LESSON PLAN SUMMARY
Literature and the American Landscape

Destination
Thomas Cole National Historic Site (Cedar Grove)
Olana State Historic Site
Catskill Mountain House & North-South Lake Campground site
County Greene
Subjects English/Language Arts, Arts
Grades 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Author Marilee Hobbs, Lorraine Ferrara, and Ed Synan

This lesson fosters landscape connections through applying American literature to the local experience. Students will read about their cultural heritage; will recognize their local community as a place that influenced American culture; and will interact with the landscape as the artists did, seeing the artists' connections and making their own connections.