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Looking at Still Life Lesson 2: How Artists Assemble Still Lifes
Students identify and discuss the basic shapes used in artistic still-life compositions.
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Articles: "A (or An)" and "The"
Students work in partners to write grammatically correct sentences that illustrate the use of English articles. They are introduced to the rules of article usage in English and then write and act out question and answer dialogues.
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What Do Portraits Communicate?
Students make connections between their personal experiences and portraits. define a portrait and identify different kinds of portraits in artworks and their own lives. They look closely at a portrait using visual analysis to describe...
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Discussion Questions: Youth and Old Age
In this youth and old age discussion worksheet, middle schoolers answer questions designed to stimulate their thinking about age. Students discuss honoring the elderly and disabilities, among other ideas relating to elderly people.
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Making Conversation
Pupils develop their social skills to help them feel more apart of society. They practice initiating conversations and using common phrases. They also use small talk.
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Families
Students practice using family vocabulary. They compare their own culture to others in the world. They also create their own family tree and share it with the class.
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Telephone Messages
Students practice having telephone conversations. They create their own phone message after practicing with each other. They also identify the different parts of a telephone.
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Describing Symptoms
Students practice describing their symptoms to a health care worker. They follow certain statements and practice answering them as well. They practice dialogues they might find in an emergency room.
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Talking About Our Native Countries
Twelfth graders give oral presentations about their native countries. They compile lists of questions to ask fellow students about their native countries. They respond to the questions during their presentations.
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Compare and Contrast Night to Life is Beautiful
After reading Elie Wiesel's Night, watching the movie Life is Beautiful, and researching World War II, class members write a comparison essay on the book and film. This includes a prior knowledge activity, discussion in whole and small...
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Finding Yourself in a Landscape
Students view landscape paintings. They recall a landscape that has meaning to them and describe it to the class. They complete a worksheet.
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Commission Statement
Students write a formal letter to an artist using art vocabulary they have reviewed in class. They commission a portrait from the artist. They share their letters with the class.
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Creating Your Own Story
Students think about a dramatic moment in their lives and imagine how to translate it into a work of art. They write their own personal experience as a story. They describe a visual image of their personal experience and/or story.
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How Do Portraits Communicate?
Students read a visual image very much like they would read words in a story. They write about portraits using new portrait vocabulary. They, in groups, use their written analysis to hypothesize about the story of the sitters in the...