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Visual and Performing Arts Lesson Plans
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Students discuss and compare contemporary class systems with those of the Middle Ages. They explore Websites on HyperStudio stack and review art and music of the Middle Ages. In groups, students design and draw castles reflecting manor life.
Students identify the main ideas and figures of speech in a poem. They select a piece of art and music by an American. They create a portfolio of the work of the person they chose. There must be a PowerPoint with the presentation.
Students explore the importance of cave paintings as the first examples of visual art in the Western Hemisphere. They compare examples of cave art to modern art pieces, discuss the lives of cave painters, create their own animal drawing in the cave painting style and write a story about cave art in this seven part mini-unit.
Students examine the 20th-century sculpture "Gandydancer's Dream" by Mark di Suvero. In this visual arts activity, students examine the sculpture and then use flat shapes and wire to create their own sculpture. The students are encouraged to use balance, rhythm, and movement in their art piece.
Students examine the life and art of Romare Bearden. Using his "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket" for inspiration, they write a first chapter for a book. Students observe numerous other works of his art and discuss them from artistic and social perspectives.
Students examine how pop art compliments music. In this arts lesson, students explore the elements of pop art and replicate those elements in their own piece of art.
Pupils explore biodiversity by researching an ecosystem and illustrating its diversity through a piece of artwork.
Fifth graders examine the work of famous artists. In this visual arts lesson, 5th graders research 8 artists and their works. Students create their own hero portraits in Cubist style and display them in a gallery walk.
Students create self portraits similar to the Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe portraits using digital images.
Discuss the cave paintings of Lascaux, France using this resource. First, learners look at examples of cave paintings and identify the materials used and the subject matter. Then, they create their own cave paintings using charcoal. This is a comprehensive and motivating exploration of this topic.
