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Crafting North Carolina: A Hands on Exploration of North Carolina's Hand-made Heritage: North Carolina's geography, history, and resources brought to life through the crafts of the state. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Mint Museum of Art

Creating comic strips: This lesson from ARTSEDGE looks at the way we communicate information/ideas through various mediums (words, symbols, illustrations, etc). When analyzing comic strips, students notice that each has a different style, point of view, setting, plot, and summary,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Creative communication frames: Discovering similarities between writing and art: In this lesson from ReadWritethink, students will build a comparative frame to explore the creative processes of writing and art as communication. Students will use graphic organizers to assist the development of comparative vocabulary and generate discussions... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections: Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections explores the Harlem Renaissance from the ground up, allowing site visitors to take a virtual tour of the community and to become familiar with the people and artistic works that were central... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: ArtsEdge

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

Eugene O'Neill on page and stage: Plays are “living” art forms, existing not only on the page, but in performance. Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night is a masterpiece of American theatre; the powerful words of the text take on even more weight and impact when performed.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Exploring A Streetcar Named Desire: Students study setting, plot, character development in Tennessee Williams' play, A Streetcar Named Desire and discuss its impact on American theatre. Students will participate in a group reading and analysis of the play and share... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

First rhythmic composition: This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces students to rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation. Students fill in a chart that outlines names and meanings of rhythmic musical symbols. They then clap rhythm sequences and compose... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics and Music Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

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

Fractured Families in American Drama: The complicated dynamics of families have served as a continual source of examination for American playwrights. A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, and Long Day's Journey into Night, by Eugene O'Neill are two haunting and compelling masterpieces... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: A vast collection of teaching and learning resources for the arts, educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Freer and Sackler Galleries: A division of the Smithsonian Institution, the Freer and Sackler Galleries highlight the ceramic, sculptural and textile arts of Asia. Website includes the opportunity to add images to a personalized gallery. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

From the Top: This website is the companion to the radio program which showcases young classical music performers. Students can listen to interviews of these talent young people, read fun factoids and special reports about classical music. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

The Gateway to 21st Century Skills: Quick and easy access to educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: GEM Exchange

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

Giving voice to history: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore a somber period in American history. During World War II the U.S. government ordered more than 120,000 Japanese Americans to detainment camps. Drawing upon research and analyzing a variety of sources, including... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Great Performances - Educational Resources: Standards-aligned lessons and other resources in the performing arts for secondary students. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

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

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