- Visiting Chicago - Compare and analyze works of art - Learn
the short-story form - What adjectives would you use to describe
each scene? - How did Edward Hopper and Archibald J. Motley Jr.
use color, line, and composition to create mood? - What role
does space play in evoking the mood? Is the space in each
painting crowded or empty? Shallow or deep? How do visitors get
into each space? Are they even able to enter? - What is going on
in each scene? What interactions, activities, and conversations
are taking place? What are the sounds and smells? What is the
temperature? - What time of night is it in each scene? How do
you know? - What visual clues place the works of art in the
1940s? (clothes, dancing style, signs, architecture) Lesson
Plan: Write a Short Story Nighthawks and Nightlife both depict
aspects of urban life in 1940s America. Students first compare
the paintings, answering a series of questions, and then create
a short story about the paintings’ characters. Suggested Grade
Level: 7-9 Estimated Tim