Students discuss environmental preservation and sustainability and their role in consumption and preservation. After a brief demonstration of how limited our resources are, students determine which natural resources they use most...

Tenth graders read Dr. Seuss books to discover what allegory is. They investigate how Dr. Seuss studenT books are allegories of events in the real world and create timeline

Pupils analyze the use of personification in classical Greek art and the Neoclassical period. In this Neoclassical art lesson, students discuss the cultural values reflected in classical and Neoclassical....

Students participate in a reader's theater using farm animals in the novella Animal Farm. In this Animal Farm lesson plan, students evaluate interpretations using the text, personal experience, and historical events.

Students analyze the painting Jan Brueghel and design their own book. In this art and book lesson, students discuss the elements of fantasy from the painting and create their own book. Students illustrate the book and create a painting...

Students use combinations of real and imaginary objects to create illustrations for a book.  In this Fantasy in art instructional activity, students discuss the elements of fantasy in Allegory of Air.  Students study the work...

Students investigate the concept of how people are dependent upon natural resources and how they can apply them to be maximized in usefulness. The students are encouraged to develop an appreciation for the environment. They conduct a...

Students examine different pieces of art from different artists. They are to read "About the Art" before viewing. They create their own plasticine tile showing people in action from history.

Students are introduced to the concepts of economics in a ethical way. In groups, they examine a shift in an economy and discover the effects of the shift. After reading an article, they evaluate it and they write their own conclusion...

This lesson focuses on the allegorical representations of characters in Animal Farm and literary terms. It provides a link to an activity matching the characters from the story to their political counterparts and an interactive crossword...

Read about allegory in visual art and view several examples of allegorical paintings. Click on the title of each piece of work to enlarge the image.

Animal Farm is an allegorical novel about the animals of Manor Farm that drive out the human farmers and assume control. As time progresses, the dynamic amongst the animals moves from unity and equality to tyranny. Selected (7) reading...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel The Silver Bells, An Allegory by I. Gregory Smith [1870], an allegorical novel.

This is a complete online study guide/notes for the allegorical novel The Alchemist by Paul Coelho including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

In +J1105:J1113this allegorical drama, inspired by the witch hunt trials of 1692-93 and the 1950s Red Scare, the town of Salem is plagued by hysteria and accusations of witchcraft. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Grammar"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 301 x 202 mm).

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Astrology"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 301 x 203 mm).

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Music"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 303 x 204 mm).

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Rhetoric"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 304 x 205 mm).

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Geometry"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 304 x 206 mm).

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Dialectic"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 304 x 207 mm).

An image of "Costume of the allegorical figure "Arithmetic"", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 309 x 205 mm).

An image of "Allegorical Scene", created by Simon De Vos in 1635 (Oil on oak, 49 x 64 cm).

An image of "Allegorical Figure of Music", created by Laurent De La Hire in 1649 (Oil on canvas, 94 x 137 cm).