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Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through words
The first part of a unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching appreciation for the art and culture of Japan. Students use observation and descriptive writing to discover richly detailed Japanese screen and scroll paintings so that another student can illustrate it in the next lesson.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Michelle Harrell.
Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through images
The second part of a larger unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching the art and culture of Japan. Students create illustrations of classmates' descriptions of Japanese screens or scrolls.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education)
By Michelle Harrell.
Japanese tea ceremony: A critique for screens and scrolls
The last part of a larger unit on discussing and evaluating Japanese screen and scroll paintings as well as creating one. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism while teaching them the art and culture of Japan. Students critique illustrations of classmates' descriptions of Japanese screens or scrolls.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education)
By Michelle Harrell.
Master artist internet research project: Timeline
Students apply their knowledge of how to find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the lesson. Using this outline, the students will create a chronological timeline of the artist's life on MSPublisher.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Computer/Technology Skills)
By Gail Dreis.

Resources on the web

Egyptian symbols and figures: Hieroglyphs
This lesson plan from EDSITEment introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world. The lesson plan is in two parts. In this first lesson, the class creates... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Egyptian symbols and figures: Scroll painting
This lesson plan from EDSITEment introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world, and through tomb paintings. The lesson plan is in two parts. In this second... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
The Legacy of Genghis Kahn: The Courtly Art and Culture of Western Asia, 1256-1353
This exhibition looks at the important artistic and cultural achievements that occurred in the Iranian world as a by-product of the Mongol invasions of western and eastern Asia. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
artNC
Images and background information on works of art, classroom activity ideas and lesson plans, and program listings. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: North Carolina Museum of Art