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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Students identify the art and style of artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. In this art analysis activity, students read about the life and art of Turner. Students study his paintings of keel men, his art style, and impasto technique....
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Inside Scoop: Bearden
Students read paragraphs and examine images of the artist Romare Bearden. In this art analysis lesson, students read text about the life and art of Romare Bearden. Students study his medium of montages and then create their own example.
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Great Online Art Sites
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Students study paintings and use their knowledge of story elements to analyze the art. In this art analysis lesson, students review a novel for its elements. Students study the image At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance and discuss the story...
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From Mud to Masterpiece: Individual Clay Mosaic Relief Murals Inspired by Rudy Autio's Public Murals
Students create clay mosaic relief murals as analysis of Abstract Expressionism. In this clay art instructional activity, students analyze the abstract expressionist art of Rudy Autio and create their own clay mural using fire clay and...
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Lesson Plans for Painting
Students analyze the art of George Dibble and Wayne Thiebaud and complete art related activities. In this art analysis lesson, students read biographies of the two artists and descriptions of various types of painting techniques....
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Study Guide for the 2009 Richard Gray Visual Arts Lecturer: Jules Feiffer
Students analyze the cartoons of Jules Feiffer and the art genre to then create their own comic book-style spread. In this cartoon art lesson, students read about the work of Feiffer and identify the techniques of the art. Students...
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Greek Amphora
Students analyze the Greek Amphora figure in Greek art and complete related activities. In this Greek art lesson, students analyze the Greek vase art and the Antimenes painter style. Students research mythology sections for stories of...
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Lesson Plans for Genre Dance Around the Maypole
Students analyze the art of Pieter Brueghel and complete related art activities. In this art analysis lesson, students read a biography of Pieter Brueghel and complete a photo montage activity. Students also complete an aesthetics...
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Encoded Meanings
Students explore symbols in art and complete related activities. In this art symbols lesson plan, students compare symbols they recognize to those of an African culture. Students create a collaborative work of art with symbols that have...
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Lesson Plans for Drawing
Students analyze Impressionist art and complete related activities. In this Impressionist art lesson, students read and study the art of Childe Hassam. Students explore basic design concepts and the steps in drawing. Students experiment...
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Translating Traditions
Students analyze art reflective of traditions and cultural heritage. For this art analysis lesson, students complete image based discussion.
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Designing for the Future
Learners analyze the architecture of the United Architects and Ken Yeang. In this architecture analysis lesson plan, students explore architecture design for its sustainability, safety, and purpose. Learners write an article about one of...
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Rise of the Modern City
Learners analyze art that depicts the modern city and the effects the modern world had on artists. In this art analysis instructional activity, students view examples of modern city art and answer questions for each example. Learners...
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Painting Modern Life
Young scholars analyze two works by Pablo Picasso and how he represents female figures. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the female figures in the two artworks and discuss them. Young scholars research a topic of social...
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A New Way of Looking
Learners compare and contrast works of art. In this art analysis lesson, students complete art analysis discussion activities and then journal activities.
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Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad: From Painting to Poem
Students analyze Edward Hopper's painting and Hirsch's poem to explore the types of emotion generated by each work. In this literary and art analysis lesson plan, students discuss how Hopper establishes tone and analyze Hirsch's use of...
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Portraits That Capture Character
Learners explore the definition of a portrait. In this portrait analysis lesson, students discuss two of Dorothea Lange's portraits and create their own portraits of their classmates.
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Ceramics: A Vessel Into History
Learners evaluate the work of their peers using the criteria for value and meaning they developed. In this ceramics instructional activity, students evaluate their peers’ vessels in their journals by responding to the...
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National Gallery of Art: Prinz Friedrich von Homburg: Ein Schauspeil, 3x
Students explore the work of Frank Stella. In this art appreciation instructional activity, students look at images of the sculpture Prinz Friedrich von Homburg: Ein Schauspeil, 3x and discuss it as a work of art. This instructional...
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Art and Power
Students study the complex relationships between art, artists, and the political establishment in the 19th and 20th centuries. In this art and history lesson, students study various photos, paintings, and sculptures and learn about the...
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Linking Lines to Landscape
Students evaluate art to enhance their core knowledge of fiction, American folk heroes, and the water cycle. In this art lesson, students complete a unit of activities to use art to study various topics of literature, history, and...