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Art and Remembrance: Using Art to Teach the Holocaust and Combat Hate Website History & …
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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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… 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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… 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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… Afro Atlantic Art: Portraits yes Photo caption Théodore Géricault, Study … artwork and activities in the EDSITEment Teacher's Guide  Arts of the Afro Atlantic Diaspora .   Barkley Leonnard …
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… Composition and Content in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption "Two Children Teasing a Cat" by …
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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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… Afro Atlantic Art: Resistance and Activism yes Photo caption Alma Thomas, … artwork and activities in the EDSITEment Teacher's Guide  Arts of the Afro Atlantic Diaspora . Jacob Lawrence, Lou …
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… Lesson 4: Line in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption Jacques-Louis David - The Emperor …
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… Lesson 3: Repetition in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption Palazzo da Mula at Venice, Claude …
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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 …
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… World War I and American Art: Part Two January 26, 2017 Joe Phelan yes Photo caption … it in the first line of his famous poem “Musée des Beaux Arts ,”  “About suffering they [the Old Masters] were never …
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… World War I and American Art: Part One January 10, 2017 Joe Phelan yes Photo caption Joseph …
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… Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures yes Photo caption Cave art in Valonsadero (Soria), Spain. Wikimedia Commons In this … to visit the EDSITEment-reviewed resource  Architecture & Arts . UNESCO provides a map that identifies locations …
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… Genre in the Visual Arts: Portraits, Pears, and Perfect Landscapes yes Photo …
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… a Different Color: An Introduction to Color in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption This photograph shows three works …
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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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… Lesson 3: “The Metamorphoses” and Later Works of Art: A Comparison of Mythic Imagery yes Photo caption Page … been the source of inspiration for generations of visual artists in both painting and sculpture, through the ages. …
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This guide presents a variety of artworks, from the 17th century to the present, that highlight the presence and experiences of Black communities across the Atlantic world. Use the collections in…

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… and " Laura's Story ," the story of a young girl from Edgartown, Massachusetts who went with her family on a whaling … begin their own foray into the cultures of Asia-Pacific, starting in Manjiro’s country. Many of your students may be …
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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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Our literary glossary provides a comprehensive list of terms and concepts along with lesson plans for teaching these topics in K-12 classrooms. Whether you are starting with a specific author…