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Visual Arts Education — Grade 8

Goal 5, Objective 5.03

Goal 5

The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Objective 5.03

Compare and contrast relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and cultural/ethnic groups.

Resources aligned to this objective

Records 1–6 of 6 displayed.

Rock art
In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.3
Students will use art materials, drawings, and rock art examples to differentiate between symbol, petroglyph, pictograph, and rock art. They will also interpret rock art to illustrate its importance in the cultural heritage of a people and as a tool for learning about the past.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Pottery traditions
In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.5
Students will learn how Indian people of North Carolina made and used coiled pottery, summarize why archaeologists study pottery, and make and decorate a replica of a North Carolina coiled pot.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Of earth, water, and fire: World pottery traditions
In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about pottery traditions from around the world. Students discuss how these traditions are similar to and different from one another.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Eric Eaton.

Resources on the web

What portraits reveal
Students recognize that portraits, whether paintings or photographs, can tell us more about people of the past than just what they looked like. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Horsing around: A virtual romp through the history of art
Students examine how artists from different cultures and time periods have portrayed the horse and then get to express their own views of the horse by creating original works of art. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: @rtroom
Capturing history
Students study the political and economic reasons for the African-American migration to Northern cities between the World Wars. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts