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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a "hands-on" activity, to explain that African masks were and are more than aesthetic artifacts, they are functional implements of the many cultures of the African continent. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students create an African style mask that depicts a value or character trait that is important in their community. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss function of jewelry in African and American societies, create jewelry using techniques based on their grade level, and incorporate African or their own motifs into the piece of jewelry they produce. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students study the jewelry from various groups from Africa. They identify and discuss the region Equatoria and the Yoruba and people from Benin and review the jewelry from this region. They make and pour a plaster of paris mold and use incising tools and will also learn how to file the plaster. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students complete a unit on the African American culture from its African roots up to the Harlem Renaissance. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation, read slave narratives, write an epic poem, and produce a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create African Personal Power Figure boxes describing how they view themselves and discuss what personal traits are important to the preservation and improvement of a civilization. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students investigate a variety of African mask types, design several masks, and create an example of an African ceramic mask in this 5th grade through High School Art lesson. The lesson can take anywhere from 6 lessons to 16 lessons. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students are introduced to background information about African art and the use of masks. They then create masks to study African culture and how masks are a very important part of their culture with each mask having its own purpose. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of West African Art. They conduct research using a variety of resources. They focus upon the history, geography, economics, and political systems. The information is used to create class presentations or have class discussion. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students investigate the significance of African collar necklaces. To make replicas of the jewelry, they cut out the centers of paper plates leaving only the ribbed edges. To complete the necklaces, students apply tempera paints and glitter. Full Review »
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