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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Visual Arts II

Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Objective 5.02. Identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places.

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Geography and history in songs
Art works, particularly paintings, can reveal a good deal of information about places and what they looked like in the past. This lesson has students look at some historical paintings on the Internet and describe the things the paintings reveal about the... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: Xpeditions
Behind the masks: Exploring culture and self through art and poetry
This ReadWriteThink unit engages high school students in a study of the relationship between masks and cultures. Students research mask making from various cultures, draw sketches of the masks, and take notes that highlight the connections between the masks... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink