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… The Royal Art of Benin yes Photo caption Queen Mother Pendant Mask - … plaques. Craftspeople from Benin created these works of art to speak to the people about the powers of their divine …
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… Art and Remembrance: Using Art to Teach the Holocaust and Combat Hate Website History & …
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… Australian Aboriginal Art and Storytelling yes Photo caption Aboriginal dot painting. Wikimedia Commons Australian Aboriginal art is one of the oldest continuing art traditions in the …
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… Introducing American Art at the Core of Learning May 10, 2016 Sara Jatcko yes Photo caption Participants at American Art at the Core of Learning. Terra …
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… Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion yes Photo caption Cover of Animal Farm … Allegory can be found both in literature and in the visual arts, such as painting and sculpture. Like metaphors, …
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… Print shows three women and a man having a small tea party beneath blossoming cherry trees. Library of Congress In … of Japanese poetry to a related genre of Japanese visual art and composing haiku of their own. Background A haiku is … reference to a specific season. Finally, a haiku has two parts. The poem divides after the first or second line, so …
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… materials for point of view analysis, discussion of how the arts reflected the era, and links to Chronicling America , a …
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… offers so much more: inspiration for many works of art (both written and visual), insight into the human … culture, and the ways in which mythology has inspired later artists and poets. Background Heroes were an important part …
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… people of this community and their daily activities to the art and architecture of the mission. Background Mission … the natives about Spanish culture, including language, arts and crafts, and politics. In this way, the missionaries …
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… in the early 1900s, owing largely to Potter's beautiful artwork and the simplicity of her characters and themes. By … Nutkin ” After the students have finished their story charts, discuss common traits of the naughty animal characters …
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… they were also unlike the Phoenicians in some ways, and in particular they had different forms of government. The … that happened to them. The alphabet was a very important part of Greek culture! Preparation The Greek Alphabet Project …
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… a point of including children and non-combatant women as part of the "fighting force." How did children and other … how ordinary citizens can contribute? How can children participate? Background Activity 1. A Nation at War During … a link from the EDSITEment resource Center for the Liberal Arts , "World War II posters helped to mobilize a nation. …
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… Commons This lesson will introduce students to the ways artists use color to set the tone of a painting or to convey … the space. However, according to the National Gallery of Art's description of the painting "Despite the wealth of …
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… through EDSITEment's Best of Web and former Thinkfinity partners about Franklin in his many different "hats" or … 1858 Congress commissioned one of America's most respected artists, Hiram Powers, to create statues of Benjamin …
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… Exploring Arthurian Legend yes Photo caption King Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, detail from the … stories are presented, both in literature and in the visual arts, students will learn about the cultures that preserve …
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… house is architect Frank Lloyd Wright ’s potent union of art and nature. Hovering over a thirty-foot waterfall with … decks extending it into the surrounding forest, it seems a part of its natural site. The two-page chapter on …
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… did not like Earnest, calling it Wilde’s “first really heartless play.” Do you agree with this critique? What does it … of Aestheticism, an art movement that propounded “art for art’s sake,” Wilde believed that artists should be more …
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… scientific study of caves, began in France with Edouard Martel. It's only appropriate that elementary French students learn their cave-art vocabulary by studying the caves of France. In this … cave paintings of France and create their own cave-wall art for the classroom. Preparation Background material is …
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… enjoy masks from many cultures as rich, colorful works of art, one can gain a deeper understanding by considering how masks are used in a particular culture and the meanings that the …
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… Social Studies classroom and the Literature and Language Arts classroom. Background The essay "Shooting an Elephant" … the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Center for the Liberal Arts . Familiarize yourself with the historical context of …
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… Smarthistory: Art, History, Conversation Website A More Perfect Union Art … Architecture Lesson Plan Lesson 4: Line in the Visual Arts Lesson Plan Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. …
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… and were brought by African slaves to the Caribbean and parts of the U.S. These tales developed into Brer Rabbit … Visit the Asante Information page in Peoples Resources at Art and Life in Africa Online for background on the Asante …
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… Lesson 4: Line in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption Jacques-Louis David - The Emperor …
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… Composition and Content in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption "Two Children Teasing a Cat" by …
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… Lesson 3: Repetition in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption Palazzo da Mula at Venice, Claude …
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… primarily on tales of heroic rescue, for example, may impart an unbalanced view of the period. Be sensitive to … act of armed revolt. During the Holocaust, it also meant partisan activism that ranged from smuggling messages, food, … cultural traditions in defiance of the rules; creating fine art, music, and poetry inside ghettos and concentration …
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… Afro Atlantic Art: Enslavements and Emancipations yes Photo caption Aaron … Douglas, Into Bondage, 1936 Courtesy National Gallery of Art This resource, provided courtesy of the National Gallery … artwork and activities in the EDSITEment Teacher's Guide Arts of the Afro Atlantic Diaspora . Kerry James …
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… Afro Atlantic Art: Everyday Lives yes Photo caption Lois Mailou Jones, The Green Door, 1981 Courtesy National Gallery of Art This resource, provided courtesy of the National Gallery … artwork and activities in the EDSITEment Teacher's Guide Arts of the Afro Atlantic Diaspora . Horace Pippin, …
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… Realistic Impressions: Investigating Movements in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption "Basket of Clams" by Winslow Homer …
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… in a Picture? An Introduction to Subject in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption "Boys in a Dory" by Winslow Homer …