Session Number
5
Location
A149
Grade Level
6-12
Subjects
Bailey
Start Date
27-2-2026 1:40 PM
End Date
27-2-2026 2:40 PM
Description
This panel will discuss the creation of the world's first national park through the lens of nineteenth century nationalism. Specifically, we will answer the question: how does Romantic art lead directly to the creation of Yellowstone in 1872? This will include a run through of a full lesson plan, with audience participation, and include access to all necessary sources, slides, and a fun homework assignment. While I use this lesson in an environmental history class, it would also work well in a United States survey when discussing the rise of American nationalism in the nineteenth century.
2-27-26 The Course of Empire--Institute Day.pptx.pdf (13524 kB)
2-27-26 The Course of Empire--IMSA Institute Day.docx.pdf (1418 kB)
Rousseau Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men-1.pdf (193 kB)
James Fenimore Cooper The Pioneers excerpt.pdf (106 kB)
James Brooks The Knickerbocker excerpt 1835.pdf (200 kB)
Edmund Burke The Sublime and the Beautiful.pdf (289 kB)
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Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
The Course of Empire: Romantic Art and the Origins of American Conservation
A149
This panel will discuss the creation of the world's first national park through the lens of nineteenth century nationalism. Specifically, we will answer the question: how does Romantic art lead directly to the creation of Yellowstone in 1872? This will include a run through of a full lesson plan, with audience participation, and include access to all necessary sources, slides, and a fun homework assignment. While I use this lesson in an environmental history class, it would also work well in a United States survey when discussing the rise of American nationalism in the nineteenth century.