Zoe Glick’s Sketch for 9th Grade History Assignment
1. What was the use of this artifact?2. Who mainly used it?
3. What is it made of? How is this beneficial?
4. How has it been outdated?
2. Who mainly used it?
3. What is it made of? How is this beneficial?
4. How has it been outdated?
Nia Heslop’s Sketch for 9th Grade History Assignment
• How often was the object used?• Who would have access to this object?
• Who would it be used for?
• What is the importance of the detail on the object?
Joe Yoshii’s Sketches for 9th Grade History Assignment
What is the significance of the of the 28 men?Who is the winged women?
What is the ring for/ who's is it?
What is the significance of the feathers?
Where is the picture set?
Aiden Slavin’s Sketch for 9th Grade History Assignment
1. Where did all the materials used come from?2. What type of make-up would be held in the box?
3. When/why were boxes like this popularized?
4. What person would own/buy a box like this one?
Jacob Savitt’s Sketches for 9th Grade History Assignment
1. What is the mechanical signifcance in this object's design?2. Why do we not frequently see pistols that resemle this?
3. What was the architectual significance of the weapon itself? Did it have to do with German society at the time it was manufactured?
4. When was the gun invented (in relation to other guns) and why? What advantages did this gun have over others (in its mechanism, power, etc.) ?
Leah Newman’s Sketch for 9th Grade History Assignment
1. Was the snuffbox intended for a certain class?2. Were there other snuffboxes made like this one?
3. Are snuffboxes or this kind of snuffbox specific to the time period?
4. Are snuffboxes or this kind of snuffbox specific to England?
The Way They Lived Then: 9th Grade Research Project
Understanding Material Culture
[PLACE HOLDER FOR STUDENT SKETCHES AND COMMENTS]
The purpose of the assignment is for students to study a particular object in detail and practice observation and analysis. There will be a “visual” analysis of their object and a series of research questions that students will generate and try to answer about their object. Each student will choose one sketch and one set of questions to be posted on this blog.