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"To Helen" by Edgar Allan Poe Guided Poetry Reading
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This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To Helen” (1836) focuses on developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.

Subject:
American History
English
Fiction
Humanities
Reading
Virginia History
Writing
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Reading
Author:
Emma Clark
Date Added:
07/19/2023
Travel Tips While in Egypt
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Testing Remix. Let's look at some cultural norms and travel tips when visiting Egypt.  

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Humanities
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
GiGi Badawi
Date Added:
04/12/2019
Unlikely Pairings: Conversations through Art - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Use this resource to help students explore the human experience across time and place, give voice to diverse perspectives found in art, and collaboratively reimagine a museum that presents a new story centered around our shared human interactions.

Subject:
Communication and Multimodal Literacy
Cross-Curricular
English
Fine Arts
History/Social Sciences
Humanities
Visual Art
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
Author:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Date Added:
10/10/2019
The Wealth of Mali Inquiry
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This inquiry focuses on understanding how the Kingdom of Mali became a center of wealth in West Africa. The questions, tasks, and sources in this inquiry asks students to analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to determine the most important factor for generating wealth in Mali: geography, trade, or religion. 

Subject:
History/Social Sciences
Humanities
World History
Material Type:
Module
Author:
John Hobson
Date Added:
03/30/2021
What's the Big Idea? - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, concepts to explore, and puzzles to work out. By looking at works of art with a curious and investigative eye, students may connect with these artistic ideas while exercising creative and critical thinking skills. This resource pairs objects from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection with simple engagement activities to help students thoughtfully consider and unpack the big ideas each artwork presents.

Subject:
Communication and Multimodal Literacy
Cross-Curricular
English
Fine Arts
History/Social Sciences
Humanities
Mathematics
Measurement and Geometry
Research
Visual Art
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
Author:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Date Added:
03/27/2020
What's the Story? Episode 1: Serapis with Peter Schertz - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Are you or your students curious about how museum curators do their jobs? With this video, join gallery educator Maggie McGurn as she visits with Curator of Ancient Art, Dr. Peter Schertz to learn the story of one special object and examine its place in the museum collection. Along the way, gain some insight into how curators work, how galleries are designed, and how you can enjoy art in a museum setting.

Subject:
Communication and Multimodal Literacy
Cross-Curricular
English
Fine Arts
History/Social Sciences
Humanities
Visual Art
Material Type:
Visual Media
Provider:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
Author:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Date Added:
01/24/2020
World History I - Compare & Contrast (5 Venn Diagrams)
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Interactive Google Slides - Drag and drop venn diagram activities that can also print off as worksheets. Includes Answer Keys!Venn Diagrams Included:Paleolithic v. Neolithic ErasEgypt v. MesopotamiaHinduism v. BuddhismAthens v. SpartaMayans, Incas, & Aztecs matching 

Subject:
History/Social Sciences
Humanities
Social Sciences
World History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Interactive
Author:
Haley Taylor
Date Added:
07/27/2022