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Looking At French Decorative Arts: Symbols in Marquetry
Pupils create a design based on an animal symbol from another country. In this design lesson plan, students study a French cabinet and research and discuss its symbols. Pupils will then create their own marquetry design based on an...
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Marshland Ecosystem
Learners classify animals based on their physical characteristics and eating habits. For this animal identification lesson plan, students investigate the life forms shown on a Parisian ceramic basin, and discover ecosystem the...
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History
Students create a personal clay vessel that has a specific use or meaning in their contemporary culture, which could be discerned through study by future archeologists and art historians.
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A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words
Pupils write a narrative or short story of 500-700 words based on an assigned work of art.
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Portraits That Capture Character
Students explore the definition of a portrait. In this portrait analysis lesson, students discuss two of Dorothea Lange's portraits and create their own portraits of their classmates.
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Statement of Principles
Students examine how Neoclassical art conveyed moral and ethical ideas. They create their own works of art that serve as social commentaries.