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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students describe physical and human characteristics of North Africa and the Middle East, plot on a map areas populated by nomadic people in those areas, explain importance of filigree jewelry in Arab culture, and create their own jewelry. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine different examples of mycenaean masks. They discuss the history of the masks and why they might have been made. They give their opinions and respones are recorded. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students participate in a role play in which they are shopping for souvenirs in the Middle East. Using maps, they locate the Middle East and identify each country within the region. They create a key map for the types of souvenirs that are found in the different cities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students explore the Ottoman style of poetry. They view a video, Suleyman the Magnificent, and view maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. They research the Ottoman Empire and keep a journal. They read various Ottoman poems and identify themes and images. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students view examples of copper tooling. They create a sketch the size of their copper. Students tape the top and bottom of the sketch to their copper and place a stack of newspaper under the copper. They trace all lines of their sketch with a ball point pen to transfer the design. A second lesson on tooling is included after this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students observe and demonstrate quilling techniques for creating beads. They discuss and view art pieces on a field trip to a "Design Made In Africa" touring exhibit, then use simple quilling techniques to produce beads for a variety of jewelry pieces. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students view teach made PowerPoint presentation on Renaissance art and quilling. They research paper filigree techniques and Renaissance paper fililgree art. They design a piece of what may have been created during the Renaissance period. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students create a variety of objects using different quilling techniques. They observe basic quilling and paper filigree techniques and how to use the tools, then create a plant poke, window ornament, picture frame, plaque, and jewelry. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 12th
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Students research and discuss traditional Russian art with an emphasis on lacquer boxes and folktales and Cajun arts and folktales. They re-write a traditional Russian folktale as a Cajun folktale and create illustrations for their story and create a lacquer ox following the traditional Russian motifs but using Cajun illustrations. Full Review »

