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American Art, Music, and Literature Through 1877: Key Movements and Works

8th Grade · Social Studies · TEKS

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The learner will be able to identify major 19th-century American art, music, and literary movements and analyze how specific works reflected the society of their era.

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us-tx113.20(b)(26)(A)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Social-studies · 8th Grade

identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras such as the Hudson River School artists, the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and transcendental literature; and