LEARN NC

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

Visual Arts Electives

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

Objective 5.03. Compare relationships of works of art to one another in terms of history, aesthetics, and cultural/ethnic groups.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

Images at war
Students examine American attitudes toward war as revealed in Civil War photographs and World War II homefront posters. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Five artists of the Mexican Revolution
In this ARTESEDGE lesson, students research the major events and personalities in the Mexican Revolution, and explore how these people and events influenced the art being created at that time in Mexico. Using the guided directives, students learn about... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, Second Languages, and Social Studies)
Provided by: ArtsEdge
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