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Lesson Plan
Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation

Marc Chagall / Magic Realism

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alice In Wonderland

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast surrealist paintings to Alice in Wonderland.  In this literature lesson, students examine surrealism paintings and apply those principles to Alice in Wonderland.  They explore how the artists and author use...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oh My Gosh, It's a Bosch

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the art of Hieronymous Bosch. In this surreal art lesson, students look at paintings by the Dutch painter and then follow the provided steps to create their own surreal piece inspired by his works.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

High School Drawing and Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers combine multiple unrelated images into single composition with subtle message or theme They become familiar with pen and ink techniques inspired by illustrator, Edward Gorey. They create a visual language for texture and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beginning with Bosch

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students become familiar with surrealism through the artwork of Hieronymus Bosch. For this Bosch lesson, students explore symmetry and surrealism. Students create step by drawings on the computer in the style of Hieronymus Bosch....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Art

For Students 7th - 9th
In this artistic knowledge worksheet, students examine and discuss the concept of art. Students take a quiz to see how much they know about art history, and discuss questions pertaining to the rights that museums have regarding famous...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

The Life and Work of Jackson Pollock

For Teachers 5th - 8th
By discussing Jackson Pollock's painting techniques, students can engage in an exploration of what makes art, art.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

The Life and Work of Marc Chagall

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading and Spelling Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read a short text and answer 8 questions. For example, students choose the correct spelling of the word excited.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cast of Characters Lesson Plan: Comparing Artists

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Giorgio De Chirico: Greek/italian Surrealist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links to Giorgio de Chirico's famous paintings.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Hughie Lee Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Hughie Lee-Smith, an African-American surrealist painter.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Interviews: Salvador Dali

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides audio clips from an interview with the renowned Spanish painter, Salvador Dali. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of his key works, and links to related articles on the BBC network.
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Website
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Frida Kahlo

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this is a biography of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo. Various significant works are presented and discussed.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Yves Tanguy

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Yves Tanguy, French surrealist painter.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Joan Miro

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Spanish Surrealist painter Joan Miro.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Marc Chagall

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of 20th-century Russian-French-Jewish surrealist artist Marc Chagall.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Salvador Dali Biography

For Students 2nd - 7th
Interesting biographical information and fun facts about surrealist artist, Salvador Dali.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Arshile Gorky

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles the life and career of Armenian-American painter Arshile Gorky who played a role in the development of Abstract Expressionism.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Surrealism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of surrealistic art with a long list of artists associated with this art form.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle

For Students 9th - 10th
Wifredo Lam remains the most renowned painter from Cuba and "The Jungle" remains his best known work and an important painting in the history of Latin American art and the history of twentieth-century modernism more broadly. View...
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Website
Other

Bahram Dabiri, 1950 Cubist/surrealist/romantic Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a short biography of Bahram and many of his paintings.
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Handout
Other

Dada Online: Francis Picabia

For Students 9th - 10th
At Dada Online, information is given on the French Dadaist painter, Picabia.
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Handout
Other

Dada Online: Hans Richter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about this Dada painter and graphic artist, Hans Richter, at this Dada Online site.