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Urban Desire Lesson PlanUrban Desire Lesson Plan
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National Gallery of Canada
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9th - 12th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Urban Desire

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Urban spaces are often overlooked and broken down. Offer your pupils the opportunity to reimagine an urban space. Learners examine and discuss works of art related to this theme and consider their own communities. Small groups then select a site needing renewal and photograph it or take a video. On large paper, they illustrate their vision of how they would improve the area. Close with class presentations.

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city art, urban art, urban space, visual expression, urban renewal, visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create your own slide show using the images provided so that pupils can see the works of art in greater detail

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  • A great idea for getting students out in the community and thinking about how to improve their surroundings
  • Comes with a rubric, a glossary, images to show your class, extension ideas, and more

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