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How Do You Feel? Lesson PlanHow Do You Feel? Lesson Plan
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National Gallery of Canada
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K - 3rd
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How Do You Feel?

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Photographs can show a range of emotions. Discuss Dorothea Lange's photo Migrant Mother and a range of other images in relation to emotion. After the discussion, class members contribute to a set of photographs that express various emotions. 

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emotions, dorothea lange

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Photography, emotions, visual elements, dorothea lange, migrant mother, visual and performing arts

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  • While the plan doesn't include a presentation, you can view the images in the Artworks and Artist, and/or the See and Compare tabs and use them in your own presentation
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