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Visual Arts III

Goal 7: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Objective 7.01. Identify connections, similarities and differences between the visual arts and other disciplines.

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Outside in: Finding a character's heart through art
This activity, based on the art of Edward Hopper and fiction by Raymond Carver, allows students to explore the idea of alienation while tapping into their creative talents as they learn to create vivid characters through voice. In the introductory activity,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Theater Arts Education)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Judging a book by its cover: The art and imagery of The Great Gatsby
In post–and pre–reading activities, students evaluate the significance, theme, tone, symbolism, and color used in art to make predictions about plot and imagery in The Great Gatsby. Students are introduced to the... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
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
Analyzing symbolism, plot, and theme in Death and the Miser
Students analyze Hieronymous Bosch's Death and the Miser in this activity that explores the literary elements in a painting. The goal of this lesson is to state an original interpretation of a painting and explain how individual... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink