Thomas Nast for Middle & High School
Meet the Press: NY Civil War Weekly Newspapers–5th-11th grade
- 45-60 minute program
- Introductory PowerPoint about the role of illustrated newspapers in the 1850s.
- Students work on teams to design a front page for an 1862 newspaper selecting images and creating headlines to capture the interest of their audience.
- Learn more about the life of Thomas Nast (1840-1902) who Lincoln called his “best recruiting sergeant” for the Union.
- Students receive a complimentary ticket to visit Macculloch Hall.
Meets the following New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RI.5.3; RI.5.6; SL.5.1: SL.5.4; RH.6-8.2; RH.9-10.2; RH.6-8.7; RH.9-10.9; SL.6.1; SL.6.4; 6.1.8.C.5a; 6.1.8.D.5b; 6.1.12.A.4.c
Curbing the Copperheads: Nast and the 1864 Election–5th -11th grade
- 45-60 minute program
- Introductory PowerPoint about the “firsts” of the 1864 Presidential election and what was at stake.
- Learn about the life of Thomas Nast (1840-1902) who is considered the “father of the American political cartoon”.
- Analyze the Nast cartoon “Compromise with the South” using document-based questions.
- Students work in pairs to identify the issues using Nast’s detailed images from “The Chicago Platform”.
- Students receive a complimentary ticket to visit Macculloch Hall.
Meets the following New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RI.5.3; RI.5.6; SL.5.1: SL.5.4; RH.6-8.2; RH.9-10.2; RH.6-8.7; RH.9-10.9; SL.6.1; SL.6.4; 6.1.8.D.5.c; 6.1.12.A.4.c; 6.1.12.D.4.c
Portraying Post-War Presidents: Johnson and Grant–5th– 11th grade
- 45-60 minute program
- Introductory PowerPoint covering the life and work of political cartoonist, Thomas Nast (1840-1902).
- Using Nast’s images of Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant students compare how Nast presented these presidents in the media.
- Examine Nast’s political cartoons in small groups and answer document-based questions.
- Discuss the value of primary sources in studying American history.
- Students receive a complimentary ticket to visit Macculloch Hall.
Meets the following New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RI.5.3; RI.5.6; SL.5.1: SL.5.4; RH.6-8.2; RH.9-10.2; RH.6-8.7; RH.9-10.9; SL.6.1; SL.6.4; 6.1.8.A.5.b; 6.1.8.D.5.d;6.1.12.D.4.d; 6.1.12.D.4.c
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