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Catalogue "The Problem We All Live With" by Norman Rockwell https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B270PU2LFF7beUhYSGNFMG0za0U/view?usp=sharing

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 *  What do you think is taking place in this painting?
 *  Where do you think the young girl is going? What do you think are the circumstances?
 *  What do you think the girl is thinking and feeling?
 *  Who do you think the men in the painting are? What relationship do you think they have to the girl?
 *  When and where do you think this scene may have taken place?
 *  What was going on in the U.S. in that time and place? How might this relate to the painting?
 *  How does the painting make you feel?
 *  What questions does it evoke? If you could ask the girl or the men in the painting a question, what would it be?
 *  What do you think the artist is trying to tell us? Why do you think he called the painting, The Problem We All Live With?
 *  What artistic elements does the artist use to get his message across? (See [|__Discussing The Problem We All Live With__] ).
 *  Discuss Rockwell's role as an artist-white America

Historical context: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cUv1IHhed9K8O06sJ83FSkcC6tOx942uzePszUFp5E/edit?usp=sharing


 * Watch: Cheerios commercial: Kids React **
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 * Journal Response: **
 * How does age and environment shape our ideas about race? **
 * Do you remember becoming aware of race? If so, what made you aware? At what age? **
 * Why is it important to talk about race at all ages? **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;">No homework **