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- The great migration
- In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about the migration of African Americans to Harlem, beginning with the original migration of blacks to North America. Students explore paintings by Jacob Lawrence to understand the experience of blacks who migrated... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- How and why has the White House changed?
- In this lesson, the second in the EDSITEment curriculum unit titled “From the White House of Yesterday to the White House of Today,” students explore how the "President's House" has evolved over time. After reviewing James Hoban's original design,... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- How was the White House designed?
- In this lesson, part of the EDSITEment curriculum unit titled “From the White House of Yesterday to the White House of Today,” students explore some of the issues involved in designing the “President's House.” They compare proposed... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- The Statue of Liberty: The meaning and use of a national symbol
- In this lesson from EDSITEment, students explore the nature of national symbols. How was the Statue of Liberty designed to be a symbol? How have circumstances enhanced its meaning? Help clarify the nature of symbols for your students as they study the Statue... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- What masks reveal
- In this lesson, students explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world. They then reflect on masking behavior in American society,... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- What portraits reveal
- This lesson is designed to help students recognize that portraits, whether paintings or photographs, can tell us more about people of the past than just what they looked like. Students first compare portraits of three Presidents of the United States... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
