Year:

Civil warUnit:

InterpretationLesson:

HistorySubject:

CONNECT & ENGAGE

ACTIVATEDEMONSTRATE

REVIEW & EVALUATE

ACADEMY LEARNING CYCLE

7

REVIEW & EVALUATE

ACTIVATE(Explicit Teaching)

DEMONSTRATE(Student Constructs)

CONNECT & ENGAGE

The Big Picture

CONNECT & ENGAGE – What do you see? Look very carefully

Outcomes:• be able to use a memory aid for looking at

pictorial sources – PICTURE• to apply prior knowledge• be able to write a detailed review of the

painting and what it shows, as well as the intention of the artist

The Big Picture – to be able to interpret a sourceabout the Civil War

ACTIVATEAnd when did you last see your father?

3minutes

Discuss with your partner what is going on here?

Painted by W J Yeames in the 19th Century

Whenever you look at a painting or picture (a pictorial source) you should try to use the following method to work out what the painting is showing:

P eople – who are the people? What are they doing? Why?

I tems – what things/clues can you see?

C aption – what is the piece called? What writing is there?

T hings in background – look beyond the main images

U nderlying intention – what was the reason for the artist creating the piece

R emember – apply what you already know

E xplain – put all this together to help you explain the piece

And when did you last see your father.doc

Write what the letters in

PICTUREStand for on your sheet

Using your notes, write a review of this painting. Make sure you include the following:

• Who painted it?• Why they may have painted it?• How do they feel about this moment?• What is depicted?• What information can you gain from the

characters?

DEMONSTRATE

If you were to give this picture an alternative title, what would you choose? Why?

REVIEW & EVALUATE