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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine historical origins of the Arthurian legend. They invesitgate how medieval historians and storytellers reflected the concerns of their own times in their treatement of the legend. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students explore medieval castles by creating their own castles. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review and discuss several paintings by Hieronymus Bosch. They relate the symbols of fear in Bosch's work to their own fears. They respond to Bosch's art through original paintings, collages, research papers or creative writing. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students study the colorful history of heraldry, a complex medieval system which began with knights using coats of arms to identify themselves in battle. They create their own coat of arms, using color and symbolism. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the innovations in painting as a result of the invention of oil paint during the Renaissance. They see the differences between egg tempera paintings of the early Renaissance and oil paintings of the middle and late Renaissance. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students study the colorful history of heraldry. They create their own coat of arms, using color and symbolism to make a statement about their own identity. They write a paragraph describing the symbolic meaning of their coat of arms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine several Medieval and Renaissance works of art, including painting and sculpture, at the Art Institute of Chicago. They use worksheets and discussion questions to enhance their interpretation of the pieces. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students design and create a medieval shield. They read and discuss the history and color schemes of how shield symbols are chosen, design and construct an original medieval shield, and write a paragraph explaining the design and symbols of their shield. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how various painting styles anticipated the new artistic medium of film in 1895. They identify what makes film unique as a medium, view a Powerpoint presentation, and construct an animation toy or flip book. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in a scavenger hunt during a visit to an art museum by looking for particular pieces of art that tell a historical story. They are given story clues and must observe the works in the Medieval gallery to find the image that depicts the story clues. Full Review »
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