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Marc Chagall / Magic Realism
Surrealistic painters like Marc Chagall and Wendy Rouse show viewers an expansive world in a small area. Young artists have a opportunity to create their own surrealistic paintings in response to a study of works by Chagall and Rouse.
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Daydreaming with Marc Chagall
Explore the concepts of surrealism and cubism that Marc Chagall portrayed in his art. Your elementary artists will read articles about the artist and practice the methods used in surrealism and cubism.
Dick Blick Art Materials
Peace Windows
Peace, love, tolerance, faith. Marc Chagall's Peace Window in the United Nations World Headquarters serves as a model for young artists as they create their own peace-themed transparent paintings. A great activity for both SPED and...
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The Life and Work of Marc Chagall
The background and work of the artist Marc Chagall can be a great way to teach students about history and art.
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Marc Chagall
Second graders paint their own picture based on the paintings of Marc Chagall. In this Marc Chagall lesson plan, 2nd graders study his paintings, identify his paintings compared to others, pick out distinct characteristics of his...
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Dreaming with Marc Chagall
Students scrutinize the early twentieth-century artists who dealt with expressionism and abstraction, especially Marc Chagall. This four lesson unit examines the life and work of Chagall and supports the student creation of works similar...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 12
Marc Chagall's painting Romeo and Juliet and Baz Lurhmann's film of the same scene in Romeo + Juliet allow class members to analyze how artists consider the same subject in different media.
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Nature of Chagall - Oil Pastel Drawing - "I and the Village"
By studying the art and style of Marc Chagall, students create a surreal piece of art
representing themselves and their surroundings and illustrating Chagall's quote, "Great art picks up where nature ends".
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Marc Chagall
In this language arts worksheet, students are asked to draw a picture from their imagination. They are then to synthesize writing about their picture and write on the lines provided.
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Marc Chagall
Second graders identify the characteristics of the artwork of Marc Chagall. They paint a Chagall-like picture
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I Dream in Pictures and Words (Day 1)
Students are introduced to the art of Rene Magrritte and Marc Chagall. Using the internet, they discover the characteristics of Surrealist artists and write a paper. They share their findings with the class and answer discussion questions.
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Field of Dreams
Students study several of Marc Chagall's paintings with an emphasis on his use of symbolic color and of space. They explore learn basic techniques for using Scholar colored pencils, and create an artwork using a baseball theme.
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Photo Tinting
Encourage your artists to go wild with their color choices in this fun art instructional activity. Similar to the pop art by Andy Warhol, your class will color ordinary black and white photos with vibrant colors to simulate photo...
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Painters as Musicians-CD Cover Design
Students create CD cover art to project the image of the artist or what those artists might sing about.
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Cast of Characters Lesson Plan: Comparing Artists
Students choose an artist, examine a painting, read a statement of the artist and their biography. They research the artist using the World Wide Web, books, encyclopedias, art, prints or magazines. They write an essay using their notes.
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Cow Parade
Students create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or mascot.
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We Like to Imagine - Animals
Students describe a pretend animal. They read "The After School Monster." Students read other books and discuss whether or not the characters are real. Students make a drawing of a pretend animal and of a real animal. They make up a...
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Miniature Stained Glass Designs
Third graders view examples of previous miniature stain glass designs. After making their own frame out of craft sticks, they create their own design using colored paper. They outline each piece with a black marker and share them with...
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Dictators
Students can learn about the elements of a dictatorship through these lessons.
Kinder Art
Kinderart: Daydreaming With Marc Chagall
The goal of this lesson plan is to explore the concepts of surrealism and early cubism that Chagall portrayed in his work. Students will create works of art inspired by artist Marc Chagall's painting I and the Village.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Marc Chagall
This site provides works completed by the artist, Marc Chagall. In addition, a short biography is included.
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Marc Chagall
A beautifully written biography about one of the leading artists of the 20th century. Showcases a vast collection of works from Chagall's portfolio including prints and paintings.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Marc Chagall: I and the Village
This entry from CGFA provides the painting of Chagall entitled "I and the Village", which represents his finer works of the period.
Starfall
Starfall: Marc Chagall
A short interactive story for early readers based on the artist Marc Chagall. Two of his paintings are presented. The story vocabulary is posted below the book.