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- 1st
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Students become familiar with the artist Winslow Homer. They create a seascape scene combining Homer images and their own imagination. They use warm and cool colors. # utilize the wet and dry method of painting Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students utilize independent research skills, computer skills, and cooperative group skills as they immerse themselves in Homer's The Iliad, and Greek civilization. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students read excerpts from Homer's Odyssey and apply the concepts to their own life odyssey. They write a biographical essay based on major turning points in that person's life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students study things that influence a culture's beliefs and traditions. They study the physical and human characteristics of Ancient Greece and how they influence the culture's storytelling heritage. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students examine the life and art of Winslow Homer. Using the Internet, they research his life. They create a picture of the sea based on Homer's love for the water. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a research or creative project in response to Homer's "The Odyssey". They research and design costumes, create cookbooks, compile a book of ancient weapons or illustrate portions of the poem. Students then present their work to the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students develop a greater appreciation for the master artists and increase their literacy in classic artworks. They follow the computer to several web sites and study Winslow Homer's works. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Greek culture, particularly as it relates to Homer's Odyssey. They examine how human activities shape the earth's surface and identify forces that influence a culture's beliefs and traditions. They determine that physical and human characteristics of ancient Greece relate and influence a culture's story telling heritage. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students gain insight into the art of Winslow Homer and identify and apply techniques of watercolor. Then, they complete a marine painting in watercolor. Students also identify how to mount watercolor paper to a wooden board in order to keep in flat and view their paintings from a distance to see if they think the painting is a completed work. Full Review »