A study of how public perception is both reflected and influenced by film and television, this instructional activity helps students develop an awareness of audience as well as a critical view of media. Depictions of police in television...

Sixth graders explore the concept of Cubist art. In this visual arts lesson plan, 6th graders examine examples of Pablo Picasso's work and they create self portraits in Cubist style.

Students witness the evolution of an episode of Biography from inception to final airing. They follow the procedure used for research, editing and producing the final project.

Do most people resemble Titania, the fairy queen; Puck, the mischief-maker; or someone else? Pupils take a fun quiz to find out which character they are most like from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. They also explore a...

Sixth graders view human head paintings by Picasso. Using the paintings, they identify the facial proportions by a frontal and profile view. With a partner, they create a portrait of them after observing and measuring their face. They...

Students examine the media product and decide who the intended audience is. they invent a new audience profile and discuss ways the media image might be changed to suit this new audience. They may consider the language, images, sourcs or...

Students engage in historical and community research to discover facts about those who served in the First World War. Names of service persons are collected from a variety of sources and research skills applied to gather and publish the...

Students explore the influence of the landscape of Ireland on shaping the poetry of William Butler Yeats. They work in groups researching the growth of the Irish Nationalist Movement, Celtic origins, invasions, and the impact on the...

To better understand the contemporary arts movement in Japan, learners engage in a guided discussion. They view several photograms by the artist Kunie Sugirua, then discuss the elements of art and techniques used to create each...

Students write directions explaining how to get from one location to another by using a map of their town and use simple maps to identify and locate places.

Students design and film commercials using digital video cameras and the computer program iMovie in this exciting lesson plan provided by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.

Learners observe their environment and write detailed, sensory-specific sentences about that environment. This lesson can be extended to include the creation of a personalized story or movie of the experience (student examples are...

Learners work collaboratively to create, edit, and publish their own student magazine. The lesson suggests the use of iPhoto, a word processor, iPages, and digital cameras for the creative process.

Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins and learn that artists designed the portraits and other images on the coins. They research Texas symbols and...

Students explore the Civil War.  In this U.S. Civil War U.S. history lesson, students participate in a cubing activity in which a variety of Civil War projects are described on a paper cube.  Students roll the cube to determine...

Students build a practical resume using Microsoft Word R??sum?? Wizard. Hints useful for avoiding "r??sum?? wrongs" helps them develop the right r??sum?? for their job hunting needs.

Students work cooperatively to compose a twenty measure song using the computer program GarageBand. Guidelines for the student compositions are available and include instrumentation and specific length.

Young scholars create brochures about Glory Field author Walter Dean Myers using internet research and Appleworks, or a similar software program. Emphasis is placed on finding non-copyrighted material.

In this matching similar items worksheet, students match and color the four objects on the left to the four objects on the right by drawing a line to each matching item.

Learners create short animated films using clay figures, digital video cameras, and the computer program iMovie. In this lesson, students work cooperatively in small groups to maximize success.

Students create movies of various habitats and animals using their knowledge of the subject and the computer program iMovie. Emphasis is placed on cooperative learning and research.

Learners draw ten frames for a cartoon and then use iMovie to create an animated movie in this technology-based art instructional activity. Transitions and audio tracks can be added to enhance final products.

Students discuss the use of transitions in film and video using prior knowledge, a Nike film, and a teacher-created iMovie as examples. The lesson ends with the creation of student iMovies using transitions.