Perceiving Place

Upper graders explore the concepts of landscape art, man, nature and their inter-relationship. This is a critical thinking and analysis activity intended to prepare the class for an up coming trip to a local art museum. They analyze,...

Explore color through an examination of pointillism and light. Class members view Georges Seraut's famous painting on a computer, zooming in and out to see the details and effects of the technique. They then cover how light and color are...

Familiar songs get an educational spin with a parody writing lesson. Scholars take their favorite songs and change the lyrics to reinforce topics taught in the classroom.

Students are asked to consider how and why people perceive places in different ways. They write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place.

Students read After Seventeen Years by Kim Yong Ik and discuss the cultural, political and geographical aspects of Korea that specifically affect the events in the story.

Students develop a basic understanding of how color is perceived by the eye. They utilize the technique Seurat used to paint A Sunday on La Grande Jatte to create their own paintings.

The cut-up technique invented by surrealist artist Tristan Tzara is the focus for today. Young artists examine the technique and analyze its use in relation to expressing and viewing the world. They then use a newspaper to create a...

Students, within this lesson, merge masterpieces with technology and are able to see themselves as great works of art like the Mona Lisa. They assess how to imagine entering and becoming part of a historical work of art; perhaps, like a...

Eighth graders examine a free-form sculpture technique and produce a sculpture of wire, pantyhose and plaster.

Middle schoolers examine the significance and symbolism of The Green Man. They create a Green Man using a monochromatic color scheme.