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- 3rd - 4th
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Students are able to explain the important contribution Maya Lin made to society, write about their definition of a hero, and recognize, appreciate and describe the significance of memorials. Full Review »
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Students create their own proposals and works of art that integrate both elements of the landscape into the process as well as integrates the work of art itself into the landscape. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine various 20th century artists and their sculptures. They view and analyze slides, compare/contrast the artists' styles, and create an original sculpture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how public and private elements are integrated into designs for public artworks. They view and discuss online slideshows, and create a proposal for a work of public art that reflects their own community. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze commemorative sculptures and memorials in their community and research the historical events and people that inspired them. They view an online slideshow, and create a proposal for a commemorative sculpture or tribute for their community. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate some the ways art has responded to conflict throughout history. Through teacher lecture and demonstration, students witness the historical background of a piece of artwork and how it reflects the conflict it represents. Students create their own piece of artwork to illustrate what September 11, 2001 meant in terms of US history. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students will learn how two cultures express ideas of remembrance and honor ancestors (through investigating Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," and America's Memorial Day, as well as the Vietnam Memorial). Also they will learn about the artist Maya Lin and her designing of the Vietnam Memorial Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students brainstorm the importance of their family and how every family is important to the growth and development of a country. They read the short biography of Maya Lin included in the activity page link below. Discuss the importance of the Vietnam War Memorial. Emphasize the struggle that the young Asian woman went through after winning a national contest with her design. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore the life of Maya Lin and analyze the impact of her architectural philosophy on her work. They trace the history of the Vietnam Memorial from its conception by Maya Lin, to the present day. A time line is created of Maya Lin's life. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students explore and study about Maya Yang Lin and her influences on contemporary Chinese/American art. They assess the difference between architecture and sculptor and then create a miniature model of an expressive sculptor to symbolize their vision of a world event. Full Review »
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