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Curated OER

Breaking News English: World's Oldest Man Dies

For Students 4th - 8th
For this English worksheet, students read "World's Oldest Man Dies," and then respond to 20 fill in the blank, 15 short answer, 8 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Handout
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles and the corresponding slideshow on the works of Vincent van Gogh offer an in-depth background on his works and their inspirations.
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Handout
The Wharton Group

Discover France: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of van Gogh expresses his life as one who was important in the formation of Fauvism and expressionism.
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Website
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Van Gogh Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Van Gogh Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....
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Unit Plan
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: How Van Gogh Made His Mark

For Students 3rd - 8th
An exhibition that focuses primarily on Van Gogh's drawings. Includes many illustrations and tools to help learners develop a deep level of understanding of "how Van Gogh made his mark." Helpful extras include a glossary, interactive...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh: Fields and Cypresses

For Students 9th - 10th
Twelve of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings of fields and trees are on view at this page from the Webmuseum. The enlarged views show the actual texture of the paint. "Wheatfield with Cypresses" has a link to a detailed description and...
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Other

Van Gogh Museum: Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this exhibit of over nine hundred letters to and from Van Gogh. The archive is searchable by period, correspondent, and place. Additional navigation takes you directly to letters with sketches, which deftly demonstrate Van Gogh's...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Camille Pissarro, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Gallery of Art provides a tour of the leading artists of the post-impressionist movement: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, and Cezanne.
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New York Times

New York Times: Vincent Van Gogh: A Draftsman's Fist

For Students 9th - 10th
Michael Kimmelman, art critic for the New York Times, narrates a walk-through slideshow of an exhibition of Van Gogh's drawings mounted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005. Wonderful examples of Van Gogh's landscapes and...
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

For Students 9th - 10th
A unique look at the work of a master painter. The focus of this site is on Vincent Van Gogh and his fascination with nature, particularly at night. Loads of wonderful information and colorful images in a graphically appealing site.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Van Gogh and Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Institute of Chicago examines the friendship of the postimpressionists Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh during the period from 1887 to 1889.
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Van Gogh's Self Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Van Gogh, the Starry Night

For Students 9th - 10th
Van Gogh's canvas "The Starry Night" is an exceptional work of art, not only in terms of its quality but also within the artist's collection, since in comparison to favored subjects like irises, sunflowers, or wheat fields, night...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Vincent van Gogh, with a number of art illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
Displays a representative collection of self-portraits by van Gogh for the purposes of comparing and contrasting. Includes a short note on van Gogh's unique and intense style. Excellent site for exploring the changes in van Gogh's...
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Van Gogh's Letters

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text (English translation) of all Vincent van Gogh's letters, complete with "doodles." Search by topic, or by keyword.
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Website
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is featured here, with background on the painting that conveys its emotional content.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
Olga's Gallery of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890 CE). There are 122 images with a biography of the artists.
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Website
Van Gogh Gallery

Vincent Van Gogh Gallery: The Sunflower Series

For Students 9th - 10th
Rather than a single painting, this web page focuses on a series of sunflower paintings by Vincent van Gogh. Includes quotes from letters and analysis. Wonderful!
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Other

The Van Gogh Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains a series of large scale works inspired by Vincent van Gogh's sunflower paintings.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887

For Students 9th - 10th
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
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BBC

Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
From the BBC's documentary series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," find a synopsis of the broadcast on the Dutch master Van Gogh.
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Other

Musee D'orsay: Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the post-impressionist painting "Self-Portrait" by Vincent Van Gogh.

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