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Unit Plan
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Sfmoma: Art Think

For Teachers 9th - 10th
ArtThink lessons and activities show how interrelated art is with other disciplines, such as language arts and social studies, and teaches us that there are many way to look at and understand a piece of art. The glossary does more than...
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Lesson Plan
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sf Mo Ma Art Think: A Personal Narrative

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find a matched set of activities--each with a slightly different disciplinary emphasis--that takes participants through a close examination of the work of contemporary California artists Joan Brown and Jay DeFeo. Their work often...
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Lesson Plan
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: Art Communicates Moods Through Line & Color

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that has students creating simple images to represent different emotions. Also includes ideas for integrating language arts and social studies topics into the arts.
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Sf Mo Ma: Collections: Recent Acquisitions/anselm Kiefer

For Students 9th - 10th
Neo-Expressionist artist Anselm Kiefer's painting "The Sixth Trump" is shown, along with a very thorough analysis of the artwork, and background on the artist.
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Website
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum has extensive resources for understanding modern art. Includes many interactive exhibits and collections.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sf Mo Ma: Frida Kahlo

For Students 9th - 10th
Unique perspective on the life and her work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, with insightful analysis of her art and that of her artist-husband Diego Rivera.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sf Mo Ma: Country Dog Gentlemen Travel to Extraordinary Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Two characters from "Country Dog Gentlemen" lead you on explorations of artwork by Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, and Sargent Johnson. Accompanying interactive invites you to create your own masterpiece inspired by these artists and to...
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: Who Says It's Art?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that introduces your students to ready-made art and gets them discussing such topics as "What is Art?"
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sf Mo Ma: Eva Hesse

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the works by Eva Hesse.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: Making Sense of Modern Art: Gerhard Richter

For Students 9th - 10th
A multimedia in-depth look at the artist Gerhard Richter.
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Lesson Plan
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: From Snapshots to Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
A close examination of the work of Dorothea Lange, especially as it relates to her ability to tell a story well.
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Activity
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: Art Can Be a Messenger for Social Awareness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students will look at the work of Diego Rivera and other artists. They will then create art to express their own viewpoint on a social issue.