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Art as Storyteller

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Students examine how paintings tell stories. They read biographies about artists, analyze paintings, research and write the art history of a painting, write a creative story based on the painting, and create a painting in the artist's style.

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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
5 days
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