Interpret as a Historian:
Interpreting as a historian means using all of the information students have researched and gathered in this unit to answer the questions:

1. What is essential to remember about John F. Kennedy and the assassination? What can be forgotten?

2. What is the image of JFK bequeathed to posterity? How is this image the same or different from the “essential” information of history?

3. Ask students’ opinions about the impact of Kennedy’s presidency and assassination on present-day [political?] situations and current events.

4. Use the Points of View to aid in this discussion: <link>

5. Final Student Essay: based upon the research, the interviews with older generations, gathered facts, images, theories, and class discussion, each student should write an essay that conveys his or her own interpretation of what Americans do and should remember about John F. Kennedy, the assassination, and his legacy.

Interpret as an Artist:

Students should use the collected class images to create an artwork representing their own interpretation of Kennedy’s presidency, the assassination, and/or legacy. Students should present their artworks to the class. Encourage classmates to respond intuitively to each artwork before the artist discusses his or her intentions.

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Possible projects:

Students from Schenley High School hang up their screen prints to discuss the impact of repetition and their reactions to the work.

Image Collage: students chose two to five source images to make a collage. Source materials can be copied using a copy machine. Students should crop their sources and make decisions concerning repetition and scale (documents can be enlarged or reduced using the copy machine). Color may be added using opaque water based paint (acrylic or gouache) and colored pencils. If computer technology is available students may use Photoshop to manipulate images for this project.

Artwork example shows torn paper photo collage created using copied photos from this newsletter. Created by Artist Educators at the Warhol.

Silkscreen Print: As a class, students choose four to six images to transfer onto silkscreens. Students create prints using just a few or all of the images, keeping in mind color choices, repetition of images, and scale.

Paintings Using a Projector: Students choose two to four source images to use in their painting. They transfer these images to the painting surface using an overhead or opaque projector. Students should make decisions concerning color, repetition of images, and scale.