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Looking At Portraits: Literary Monuments

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Students examine artworks, research literature, and create study drawings and a 3-D model for a monument to a literary figure. They discuss and analyze the sculpture Model for a Monument to Alexandre Dumas p??re by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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