Discovering Photographic Form and Content through Contextual Study

Potters research traditional Mimbres designs, as well as contemporary artists who employ them, before creating their own designs and applying the images to thrown pots and bowls. The resource packet includes a brief history of Mimbres...

Students read information to learn about dance frontiers and Butoh dance. In this dance and art activity, students are introduced to the dance form of butoh. Students watch a video about the topic and find their own outlets for...

High schoolers compare and contrast the genres of poetry and hip-hop. They view a poetry slam and write about it in their journals. Learners view a Lauryn Hill music video and respond to it in their journals. They compare and contrast...

Students explore two works of art of performance art. In this performance art lesson, students analyze performance art in the examples of Yves Klein and Joseph Beuys. Students complete image based discussion activities. Students research...

Young scholars study play writing. In this arts lesson, students discuss a one-act play written by Richard Ford and analyze the work of Brian Rutenburg. Young scholars write a play.

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Students study rhythmic patterns and phrases on percussion instruments. They form a drum circle and take turns playing the beat. After listening to styles of rhythms, students compare styles of music. They compose a short piece of...

What do Johann Sebastian Bach and Miles Davis have in common? Much more than class members might imagine. The comparison of these two famous composers is just one lesson in a unit that investigates many facets of the music industry...

Explore the idea of democratic poetry. Upper graders read Walt Whitman, examining daguerreotypes, and compare Whitman to Langston Hughes. They describe aspects of Whitman's I Hear America Singing to Langston Hughes' Let America Be...