The Trail of Tears by Robert Lindneux, 1942
The Navigators and Gemstones have been studying Native Americans.
As we learned about the "Trail of Tears," we looked at the details and the emotions of this painting. We then re-enacted the painting. Some of us were women and children, some were soldiers, some were horses, ponies, donkeys and dogs.
The activity really gave us a "feel" for this sad part of American history.
We then went to our desks and wrote down some words to describe the painting. We came up with some good ones: stormy, dreary, dreadful, scary, frightening, dark, gloomy, despair, boring, tired, and more.
What a great way to experience art and history!
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