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Painting - Architecture Study
Young scholars study architectural elements, then develop a strong composition from an interior photographs. They explore color planning by developing a painting with a variety of values.
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Print Advertising: Past and Present
Twelfth graders identify the way advertisements are constructed to influence out lives and our values. They review advertisements from the 1800s and 1900s and how they may have influenced people living in that time. Using this ad, 12th...
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Hire the Best Unit
High schoolers complete a activities to improve their career awareness. In this career awareness lesson, students complete a 41 page packet of activities to learn how education can increase earning power, learn about employer attitudes...
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Media Awareness: Key Concepts in Advertising
Pupils examine the basic concepts of advertising. In this media awareness instructional activity, students discuss target audience, art, and purpose in advertising to determine what makes an advertisement effective or...
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Interior Design Final Project
High schoolers are introduced to the requirements for their final interior design project. In groups, they compare and contrast the characteristics of floor plans to the needs of families living in the houses. Individually, they design...
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Artists, Architects, and Architecture
Students are introduced to the concept of architecture and how it has changed over time. In groups, they discuss how the places people have built reflects their values and needs. They use the internet to research the history of...
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Easy-to-Design Multiple Image Quilts
Students create a shadow quilt using designs from the book Shadow Quilts by Patricia Magaret and Donna Slusser. They use the book's ideas to design the quilt with their own fabric choices. They practice the shadow quilt technique and...