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- 7th - 8th
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Students research a famous artist and publish their research in a newsletter. They use ClarisWorks to design, create and publish a newsletter that depicts information on a famous artist's work, style, life and era. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore training of artists as professionals, and identify the many different types of jobs that require art training. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students research a famous artist. They create a star book in which every fifth page must contain information about the artist in an envelope they made. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students share the difficulties they have in determining what to write or draw for a project. In groups, they view examples from three different artists and discuss how their personal experiences affected their art. They brainstorm a list of issues they are concerned about, pick only one and create a piece of art reflecting their views. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students research Hispanic artists. They complete a handout about their artist. Students brainstorm a list of vocabulary relating to the theme of art. Students choose one work of art by each artist studied, and copy these for the paper notebook. Students choose one work of art and write a description. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students choose a famous artist to learn more about. They complete research using text and Internet sources before writing a research paper. They present the results of the research to classmates using a PowerPoint presentation which they design. They create a piece of original art based on the art of the person they investigated. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss and choose one artist to focus on in this lesson. Using the Internet, they research the major works and life of the artist and create a brochure from this information. They choose an object to paint and use the same techniques as the artist they researched. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine how an artist develops and uses expressive line in their artwork by looking at two techniques, automatic drawing and calligraphic line. The class participates in an discussion while viewing a PowerPoint presentation about different artists and their artwork before beginning research on an artist. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read case studies of artists' lawsuits under the Visual Artists Rights Act and then discuss the merits of fictitious cases where artists might consider a lawsuit. They predict the outcome of a lawsuit scenario and justify their prediction by citing portions of the VARA law. Full Review »
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- 4th - 10th
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Students select and research an artist. They read a biography about the artist, conduct research using a variety of research materials, and present their outline that includes information about important dates in the artist's life and apprenticeships. Students also visit museums and create works of art using the style of their selected artist. Full Review »
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