AP World History: Teaching the Industrial Middle Classes

For the last several years I have used a set of images from French artist Honoré Daumier entitled "les bons bourgeois" as a part of my lessons on topics 5.8 and 5.9. I like to use image sets when I can, especially when lecturing the content might otherwise become boring. Image analysis breaks up the routine of text-based documents, is easily accessible for students at multiple reading levels, is a great way to introduce topics, and can be used as a great hook into more difficult content.