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Political Illustration Lesson Plan

Political Illustration Lesson Plan

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Political Illustration

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Learners investigate and discuss current and historical techniques used by political illustration artists in this introductory lesson provided by Oregon Public Broadcasting. A video is provided. Additional resources should be provided by the teacher.

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politics, Visual Arts

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Grade

4th - 11th

Subjects

Visual & Performing Arts

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For Teacher Use

Duration

1 day

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Video

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