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A Dream Of Classic Perfection

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine primary sources in order to draw conclusions about the influence of Greek classical art and philosophy on the French Revolution. They compare the goals of the French Revolution to those of Neoclassical artists.
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Mapping National and Geographic Identity

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students analyze geographic maps. In this map analysis lesson, students analyze the symbols in geographic maps and the impact of cultural, historical, and political concepts. Students compare and contrast maps in various mediums by...
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Neoclassical Influences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study how artists of the Neoclassical period were influenced by major historical events during the Enlightenment. They identify and analyze the Neoclassical style. discuss and identify the historical influences of Neoclassical...
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Writing about Art:Comparing Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compare and contrast an academic and Impressionist portrait. In this art history lesson, students look at two different styles of painting and write a paragraph as if they are the subject in the painting. They compare and...
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The Amazing Maud Lewis

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students investigate cultural art from Canada by reading about Maud Lewis.  For this Canadian history lesson, students identify the work of Lewis by visiting her magazine website.  Students identify other heroes in Nova Scotia before...
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Creating a Personal Symbol

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers inquire about visual arts by creating an artistic etching. In this symbolism lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the web and analyzing images. Middle schoolers utilize linoleum or wood to...
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Inspirational Pop Art

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine visual art by examining Internet sources. In this art identification lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching information on the Internet. Students view artwork by Keith Haring and create their own...
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Storytellers: Pearl Jam, Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the meaning of genre, and specifically investigate the musical genre of grunge. They view and discuss photos, watch the video, "VH1 Storytellers: Pearl Jam," answer discussion questions, and paraphrase the lyrics to a...
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A Dream of Classic Perfection

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students look at how Greek classical art and philosophy influenced the French Revolution. In this French Revolution lesson, students use primary sources, Neoclassical art, to look at how they show what society was like during this time...
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Brett Whiteley

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students employ a PowerPoint to publish an Interactive Multimedia Information Kiosk, where students can click on an object to gain more information or branch to different locations. They publish information that is exciting, dynamic and...
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Portrait Sculptures

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study Marisol's art work by comparing ad contrasting several sculptures. They create a 3-D portrait of a person they either know personally, or to portray a social issue. The sculpture be made of a cardboard structure they...
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Exploring Impressionist Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners visit an on-line art museum in Paris, analyze several landscapes, and explore the painting techniques. They become familiar with distinctive aspects of classical Impressionist landscape paintings.
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Storytellers: Coldplay

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to the music of Coldplay to explore the band.
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Research as a Historian, as an Artist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to research one area of history that is of an interest to them. Using primary sources, they examine photographs and disuss what they already know about the topic. They present their images and information to the...
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A Dream of Class Perfection

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover the influence of Greek classical art and philosophy on the French Revolution. In this art lesson, students analyze a Neoclassical artist and write an essay in which they discuss how the style contributes to the...
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Art Exposes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars view examples of art forms of specific artists. They choose one artist from the country they are studying and present information along with a slide show. Studenys create their own work of art in the style of their chosen...
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Neoclassical Influences

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students identify artists of the Neoclassical period and how they were influenced by major historical events during the Enlightenment as well as identify the Neoclassical style.In this Neoclassical art lesson, students discuss...
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Water Tank Mural

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students evaluate visual arts by creating a mural on campus. In this symbolism lesson plan, students research famous artists on the Internet and examine the impact their work has had on society. Students create murals around their school...
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Three Newport Mansions of the Gilded Age

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit the Newport Mansions. In this Gilded Age lesson plan, students explore the architecture and design of The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House. Students create visual presentations that show the artistic features of the...
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Writing About Art: Comparing Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write a composition comparing and contrasting two portraits. In this comparing and contrasting lesson, students will observe two portraits and compare them through their writing. They then will write a letter to the artists...
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Writing Application: The Canterbury Tales

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and create their own tale. For this writing applications lesson, students read the tales and analyze the specific details that Chaucer use. Students work in groups to...
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Role Models

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the characteristics of role models. In this biography lesson, 6th graders debate the qualities of role models. Students work individually to research a historical or modern role model and create a mini-bulletin...
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Painted Chairs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students evaluate visual arts by creating furniture designs. In this three dimensional art instructional activity, students utilize the web to examine different artist renderings of furniture, sculpture and architecture. Students utilize...
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Exhibiting Art

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a brochure for an art gallery combining research and images pertaining to known art works such as Van Gogh - Self Portrait and art pieces of the students. Students use their own artwork and download images from the and...