Lily+Furedi's+Subway+and+Text+Analysis



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__**Approach**__
Step 1: Engage students in an initial analysis of //Subway// using See-Think-Wonder, noting questions generated by consideration of the artwork.

Step 2: D evelop a group interpretation of Furedi’s // Subway // and its larger message.

Step 3: Dig Deeper:
 * 1) Put students in small groups, assigning each group one of the supporting texts.
 * 2) Challenge each group to answer the following analysis questions about their document:
 * How would you summarize this document in one sentence?
 * What message does this document convey? Provide evidence to support your claim.
 * How does this document support or challenge Lily Furedi's // Subway // ?
 * 1) Have each small group report out to the larger group, answering each of the analysis questions aloud, providing a new layer of understanding. Encourage debate among small groups.

Step 4: Zoom out for discussion:
 * 1) What impact does the medium have on our interpretation of its message?
 * 2) What perspectives are missing?
 * 3) What questions remain?

__Supporting Texts__
//The New York Subway Souvenir// (1904)

//The Subway (96th Street to 137th Street)// by Joyce Kilmer (1910)

New York City Ridership Data (I recommend the 5-year change, 1934)

//Untitled -- Boy on Subway Seat, from the portfolio Photographs of New York // by Reginald Marsh (ca. 1938-1945)

//Take the A Train by Duke Ellington// (1943)