Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
The Surreal World Lesson PlanThe Surreal World Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

The Surreal World

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This The Surreal World lesson plan also includes:
  • Worksheet
  • Join to access all included materials

High schoolers explore the concept of Surrealism and how it can be expressed in various art forms. They next create a Surrealist collage, and engage in a Surrealist process to invent a title for their work. They critique a class exhibition of the art.

61 Views 105 Downloads
Concepts

surrealism

Additional Tags

surrealism, english language arts
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
4 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Mehndi Art Gloves

Dick Blick Art Materials
Class members get a chance to practice the art of Mehndi as they use markets to apply patterns to a latex glove.
K - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

World Builder

Film English
If you could build your own world from the ground up, what would you include? Ask your pupils this question, and have them write about their worlds and share with partners. Then, show the short film, which includes some impressive world...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

What is Art?

Curated OER
Young scholars become familiar with the art and architecture and history of the Chicago World's Fair.  In this public arts project lesson, students compare and contrast fine art and public art through a study of the exhibits at...
6th - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

African Americans in World War II: Staging a Double V Campaign in the Classroom

Curated OER
The feelings and attitudes of African-Americans during World War II are examined by high schoolers. After watching various clips from "The War," they answer comprehension questions for each section. In groups, they create their own...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
App

Art Authority K-12

Art Authority
Image field trips to museums that display over 1000 major works of western art. Imagine no airfare, no long lines, and only one admission fee. Imagine viewing at your convenience, with your own private docent providing information about...
K - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Instructional Video

Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism: Crash Course Theater #37

Crash Course
Video 37 in the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist discusses surrealism, as well as symbolism and dadaism in the world of theater. Playwrights the narrator discusses include Maurice Maeterlinck, Paul Fort, Lugne Poe, and Andre...
12 mins 9th - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Art/Architecture - Cy Twombly

The School of Life
"What does this work feel like?" Ah, that according to the narrator of The School of Life episode is the question viewers should ask themselves when observing Twombly's paintings and other works of abstract art.
5 mins 9th - Higher Ed Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

Lesson: Younger Than Jesus: Understanding, Looking at, Making Abstract Art

Curated OER
Before the class makes abstract art, they see contemporary examples and analyze them. They look at art made by abstract artists under the age of 33 then use similar techniques to create an interesting collection of their own. The lesson...
9th - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Website

Art History

University of North Carolina
Art analysis might help uncover some of life's most puzzling questions, such as the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile. The handout, from the Writing for Specific Fields series, is particularly useful for those interested in pursuing art...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
Instructional Video

Inside a Cartoonist's World

TED-Ed
Introduce your class to cartooning and the process of creating a comic. Liza Donnelly, cartoonist for The New Yorker, narrates the steps she takes to write and illustrate a cartoon. She also gets at the roles of a comic and how readers...
4 mins 7th - 12th English Language Arts
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use