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If Paintings Could Talk: Art and Language Lesson PlanIf Paintings Could Talk: Art and Language Lesson Plan
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If Paintings Could Talk: Art and Language

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Middle schoolers learn about the artist Canaletto, play a vocabulary game, and create a landscape using collage technique. Background information on the artist is provided along with instructions for the game and vocabulary words to focus on. 

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art vocabulary, landscapes, visual literacy, values

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art vocabulary, landscape, values, visual literacy, artistic expression, collage technique, canaletto, visual and performing arts
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6th - 8th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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