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
You Call That Art? - Activity 1 Lesson PlanYou Call That Art? - Activity 1 Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

You Call That Art? - Activity 1

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This You Call That Art? - Activity 1 lesson plan also includes:
  • Rubric
  • Join to access all included materials

Learners formulate a definition of art in the introductory lesson for a unit on various art forms. The learning emphasis is placed on Oregonian artist Duff Severe and reflective writing. Students compose an essay describing various art forms and mediums. Three full activities, video links, and web resources are included. 

64 Views 124 Downloads
Concepts
art analysis, art forms, essay writing, reflective writing

Additional Tags

art analysis, art styles, reflective writing, art forms, introduction to art, essay, english language arts
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
6th - 11th
Subjects
English Language Arts
4 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Research
1 more...
Technology
Video

See similar resources:

Assessment

Writing About Informational Text: Music and the Brain

Fluence Learning
Even if you've never picked up a musical instrument, chances are that music has directly impacted your mental and emotional development. Sixth graders engage in a reading activity in which they read two articles on the impact of music on...
6th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Activity

Zach’s Lie: Multi-Genre Writing Assignment

Novelinks
How do people solve problems in healthy ways? Writers explore a topic of interest in their multi-genre writing assignment exploring Zach's Lie. The final resource in a series of seven includes multiple scaffolds and organizers for...
6th - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Blackout Poetry: Re-Envisioning Writing

K20 Learn
Shed light on the beauty of language with a great poetry activity. After learning about Austin Kleon's blackout poetry model, pupils respond to some of his poetry and use it as a model to produce their own. Young writers also share their...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Writing Portfolio: An Autobiography Assignment

Curated OER
An extensive portfolio project encourages your kids to reflect on their personalities with multiple writing assignments. From activities on extended metaphors to writing about an important day in their lives, kids explore the way they...
6th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Narrative Writing

Scholastic
If you're looking to start a unit based around narrative writing, make sure to consider this resource while you're planning. This book covers five topics: writing personal narratives, writing narratives about others, writing...
5th - 9th English Language Arts
Lesson Planet Article

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Letter Writing

Curated OER
Writers engage with both past and present experiences to compose a letter during Write to a Friend Month.
4th - 6th English Language Arts
Website

Reading to Write

University of North Carolina
Silly journal and essay prompts may be fun to write, but they don't model the kind of writing needed for college papers and standardized tests. The 15th part in a series of 24 covers the concept of reading to write—during and after...
9th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Lesson: Reflecting Social Status

Curated OER
More space, in this case, means more status. Kids consider the status assigned to Tlingits via house partition. They discuss a carved piece that shows household space partitioned by status. They then write their own clan stories and draw...
6th - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Website

Writing Anxiety

University of North Carolina
Oh, the dreaded writer's block! As part of a larger paper-writing series, an invaluable resource discusses obstacles and stresses writers face. Individuals learn to identify feelings associated with anxiety, as well as strategies for...
9th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

How to Write a Limerick

Poetry4kids
Add a little fun and fancy to English language arts with an activity that challenges scholars to write a limerick. Authors follow five rules in order to compose an original poem that contains a specific rhyme scheme. 
3rd - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
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