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1,445 The national gallery of art Lesson Plans
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- 7th - 12th
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Students can view the National Gallery of Art's Collection and also do in-depth study of two paintings of bull fights by 19th-century French realist painter Edouard Manet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the elements of composition in various artworks. They analyze and discuss paintings, explore "The National Gallery of Art" website, identify the shape of compositions in paintings, and draw a diagram. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and identify the elements of composition in a variety of artworks. They discuss various artworks, explore websites, and identify how composition elements make the work successful as a painting. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify different kinds of narratives used in a number of artworks. They discuss the artist's us of compositional elements to further the story and/or convey a message within a work of art. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students create their own work of art depicting a frightening time in their lives, using line and dots for dimensional effect, as they take a brief internet tour of National Gallery of Art. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students use the internet to examine different types of art. They write stories using pictures and make art from pieces of garbage. They also identify primary and secondary colors. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students view a variety of artwork to determine the history and lifestyle of people from New Haven, Connecticut. In groups, they develop their individual hypothesis about why the paintings were created and share them with their group members to create a consensus. They end the lesson by creating their own piece of art on a topic they are interested in. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students differentiate the various genres in the visual arts, particularly in Western painting. They view and discuss, in small groups, paintings published on the National Galleries website. Then each student individually identifies genres of paintings in an online exercise. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students view a slide presentation of Revolutionary period paintings and engravings and list them on a timeline of the American Revolution. They conduct Internet research on various artists. Students apply 18th century art techniques to pencil sketches of available engravings and paintings. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students speak in Spanish while discussing the Spanish painting and painters in the National Gallery of Art. They identify specific characteristics of a Spanish painter when shown one of his paintings from the gallery as well as answer questions in written form concerning the paintings. Full Review »

