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10,252 Art interpretation Lesson Plans
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- 11th
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Students study aesthetic qualities and terms of art criticism. They then pretend to be famous critics and, as a small group, construct a review of a given artwork. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe an art work, including the artist's technique and analyze the elements of the work. They interpret its meaning and judge why others may value it. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explain what is art/oral history, what art historians do, practice art history skills of description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation, develop writing/interviewing skills, and find information through interview, library and Internet. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate various forms of rock art to further their understanding of the past. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the Maya culture, and our knowledge of it through art, architecture, and the heritage of modern Maya people. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Art History books and gather information on three masters. Using the text, they gather information about thier history, style and techniques they have used. They create their own paintings using acrylic paint using the techniques of the artists they researched. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study rock art they use art materials, colored photographs and rock art examples to: differentiate between symbol, petroglyph, pictograph, and rock art. They interpret rock art to illustrate its importance in the cultural heritage of a people and as a tool for exploring about the past. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use pieces of Andy Warhol's art to write critiques. Using different points of view, they answer discussion questions and share them with the class. They also interpret the art from a historian and artist point of view. They write a final essay to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify different kinds of narratives used in a number of art works, discuss artist's use of compositional elements to further the story and/or convey a message within a work of art, and explain relationship between composition and content in a number of works of art. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the ways in which human figures are portrayed in rock art made by ancient Native American artists and in the drawings and paintings of historic European and American artists. They use images to identify human characteristics and artistic intentions as influenced by cultural convention. Full Review »

