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Arts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color Lesson PlanArts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color Lesson Plan
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Arizona State University
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6th - 8th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Arts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color

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A lesson plan to help middle schoolers understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.

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Concepts

color, expressionism, self esteem

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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