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Gilbert Munger Lesson Plan Ideas
Students read the biography of Gilbert Munger and analyze art that reflects the beauty of nature. In this art analysis instructional activity, students view a realistic image of Salt Lake City and lake over 100 years ago.
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Creative Clay Houses
Pupils demonstrate knowledge of working with clay and design and make creative houses and other buildings out of clay.
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Pattern Value Portraits with Light
Students use the elements of art and principles of design to explore value. In this color value lesson, students use the portrait of a a face to help them understand color value, tints, shades and tones.
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Cut Paper Masks
Students examine different types of masks from various cultures. Using the masks, they identify the use of design elements in them. They create their own paper mask using the elements and share them with the class. After viewing a...
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Redesigning Resumes
Ninth graders identify the elements of resumes and then design a resume to be used by an eighth grader applying for high school. In this resume lesson, 9th graders define resumes and work in teams to use computer software to design a...
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Everything in its right place: An Introduction to Composition in Painting
Students investigate the meaning of a composition in the realm of the visual arts. The elements of an image are taught in order for students to answer the guiding questions that are presented.
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Circular "Mandala"
Students create a nonobjective design from a magazine photo (or personal photograph) using a view finder. By using colored pencils the drawing use layers to recreate the colors in the magazine picture.
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Poetry
Fourth graders write a poem after learning about the elements of poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, 4th graders use voice and expression to write their poems and revise their poems if needed.
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Class of Cards
Students create patterns using images of everyday objects, shapes, or colors and four logos for use in a House of Cards. In this design activity, students examine the work of Charles and Ray Eames and become familiar with the elements...
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Chocolate Chaos
Second graders demonstrate the ability to understand the elements of a story (theme, plot, setting, mood) and characters, by discussing and writing about each. The children have fun with chocolate related activities and enjoy reading...
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Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: Exploring an Illuminated Manuscript Page
Learners compare a 13th-century illuminated manuscript page to other manuscript pages and modern printed books. They study the different elements of an illuminated manuscript page.
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Comparing Patterns In Chinese And American Textile
Students create Chinese jacket designs using magic markers and paper jackets as well as knowledge of Chinese and American textile designs and techniques in this upper-elementary lesson.
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Composition Compositions
Students explore composition and symmetry to create their own digital media piece. In this design composition lesson, students visit the online websites and examples of asymmetrical compositions and symmetry. Students sketch a...
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"Where's Waldo" About Me Drawing - Self "Portrait"
Pupils identify the cultural clues found within art forms by producing a work of art based on their personal experiences and create a work of art about themself. They recognize how technical elements affect art and how to implement them...
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Fairy Tales as a Genre of Literature
Students examine the literary elements of fairy tales. After reading the fairy tale "Rapunzel" and discussing the elements of fairy tales that occur as they read, they use a story web to help plan and create an original fairy tale. ...
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Camels and Pyramids
Learners examine and create artwork. In this visual arts lesson plan, students examine the motif present in "Camels and Pyramids." Learners design their own motifs that they incorporate into a painted and stenciled piece.
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Walking With a Line
Students create various design drawings using parallel, oblique, and divergent lines and the medium of black paper and colored gel pens.
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Apulian Oinochoe
Students analyze Greek vase painting and create their own vase art. In this vase painting lesson, students analyze the design element shape and the relationship between figure and ground. Students design a figure/ground relationship...
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Get the Picture?
Students explore the movement to design low-cost solutions for the world's population and create a graph to represent the information. In this design and graphing lesson, students review the concepts of graphing and visit the...
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Painting - Architecture Study
Learners study architectural elements, then develop a strong composition from an interior photographs. They explore color planning by developing a painting with a variety of values.
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Poetic Justice: A Study of Poe's Famous Works
Students explore Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. In this Edgar Allan Poe lesson, students complete a 25 page packet of activities where they recognize the features of genres and literary devices Poe uses. Students read "The...
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A New Approach to Developing Images on Clay
Students create story telling plates based on David Stabley's technique. They incorporate art history and aesthetics with hands on activity.
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Foil Tooled Masks
Students are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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Statement of Principles
Students create their own work of art that serves as a social commentary. In this art statement lesson, students research how art conveyed moral and ethical ideals during the Neoclassical period and create a drawing that addresses a...