
Nevertheless . . . here are a few that hopefully will prepare you for the upcoming STAAR exam
regarding Supporting Standard 25 A.
Welcome to class Clio!
Supporting Standard (25)The student understands the relationship
between the arts and the times during which they were created.
The Student is expected to:(A) 1 Describe how the characteristics &
issues in U. S. history have been reflected in various genres of art
Mathew Mathew BradyBrady
Ansel Ansel AdamsAdams
Mathew Brady, 1822-1896
Mathew B. Brady was one of the most celebrated 19th-century American
photographer, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and his documentation of
the American Civil War. He is credited with being
the father of photojournalism.
Brady’s May 16,
1861 Lincoln Photo
. . . and in Feb. 1865
Ansel Adams, 1902-1984
Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist.
His black-&-white landscape photos of the American West, especially Yosemite
National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, and in books.
With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine
proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and
depth characterized his photographs. Adams primarily used large-format cameras
because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images.
Supporting Standard (25)The student understands the relationship between
the arts and the times during which they were created.
The Student is expected to:(A) 2 Describe how the characteristics & issues in U. S. history have been reflected in various genres of music
Steven Steven FosterFoster
Rogers & Rogers & HammersteinHammerstein
Elvis Elvis PresleyPresley
Stephen Foster, 1826-1864
Stephen Foster , known as the “father of American music,” was an
American songwriter primarily known for
his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs reflecting the
spirit and concerns of mid-19th century America. Among his best-
known are “Oh! Susanna,” “Camptown Races,” “Old Folks at
Home,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,”
and “Beautiful Dreamer.” Many of his compositions remain popular
more than 150 years after he wrote them.
Jazz Music of the 1920s
Jazz is a music genre that originated at the beginning of the 20th century, arguably
earlier, within the African-American communities of the Southern United States.
Its roots lie in the combining by African-Americans of certain European harmony
and form elements, with their existing African-based music. Its African musical
basis is evident in its use of blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopat
ion and the swung note. The loosely structured nature of this musical style
mirrored the free & easy lifestyle lived by many urban Americans of this period.
Rodgers & Hammerstein, 1940s & 50s
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) were an influential, innovative and
successful American musical theatre writing team, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a
string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, initiating what is considered the “golden age” of
musical theatre. With Rodgers composing the music and Hammerstein writing the lyrics, five of their Broadway
shows, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music, were outstanding successes, as
was the television broadcast of Cinderella. Among the many accolades their shows (and film versions) garnered were thirty-four Tony Awards, fifteen Academy Awards,
the Pulitzer Prize, and two Grammy Awards.
Their plays reflect Their plays reflect the character, the character, norms, & values of norms, & values of the periodthe period
Elvis Presley, 1935-1977
Elvis Presley was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as
“the King of Rock and Roll,” or simply, “the King.” Presley reflected an
America undergoing cultural movement and change through his high
energy level, instincts, gyrating movement onstage, and combination & blending of rhythm and blues, African-American jazz, country forms of music.
1776, the Musical
1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book
by Peter Stone. The story is based on the events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It
focuses on, and partly fictionalizes, the efforts of John Adams to persuade his
colleagues to vote for American independence and to sign the
document. It premiered on Broadway in 1969, earning warm reviews, and ran
for 1,217 performances. The production was nominated for five Tony Awards and
won three, including the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical was
revived on Broadway in 1997.
Supporting Standard (25)The student understands the relationship between
the arts and the times during which they were created.
The Student is expected to:(A) 3 Describe how the characteristics & issues in
U. S. history have been reflected in various genres of film
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And the evolving American perception of And the evolving American perception of & attitude about U. S. involvement in war& attitude about U. S. involvement in war
Perception of Vietnam
The Vietnam War has been the subject of many films. One of the first major films based on the Vietnam War was John Wayne’s The Green Berets (1968). Further cinematic representations were released during the 1970s and 1980s, including Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter (1978),Francis
Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979), Oliver Stone’s Platoon (1986)— based on his service in the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War, Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket (1987), Hamburger
Hill (1987) and Casualties of War (1989). Later films would include We Were Soldiers (2002) and Rescue Dawn (2007). Today, the viewpoint of many Americans regarding the Vietnam War often
reflects the common perception shared by most Americans born after the war, a perception powerfully shaped by such movies. Some argue that the depiction of the Vietnamese in American war films is woefully stereotyped. Vietnamese civilians are usually shown as passive victims, prostitutes, or conniving with the enemy, while North Vietnamese or NLF guerilla fighters are frequently drawn as cruel torturers or effeminate cowards, and the ARVN are described as incompetent.” The ideology of
such films speaks of several basic and widespread public attitudes towards the war.
Television in the 1950sThe programming offered to the post-
World War II painted a wonderful,
idealistic, but often inaccurate of the model American
family as it existed in the American mind.
A more accurate representation
probably exists in our own historical
context
The ContrastThe Contrast
• Patriarchal 1950s nuclear family vs. Patriarchal 1950s nuclear family vs. family patriarch (Jay) still locked into family patriarch (Jay) still locked into 1950s values1950s values
• Faithful husband-wife unions vs. Faithful husband-wife unions vs. passionate trophy wife (Gloria) from passionate trophy wife (Gloria) from Columbia & nerdy stepsonColumbia & nerdy stepson
• Father knows best vs. Bumbling doofus Father knows best vs. Bumbling doofus Dumfries Daddy (Phil)Dumfries Daddy (Phil)
• Subordinate, dutiful wife with nary a Subordinate, dutiful wife with nary a hair ever out of place vs. Menopausal hair ever out of place vs. Menopausal midlife Mom (Claire) who runs the midlife Mom (Claire) who runs the familyfamily
• Obedient model children who always Obedient model children who always eventually do the right thing vs. ditzy eventually do the right thing vs. ditzy perpetual rule breaker Haley; nerdy, perpetual rule breaker Haley; nerdy, jealous middle child Alex; & offbeat jealous middle child Alex; & offbeat son Lukeson Luke
• Intact Anglo-Saxon nuclear family units vs. adopted Asian Intact Anglo-Saxon nuclear family units vs. adopted Asian child (Lily)child (Lily)
• Heterosexual unions vs. Gay marriage (Mitchell & Cameron)Heterosexual unions vs. Gay marriage (Mitchell & Cameron)• ART IMITATING LIFE???ART IMITATING LIFE???
Are Are both both representative representative of their own of their own respective respective
times? times?
Supporting Standard (25)The student understands the relationship between
the arts and the times during which they were created.
The Student is expected to:(A) Describe how the characteristics & issues in U. S. history have been reflected in various
genres of literature
F. Scott F. Scott FitzgeraldFitzgerald
Ernest Ernest HemingwayHemingway
John Dos PasosJohn Dos Pasos
Lost Generation Literature, 1920s
The “Lost Generation” was the generation that came of age during World War I. The
term was popularized by Ernest Hemingway, who used it as one of two contrasting
epigraphs for his novel, The Sun Also Rises. This generation included distinguished artists such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S. Eliot, John
Dos Passos, Waldo Peirce, Isadora Duncan, Abraham Walkowitz, Alan Seeger, and Erich Maria Remarque. The literature
produced by this group reflected the disillusionment and skepticism imbued in that postwar generation because of the war itself.
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