Portrait Propaganda

Students research slavery in ancient Rome and compare and contrast it to slavery in the United States.  In this slavery lesson, students investigate the differences of slavery in different parts of the country, write a paper to report...

Students explore Greek and Roman symbolism in art. For this visual art lesson, students draw portraits of ancient leaders based on the written descriptions they read about them. Students also design campaign posters using Greek or Roman...

In this researching Ancient Rome learning exercise, students investigate information about the Forum, temples, catacombs, travel, Emperors on coins and in paintings, rulers Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Hadrian, and Constantine; and...

Students explore the role of animals in ancient Rome through the interpretation of a fictional account.

Sixth graders carefully analyze a triptych of the nativity, paying close attention to the lines, shapes and symbols included in the artwork. They explore the role of the Catholic church in society at the time the piece was created and...

Students explore the techniques of Roman portraiture and expand into the cubist style of Pablo Picasso. They apply the proportionate style of drawing portraits originated by the romans. then they cut their portraits into pieces and...

Students study idol worship in the Byzantine Empire and the separation it cause between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. In this Byzantine Empire lesson plan, students study pictograph transparencies and take a pop quiz over...

Sixth graders discuss and identify shapes, spaces, colors, patterns, or tesserae in mosaics and compare them to cultural symbols of the Roman Empire. They design and create mosaics using paper.

Students research, write, and draw about Roman versus American slavery. In this slavery lesson plan, students look at the Roman portraits of slaves, its influence on Western European art, and compare Roman slavery to American slavery.

Here is an activity I'd like to do with my class! They researching the ins and outs of Egyptian culture, hieroglyphs, symbolism, and art, then use what they know to create realistic or stylized Mummy cases. These cases need to include...