Discovering Photographic Form and Content through Contextual Study

Through a series of activities, learners are exposed to how artists use symbolic imagery to create the narrative of a subject’s life. They study The Birth of Alexander and some manuscripts kept at J. Paul Getty Museum. They then draft...

An interesting resource that might work best in an upper level art course, this handout provides a list of nine websites where young artists can read and study about all forms of art. These online resources range from a dictionary of...

Students view a movie about ethical journalism and Stephen Glass' rise at The New Republic. In this news ethics instructional activity, students view "Shattered Glass" and explore Glass' descent into an ethical black hole. Students...

Learners use the methods of description, reflection, and formal analysis for a study of images. For this image analysis lesson, students work in teams to interpret and analyze an assigned work of art. Learners write responses to the work...

Examine the contributions of African-Americans in the worlds of art and literature. Over the course of a few days, young scholars will read and analyze a poem, a short story, and a piece of art. They complete a range of...

Students analyze photographs and poetry as forms of each other. In this poetry and photography analysis activity, students use the photographs of Alfred Stieglitz and poetry from William Carlos William to explore how poetry and painting...

Students investigate the skills for photo composition to become quality photojournalists. In this photojournalism activity, students cut out photographs from magazines and decide on the best ones, as well as determine what makes them...

Students explore myths through the study of multiple texts. Students use James Joyce's "Ulysses," the film "Star Wars," various Greek and Biblical myths to inform a guided discussion of myths and the common themes in these texts.    ...

Students read an artist's statement by Dorothea Lange and write a statement based on their own photographs. In this photograph and writing lesson, students examine the relationship between photography and the artist's statement. Students...

Young scholars participate in a collaboration activity. In this My Hero Project lesson, students discover what a hero is to someone halfway around the world and themselves. Over the 16-week session, circles, made up of between 6-9...