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Crayola

Crayola: Bold and Bright in Harlem (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan incorporates art into a social studies or language arts class. Students create their own pictures, using the work of Harlem Renaissance artists as inspiration. Also provides resources and adaptations to try with this...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art of Renaissance Europe

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This educational resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains resources about Renaissance Europe including numerous pieces of art from that period with images and lesson plans.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 38: Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many adolescent boys are consumed by theLed Zeppelinsong 'Stairway to Heaven.' The analysis of this song can be used to interest students in the music of the Renaissance minstrels. It will also serve as a means of making students aware...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Renaissance Humanism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan explores Renaissance humanism in both "Hamlet" and "The Birth of Venus." Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students work in collaborative groups to conduct Internet research and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 2: Langston Hughes and the Blues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore relationship between music and poetry in this African-American history lesson on Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, and other artists such as Bessie Smith, John Hammond, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.
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Other

Surfing With the Bard Lesson Plans: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" when you visit this lesson plan. This lesson plan focuses on introducing you to the four central characters.
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 5: Nat Tract Sequ: Word Roots #5 Advanced

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan features the Latin roots NAT = be born; TRACT = pull, draw; SEQU/SECU = follow. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue and a vocabulary word...
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PBS

Pbs: Language Arts: Lesson Plans: Language Arts: Shakespeare's Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this lesson is to help students cope with unfamiliar language in Shakespeare's sonnets and to help them understand and appreciate both what he says and how he says it.
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Other

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Transcendentalist Philosopher

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information and lesson ideas pertaining to the famous American thinker. The yellow, left side of the page contains teaching ideas, and the white, right side of the page contains background.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Romare Bearden (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This 4-day lesson plan asks students to explore artistic points of view, explore the elements and principals that contribute to mood, and discuss social themes that were prevalent during the Harlem Renaissance. The 4-day process involves...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: The Poetry and Prose of Langston Hughes [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th Standards
For this lesson, 11th graders explore how the poetry of Langston Hughes reflected political and social issues of the time and how literature can support social change.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: The Reformation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students examine primary source materials to investigate how ideas change and evolve over time and what impact past ideas have on people's perceptions of the present, or how the present may be perceived at some future time.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Leonardo Da Vinci: Creative Genius

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider "Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Other Worlds the Voyage of Columbus

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a lesson plan designed for grades 9-12. The lesson plan deals with understanding the culture from which Columbus came, Renaissance Europe, and the culture he found in the New World.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Analyzing Symbolism, Plot, and Theme in "Death and the Miser"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to apply literary analysis tools to the painting "Death and the Miser" by Hieronymous Bosch. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It, this site is linked to lesson plans and teaching materials, articles, introductory and background resources and the like.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet?" Explore this informative resource filled with links to lesson plans and activities.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan based around the use of metaphor in Langston Hughes's "Dreams" poem. A good reference for teachers looking for lesson ideas on the Harlem Renaissance.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Significant Influence: Describing an Important Teacher

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project, students write tributes to teachers who have made a profound difference in their lives then publish their work in a class collection.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan that uses online resources to provide fuller examination of "As You Like It."
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Henry V

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This informative site features links to teaching resources for Shakespeare's history play Henry V. Includes lesson plans, a classic James Agee review of the film version, and the like.

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