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The Life and Work of Edgar Degas and the Impressionists

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Edgar Degas, and other Impressionist, painters balked against the structures on displaying artwork and promoted artistic freedom.
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Art Smart

For Teachers 1st
First graders create artwork to explore how colors can show emotions.
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Changes in Western Art: From Realism To Cubism"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover the influences of mid 19th and early 20th century art styles: Realism, Impressionism, Post / Neo Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism through an analysis of styles, subject matter, and media.
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Still Life - Realism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss still life painting and the Realism style of art. They plan a personal narrative still life drawing, complete the project and present it to the class.
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Lamarck Is Dead!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Lamarck's obituary and respond to questions.Students can work individually or in small groups.This activity can be used at the beginning of an evolution unit.
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Impressionism and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a video, and they are reminded that Impressionism was an artistic movement that begin in Pairs in the 1800s. They are asked to think about the paintings featured in the video and describe the typical style of these works....
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Historical Context: Discovering a Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a work of art.  In this historical context lesson, students research the time period in which the art they observed was created.  Students consider differing opinions about a work of art. 
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The Impressionist Movement

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A study of the Impressionist Movement will enhance any European history class.
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Cubism

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A study of Cubism and self expression can go hand in hand.
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Interactive Whiteboard Lessons Made Accessible

For Teachers 1st - 6th
You can inspire students with exciting new technology and tools.
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The Life and Work of Georges Seurat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The art of George Seurat provides a way to explore art, history and the use of color.
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Influential Individuals of the 19th Century

For Teachers 6th - 10th
By learning about some of the people who shaped the 19th Century, students can find out about this important time period.
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An Exploration of Impressonist Painting With Edouard Manet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Edouard Manet was an artist whose life and work provides a wealth of educational opportunities for students.
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Significant Objects From Our Lives

For Teachers K - 4th
Students determine what objects are meaningful in their lives and look at artist Sheila Hicks' soft sculpture titled Six Soft Stones. Students explore the symbolic meanings attached to the art form of "wrapping" and wrap a meaningful...
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The Story Behind the Horse

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils view and interpret Dan Howard's artwork entitled, Soliloquium:IV. They write a story of what they think is behind the painting and then paint their own soliloquy.
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Dango

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discuss lines, shapes, patterns, and colors used in Jun Kaneko's piece Untitled (Dango). In groups, they help make a paper Mache replica and demonstrate their understanding of lines, shapes patterns, and colors by painting their...
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A Chance of a Life Time

For Teachers K - 4th
Students view and discuss the painting A Narrow Escape, by Alfred Jacob Miller. They write their own narrative about a time they were either scared or frightened. They make sketches of that time and choose one to paint using watercolor.
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Modesto City Schools Library Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read and understand a variety of genres in a library setting. In this library activity lesson, students act as detectives and use clues in text and pictures to hypothesize the title of the missing book for the library reading...
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Glossaries and Indexes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify parts of a book including the glossary, index, and dedication. In this glossary and index instructional activity, 4th graders complete a worksheet after studying the glossary and index from a Houghton Mifflin...
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Understanding Genres

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars identify genres of literature. For this literature instructional activity, young scholars read definitions of the various genres. Young scholars choose books and list clues in the texts that help them identify the...
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Night and Day

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students will learn that the time of day and weather in an outdoor setting will affect one's perception of color by creating two impressionistic paintings showing two different times of day using the Blending Mode feature in Photoshop.
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What's Your Impression?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars paint landscapes. In this Impressionism lesson, students explore the history behind the Impressionist Movement in art and paint their own impressionist piece inspired by a nearby landscape.
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The Age of the "Isms"

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 20 matching questions regarding government and society. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Japanese Abstract Art And The Impressionist Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study several examples of Japanese abstract art and how this style impacted the Impressionist movement of the 19th century. This lesson includes ideas for student-created sketchbooks.

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