Pauli Murray's America Unit 15
Learning Objective:
Students collaborate in small groups to synthesize their learning throughout the course with a focus on the civic-based knowledge acquisition, skills, actions, and mindsets.
Students express how this course changed their worldview and how the course has inspired them to take action in their community.
Summative Assessment: Create a Tableau and Follow-Up Panel Discussion
“[Creating] tableaux vivants is often referred to as a playful pastime, but it has also provided a great amount of purpose in the cultural history of the United States. Translated from French, tableaux vivants means ‘living pictures.’ The genre peaked in popularity between 1830 and 1920. During a performance of a tableau vivant, a cast of characters represented scenes from literature, art, history, or everyday life on a stage. After the curtain went up, the models remained silent and frozen for roughly thirty seconds. Particular emphasis was placed on staging, pose, costume, makeup, lighting, and the facial expressions of the models. Sometimes a poem or music accompanied the scene, and often a large wooden frame outlined the perimeter of the stage to reference the frame of a painted canvas.” (From Art Museum Teaching)
Suggested Concluding Activity:
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Watch “My Name Is Pauli Murray” documentary film streaming on Amazon Prime.
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CLICK HERE to download the film discussion guide.
CLICK HERE to download the Summative Assessment Instructions and Rubric
