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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students integrate techniques in printmaking with readings in poetry and literature. They read various pieces of student literature and poetry, and create prints using various printmaking techniques. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the importance of arts programs in public schools, explore the disparities in arts programs in the New York City school system. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study in depth the history of Puerto Rico. They gather information to write a summary that will contain the following information: Population - In Puerto Rico there are several groups who have integrated. Location - In relation to the U.S. and other parts of the world. Ancestry - What ethnic groups are presented? Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students describe how graffiti is a part of everyday culture. They develop basic vocabulary terms for thinking and writing about graffiti and make and justify judgments about aesthetics qualities in graffiti art. They compare and contrast specific works of Basquiat in graffiti, and how graffiti played a major role in his art style. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine seven different African-American artists. In groups, they use the internet to identify their contribution and techniques to the art world and examine the time period in which the artwork was produced. To end the lesson, they use the knowledge they have gathered to write a play or story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students examine pieces of art by African-American artists in the 20th Century. For each piece, they are shown slides of the artwork and others by the artist to identify the techniques used. In groups, they discuss and research the time period in which the art was produced to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students explore their own responses to sound by hearing the music as a regular part of the class structure. They develop an awareness that certain art evokes certain sounds and moods and develop an intuitive responses to the music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students examine the use of slavery in the United States. Using a map, they draw the route of the Tecora and Amistad voyages. Individually, they write an essay describing their opinions on whether the Africans on the ships should be able to go free. They write a journal entry role-playing the role of someone on the ships and re-write one of the books in the form of a cartoon or children's book to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the history of showing the human anatomy. In groups, they measure their height and arm spans to create a graph and determine if their measurements support Vitruvius' work. Individually, they make their own creation on their view of the Vitruvian Teen and write an essay accompaning their art to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students define and use new vocabulary associated with the elements of art. As a class, they brainstorm different ways in which we communicate with one another. In groups, they view different pieces of art from the Native American culture and take a field trip to a museum. Full Review »
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