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- 7th - 8th
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Students become familiar with the Harlem Renaissance movement. They present information gathered and discuss issues pertaining to African American art through a power point presentation as well as an oral presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the development of different paints and their properties during the Renaissance. They reproduce the properties of egg tempera paint and distinguish between egg tempera paintings and oil paintings. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students solve word problems representing life and art in the Renaissance. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast art from the Renaissance and the Reformation and discuss how living conditions and cultural attitudes affected the art. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students view a video about the rise of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They complete a chart comparing Medieval Europe to Renaissance Italy. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students watch a video about the internal power struggles of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They compare the Medici family to the Mafia and produce a written response to the film. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students watch a PBS video entitled Suleiman to help them identify characteristics associated with Renaissance notables. After watching the video, individually or in small groups, the students will research a notable Renaissance figure (i.e. Leonardo da Vinci) and construct a poster to compare and contrast Suleiman to the chosen Renaissance figure. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students compare and contrast the Italian and Harlem Renaissance periods. Classmates examine the life of historical individuals and assess their contributions and impacts on the respective eras. Students role play individuals from each era, comparing their lives. Pupils discuss the artistic, social and political changes that developed in the two very different eras. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students research the Negro Renaissance, its important contributors, and society's affect upon the Negro Renaissance contributor's products. Students create an online biographical presentation of Negro Renaissance contributors as a culminating project. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate some the ways art has responded to conflict throughout history. Through teacher lecture and demonstration, students witness the historical background of a piece of artwork and how it reflects the conflict it represents. Students create their own piece of artwork to illustrate what September 11, 2001 meant in terms of US history. Full Review »

