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Writing the Essay
Relate the structure of the essay to the structure of a building. The class compares an essay to a building, with the writer being the architect, the introduction being the foundation, and so on. They use the visual representation of a...
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Create Your Island Paradise
Sixth graders create a descriptive essay and map describing their island paradise. They try to evoke the reader's senses: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. They revise their paragraphs using their partner's feedback.
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The Abstraction Ladder (Using Examples in Essays)
Students study the appropriate formats for giving examples in American discourse style. A ladder approach is used to demonstrate the concept. They write paragraphs about abstract concepts, such as beauty, wealth, and love, using methods...
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Strong Verb Image Makers
Students use description language to clarify ideas and create vivid images in an essay focusing of strong verbs. They discuss weak verbs and explore that the better image the words create, the better the reader understands the text.
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Using Artifacts for Clues About Identity
Learn about the ancient Near East through a close examination of ancient artifacts. Lead your class into analysis by first observing an artifact as a class. Pupils can then work in pairs to analyze the other artifacts and compile a list...
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Dance: Discovering the Culture of Gullah
It's wonderful to see a lesson that incorporates art, movement, and writing. These three forms of creative expression are explored as learners dance to music from the Gullah people of West Africa. They analyze several paintings, listen...
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Literacy and Landscapes
As the saying goes, art often imitates life ... and literature! A series of activities designed to accompany a visit to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art encourage writers to find inspiration in various landscapes. The lesson includes a...
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SENSORY ELEMENTS
Learners describe the sensory elements of musical selections (i.e., tempos, dynamics, and articulations). They write an essay evaluating Saint-Saens' effectiveness in using sensory elements in both selections. They describe the...
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Lost Treasures of Tibet: Mandalas
Students examine the history of mandalas from Tibet. After reviewing the Designing a Mandala handout, they use geometric symmetrical shapes to create their own examples. Next, they write poems or essays and explain the meaning of the...
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Animation Pre-Production
Does your class love reading cartoons? Use their talents and interests to examine the process of writing a story they wish to tell through a cartoon. They develop the beginning, middle, and end of a story based on their original...
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Testing... Testing...
Students demonstrate critical- and creative-thinking skills to develop test questions. They write clear test questions or statements using correct grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
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Visual Composition
Students study how elements of visual composition and group storyboards for a one-minute videotaped commercial.
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Creating a Pot: Repetition as a Unifying Design Element
Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
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Chivalry
Eighth graders explore manners by writing short stories. In this chivalry code lesson, 8th graders identify the traits of chivalry and explore the history of chivalry in England. Students complete a chivalry worksheet and write a...
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Hank Williams: Still Singing After All These Years
Young scholars research the life and music of Hank Williams. They take a quiz on country music, watch a video about Hank Williams, research Williams' song lyrics, create a poster and write a bio poem about his life and work.
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GET READY FOR FCAT WITH MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH!
Young scholars integrate writing skills with music. They select three to four topics to write about and print out on decorative paper.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Pierre Auguste Renoir
A Webmuseum biographical essay on Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with a number of examples of his art work. Good images, each with a description of the work.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cezanne, Mont Sainte Victoire
Cezanne returns to the motif of Mont Sainte-Victoire throughout his career, resulting in an incredibly varied series of works. View examples of his artwork and read descriptions of his style in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Cassatt, the Coiffure
Mary Cassatt's motivation in making her prints was to make her art more accessible for a large audience. She believed that everyone, regardless of income or social position, should be able to experience art and to own works they enjoy....
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Khan Academy: Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera
Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, and Jose Clemente Orozco-known as Los tres grandes-cultivated an artistic style that defined Mexican identity following the Revolution. They crafted epic murals on the walls of highly visible, public buildings...
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Khan Academy: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art
Because of Dante's image-driven descriptions in "Divine Comedy", many artists have sought to illustrate his text through a wide variety of media. This essay will look at two outstanding examples of how Dante's words fed the creative...
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Khan Academy: Pyxis of Al Mughira
The Pyxis of al-Mughira, now in the Louvre, is among the best surviving examples of the royal ivory carving tradition in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain). View pictures and read a description of this pyxis in this essay.
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Khan Academy: The Great Mosque of Cordoba
Known locally as Mezquita-Catedral, the Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the oldest structures still standing from the time Muslims ruled Al-Andalus. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic architecture in this...
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Khan Academy: The Alhambra
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, is distinct among Medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning, complex decorative programs, and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic...